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<div class="refnamediv"><h2>dbfo_start</h2><p>
dbfo_start
— (obsolete) Sets the starting number on an ordered list
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<div class="refsynopsisdiv"><h2>Synopsis</h2>
<pre class="synopsis"><code class="sgmltag-xmlpi"><?dbfo start="<em class="replaceable"><code>character</code></em>"?></code></pre>
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<div class="refsect1"><a name="idp9336432"></a><h2>Description</h2>
<p><span class="emphasis"><em>This PI is obsolete</em></span>. The intent of
it was to provide a means for setting a specific starting
number for an ordered list. Instead of this PI, set a value
for the <code class="literal">override</code> attribute on the first
<a href="http://docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/listitem.html"><code class="sgmltag-element">listitem</code></a> in the list; that will have the same
effect as what this PI was intended for.</p>
</div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idp9338560"></a><h2>Parameters</h2>
<div class="variablelist"><dl class="variablelist"><dt><span class="term">start="<em class="replaceable"><code>character</code></em>"</span></dt><dd>
<p>Specifies the character to use as the starting
number; use 0-9, a-z, A-Z, or lowercase or uppercase
Roman numerals</p>
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</div><div class="refsect1"><a name="idp9342256"></a><h2>Related Information in <a class="ulink" href="http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/" target="_top">DocBook XSL: The Complete Guide</a></h2>
<p><a class="ulink" href="http://www.sagehill.net/docbookxsl/Orderedlists.html#ListStartNum" target="_top">List starting number</a></p>
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