<refentry id="interface.element">
<?dbhtml filename="interface.html"?>
<refentryinfo>
<pubdate>$Date$</pubdate>
<releaseinfo>$Revision$</releaseinfo>
</refentryinfo>

<refmeta>
<indexterm><primary>elements</primary>
<secondary>interface</secondary></indexterm>
<refentrytitle>interface</refentrytitle>
<refmiscinfo>Element</refmiscinfo>
</refmeta>
<refnamediv>
<refname>interface</refname>
<refpurpose>&interface.purpose;</refpurpose>
</refnamediv>

&interface.synopsis.gen;
<refsect1 condition='ref.description'><title>Description</title>

<para>
An <sgmltag>Interface</sgmltag> identifies some part of a graphical user
interface.  This element became obsolete in DocBook V3.0 with the
introduction of 
<sgmltag>GUIButton</sgmltag>,
<sgmltag>GUIIcon</sgmltag>,
<sgmltag>GUILabel</sgmltag>,
<sgmltag>GUIMenu</sgmltag>,
<sgmltag>GUIMenuItem</sgmltag>, and
<sgmltag>GUISubMenu</sgmltag>.
</para>

<refsect2><title>Processing expectations</title>
<para>
&format.inline; &pexp.moreinfo;
</para>
</refsect2>

<refsect2 role='fu' revision="4.0"><title>&FutureChanges;</title>
<para>
<indexterm><primary>DocBook DTD</primary><secondary>Changes for <acronym>V4.0</acronym></secondary>
</indexterm>
In DocBook <acronym>V4.0</acronym>, the <sgmltag class='attribute'>Class</sgmltag> attribute will be dropped from
<sgmltag>Interface</sgmltag>.  Use one of the GUI* tags
instead or subclass locally with the <sgmltag
class='attribute'>Role</sgmltag> attribute.
</para>
<para>
The content model of <sgmltag>Interface</sgmltag> will also be constrained to
<literal>(#PCDATA | Replaceable | InlineGraphic)</literal>.
</para>
</refsect2>


&interface.parents.gen;
&interface.children.gen;
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.attrdesc'><title>Attributes</title>
<variablelist>
<varlistentry><term>moreinfo</term>
<listitem>
<para>
If <sgmltag class='attribute'>MoreInfo</sgmltag> is set to <literal>RefEntry</literal>,
it implies that a <sgmltag>RefEntry</sgmltag> exists which further describes the
<sgmltag>Interface</sgmltag>.
</para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</refsect1>
<refsect1 condition='ref.elem.seealso'><title>See Also</title>
&interface.seealso.gen;
</refsect1>
</refentry>

