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+ <style>
+ /* Minor inline styling to improve manual readability */
+ table { width: 100%; margin-bottom: 2rem; border-collapse: collapse; }
+ th, td { padding: 0.75rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--RT·surface-3); vertical-align: top; }
+ th { text-align: left; color: var(--RT·brand-secondary); }
+ .attr-list { margin-top: 0.5rem; font-size: 0.9em; color: var(--RT·content-muted); }
+ .attr-list code { color: var(--RT·content-main); }
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<RT·title
author="Thomas Walker Lynch"
- date="2026-06-25 15:37Z"
+ date="2026-06-26 09:35Z"
title="RT Style System: Reference Manual"
copyright="2026 Reasoning Technology">
</RT·title>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
- <th>Tag</th>
- <th>Description</th>
+ <th style="width: 25%;">Tag</th>
+ <th>Description & Arguments</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
- <th>Tag</th>
- <th>Description</th>
+ <th style="width: 25%;">Tag</th>
+ <th>Description & Arguments</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·title></RT·code></td>
- <td>Title block.</td>
+ <td>
+ Assembles the standardized title block and metadata header.<br>
+ <div class="attr-list">
+ <strong>Attributes:</strong><br>
+ <code>title</code>: (Default: "Untitled Document")<br>
+ <code>author</code>: (Default: None)<br>
+ <code>date</code>: (Default: None)<br>
+ <code>copyright</code>: (Default: None)
+ </div>
+ </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·TOC></RT·code></td>
- <td>Table of contents.</td>
+ <td>
+ Compiles an automatic table of contents by scanning heading depths.<br>
+ <div class="attr-list">
+ <strong>Attributes:</strong><br>
+ <code>level</code>: Target heading level "N" or range "A-B". (Default: Context-aware. Looks backward for the nearest heading H(N) and targets H(N+1)).
+ </div>
+ </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·term-index></RT·code></td>
- <td>Inserts list of the terms used in the paper and the pages they occur on.</td>
+ <td>Inserts a list of the terms used in the paper and the pages they occur on.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·endnotes></RT·code></td>
- <td>Inserts a list of the endnotes.</td>
+ <td>Inserts a compiled list of the endnotes.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
- <th>Tag</th>
- <th>Description</th>
+ <th style="width: 25%;">Tag</th>
+ <th>Description & Arguments</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·term></RT·code></td>
- <td>Standard technical term. Decorates first occurrence. Author should mark all occurrences of the term.</td>
+ <td>
+ Standard technical term. Decorates first occurrence and establishes an anchor. Author should mark all occurrences of the term.<br>
+ <div class="attr-list">
+ <strong>Attributes:</strong><br>
+ <code>id</code>: (Default: Auto-generated from text content, e.g., "def-my-term")
+ </div>
+ </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·term-em></RT·code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·neologism></RT·code></td>
- <td>Project specific vocabulary. Styled distinctly from conventional terms.</td>
+ <td>Project specific vocabulary. Styled distinctly from conventional terms. Auto-generates an anchor ID prefixed with "def-neo-".</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·neologism-em></RT·code></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·code></RT·code></td>
- <td>Code span or pre formatted code block with theme aware borders.</td>
+ <td>Code span or pre formatted code block with theme aware borders. Automatically dedents block content.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·math></RT·code></td>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
- <th>Tag</th>
- <th>Description</th>
+ <th style="width: 25%;">Tag</th>
+ <th>Description & Arguments</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·Counter·make></RT·code></td>
- <td>Declares an empty named counter sequence (e.g., figure, equation).</td>
+ <td>
+ Initializes an empty named counter sequence.<br>
+ <div class="attr-list">
+ <strong>Attributes:</strong><br>
+ <code>counter</code>: Required identifier.<br>
+ <code>style</code>: "Natural", "roman", "Roman", "alpha", "Alpha", or "roman-outline". (Default: "Natural")<br>
+ <code>on-first-step</code>: The starting value. (Default: "1")<br>
+ <code>separator</code>: The string separating depth counts. (Default: ".")<br>
+ <code>separator-placement</code>: "embedded" or "embedded-after". (Default: "embedded")
+ </div>
+ </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·Counter·step></RT·code></td>
- <td>Advances the counter from empty or increments to the next ordinal address.</td>
+ <td>
+ Advances the counter from empty or increments to the next ordinal address.<br>
+ <div class="attr-list">
+ <strong>Attributes:</strong><br>
+ <code>counter</code>: Required identifier.
+ </div>
+ </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·Counter·indent></RT·code></td>
- <td>Scope within tag pairs counts at a new structural depth.</td>
+ <td>
+ Scope within tag pairs counts at a new depth. Must be closed with <code></RT·Counter·indent></code>.<br>
+ <div class="attr-list">
+ <strong>Attributes:</strong><br>
+ <code>counter</code>: Required identifier.
+ </div>
+ </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·Counter·snapshot></RT·code></td>
- <td>Takes a snapshot of the counter state.</td>
+ <td>
+ Deep copies the active count and styling parameters to a dictionary key.<br>
+ <div class="attr-list">
+ <strong>Attributes:</strong><br>
+ <code>counter</code>: Required identifier.<br>
+ <code>snapshot</code>: Required snapshot name.
+ </div>
+ </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·Counter·read></RT·code></td>
- <td>Read a field from a snapshot as innerHTML. Snapshot can come from anywhere in the document.</td>
+ <td>
+ Reads a field from a snapshot as innerHTML. A snapshot can be recalled from anywhere in the document.<br>
+ <div class="attr-list">
+ <strong>Attributes:</strong><br>
+ <code>snapshot</code>: Required snapshot name.<br>
+ <code>key</code>: The state property to read. (Default: "count")
+ </div>
+ </td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
- <th>Tag</th>
- <th>Description</th>
+ <th style="width: 25%;">Tag</th>
+ <th>Description & Arguments</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·crossref></RT·code></td>
- <td>Context aware internal anchor link.</td>
+ <td>Context aware internal anchor link. Visual styling applied automatically.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·endnote></RT·code></td>
- <td>Tag pair contents added as an item to the endnote list.</td>
+ <td>Tag pair contents added as an item to the endnote list. Replaces the inline text with an anchor link.</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·footnote></RT·code></td>
- <td>Tag pair contents put at the bottom of the page.</td>
+ <td>Tag pair contents are automatically extracted and appended to the bottom of the active printed page container.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
- <th>Tag</th>
- <th>Description</th>
+ <th style="width: 25%;">Tag</th>
+ <th>Description & Arguments</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
- <th>Tag</th>
- <th>Description</th>
+ <th style="width: 25%;">Tag</th>
+ <th>Description & Arguments</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·chapter></RT·code></td>
- <td>Chapter heading. Implies a page break, inherits standard H1 typography, and registers as a top level division in the TOC.</td>
+ <td>Chapter heading. Implies a page break, inherits standard H1 typography, and registers as a top level division in the TOC. Preserves existing <code>class</code> attributes.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
- <th>Tag</th>
- <th>Description</th>
+ <th style="width: 25%;">Tag</th>
+ <th>Description & Arguments</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><RT·code><RT·theme-selector></RT·code></td>
- <td>Floating interactive widget permitting real time swapping of visual themes.</td>
+ <td>Floating interactive widget permitting real time swapping of visual themes. Retains preference in <code>localStorage</code>.</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
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