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# guisubmenu

$Revision: 1.3 $

$Date: 2002/06/12 11:18:12 $

guisubmenu — The name of a submenu in a GUI

## Synopsis

### Mixed Content Model

    guisubmenu ::=
    (#PCDATA|replaceable|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm|
     beginpage|accel)*

### Attributes

Common attributes

Name | Type | Default
moreinfo |
Enumeration:
none
refentry
| "none"

## Description

The name of a submenu in a graphical user interface is identified by the `GUISubmenu` element. A submenu is a menu invoked from another menu that leads either to terminal items (`GUIMenuItem`s) or additional submenus.

### Processing expectations

Formatted inline. The `MoreInfo` attribute can help generate a link or query to retrieve additional information.

### Parents

These elements contain guisubmenu: `action`, `application`, `attribution`, `bibliomisc`, `bridgehead`, `citation`, `citetitle`, `classsynopsisinfo`, `command`, `computeroutput`, `database`, `emphasis`, `entry`, `filename`, `foreignphrase`, `funcparams`, `funcsynopsisinfo`, `function`, `glosssee`, `glossseealso`, `glossterm`, `hardware`, `interfacename`, `keycap`, `lineannotation`, `link`, `literal`, `literallayout`, `lotentry`, `member`, `menuchoice`, `msgaud`, `olink`, `option`, `optional`, `para`, `parameter`, `phrase`, `primary`, `primaryie`, `productname`, `programlisting`, `property`, `quote`, `refdescriptor`, `refentrytitle`, `refname`, `refpurpose`, `remark`, `screen`, `screeninfo`, `secondary`, `secondaryie`, `see`, `seealso`, `seealsoie`, `seeie`, `seg`, `segtitle`, `simpara`, `subtitle`, `synopsis`, `systemitem`, `term`, `tertiary`, `tertiaryie`, `title`, `titleabbrev`, `tocback`, `tocentry`, `tocfront`, `trademark`, `ulink`, `userinput`.

### Children

The following elements occur in guisubmenu: `accel`, `beginpage`, `indexterm`, `inlinegraphic`, `inlinemediaobject`, `replaceable`.

## Attributes

moreinfo

  If `MoreInfo` is set to `RefEntry`, it implies that a `RefEntry` exists which further describes the `GUISubMenu`.

## See Also

`accel`, `guibutton`, `guiicon`, `guilabel`, `guimenu`, `guimenuitem`, `keycap`, `keycode`, `keycombo`, `keysym`, `menuchoice`, `mousebutton`, `shortcut`.

## Examples

    <!DOCTYPE para PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN"
              "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd">
    <para>
    In GNU Emacs, the <guimenuitem>Print Buffer</guimenuitem> command is
    located off of the <guisubmenu>Print</guisubmenu> submenu of the
    <guimenu>Tools</guimenu> menu.
    </para>

In GNU Emacs, the Print Buffer command is located off of the Print submenu of the Tools menu.

guimenuitem |  | hardware

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