Abstract:
From the pattern: "The Text Blocks Pattern is used for contexts that stand alone, and normally contain
Running Text. Examples include paragraphs, headings and lists; a list contains list items and not
usually Running Text directly, but it stands alone, with a clear break before and after.
Text Blocks are normally themselves contained in Container elements such as Chapter, Section, ListItem, and so forth."
Discussion:
This pattern is from The XML Specification Guide Web site by Ian Graham and Liam Quin.
This is on of a group of documentation oriented design patterns presented at the site.