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# guilabel

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guilabel — The text of a label in a GUI

## Synopsis

### Mixed Content Model

    guilabel ::=
    (#PCDATA|replaceable|inlinegraphic|inlinemediaobject|indexterm|
     beginpage|accel|superscript|subscript)*

### Attributes

Common attributes

Name | Type | Default

moreinfo

Enumeration:
none
refentry

"none"

## Description

`GUILabel` identifies text that appears as a label in a graphical user interface.

What constitutes a label may vary from application to application. In general, any text that appears in a GUI may be considered a label, for example a message in a dialog box or a window title.

### Processing expectations

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

### Parents

These elements contain guilabel: `action`, `application`, `attribution`, `bibliomisc`, `bridgehead`, `citation`, `citetitle`, `classsynopsisinfo`, `code`, `command`, `computeroutput`, `database`, `emphasis`, `entry`, `filename`, `firstterm`, `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`, `td`, `term`, `termdef`, `tertiary`, `tertiaryie`, `th`, `title`, `titleabbrev`, `tocback`, `tocentry`, `tocfront`, `trademark`, `ulink`, `userinput`.

### Children

The following elements occur in guilabel: `accel`, `beginpage`, `indexterm`, `inlinegraphic`, `inlinemediaobject`, `replaceable`, `subscript`, `superscript`.

## Attributes

moreinfo

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

## See Also

`accel`, `guibutton`, `guiicon`, `guimenu`, `guimenuitem`, `guisubmenu`, `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>
    The exact text of the <guilabel>Legend</guilabel> and other labels on the
    graph is dependent upon the language of the current locale.  Likewise,
    the text of the <guibutton>OK</guibutton> button and other buttons may vary.
    The <guiicon><inlinegraphic fileref="figures/legend.png"/></guiicon>
    icon and the other icons on the left side of the display may be
    configured by the local administrator, but they are not
    generally expected to vary from locale to locale.
    </para>

The exact text of the Legend and other labels on the graph is dependent upon the language of the current locale. Likewise, the text of the OK button and other buttons may vary. The icon and the other icons on the left side of the display may be configured by the local administrator, but they are not generally expected to vary from locale to locale.

For additional examples, see also `guibutton`, `guiicon`.

guiicon |  | guimenu

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