Mmark Frequently Asked Questions. Also see the XML2RFCv3 FAQ: https://www.rfc-editor.org/materials/FAQ-xml2rfcv3.html, section below will have the same questions, but then answered in mmark syntax.

How Do I Create an Independent IETF Document?

Use the following as starting point for your title block, ipr and submissiontype are the important settings here.

title = "Title"
abbrev = "Title"
ipr = "none"
submissiontype = "independent"
keyword = [""]

[seriesInfo]
name = "Internet-Draft"
value = "draft-00"
stream = "independent"
status = "informational"

How Do I Create an IRTF Document?

Set submissiontype and stream in seriesInfo to IRTF. Items like workgroup function as they do for normal Internet-Draft documents.

How Do I Create an IAB Document?

Set submissiontype and stream in seriesInfo to IAB. Items like workgroup are (I believe) ignored for this stream.

How Do I Create an FYI Document?

Use this as the seriesInfo:

[seriesInfo]
name = "FYI"
value = "2100"
stream = "IETF"
status = "informational"

Note this makes xml2rfc still complain, but at least creates valid XML.

How Do I Make an Author an Editor

Use role = "editor" in the author’s section in the titleblock.

How Do Specify a Contact

Use a [[contact]] in the toml header:

[[contact]]
initials="D."
surname="Addison"
fullname="David Addison"
  [contact.address.postal]
  city = "St. Petersburg"
  code = "FL 33709-4819"

Using the contact is done by referencing it: [@David Addison] (using the fullname property). If the reference is the first thing after a new paragraph it will be expanded like XML2RFC expands authors in an Internet-Draft.

Errors

Error: IDREF attribute target references an unknown ID “…”, at None

You likely forgot to open the back matter with {backmatter}.

XML2RFCv3 FAQ

What version of xml2rfc is supported?

The latest version of xml2rfc is the supported version. As it currently stands, the xml2rfc implementation is the spec. Older versions may happen to work, with newer features unsupported, but this is not guaranteed.

Latest version of xml2rfc can be found at pypi. It can also be found on Github.

How do I get different kinds of lists?

Use the standard markdown syntax for unordered, ordered and definition lists.

How do I get a list like (1), (2), (3) or (a), (b), (c)?

Use a block level attribute: {type="(%d)"}, {type="(%c)"} or {type="REQ%d"}.

How do I get continuous numbering in a list that is split by text (or across sections)?

Set the group attribute with a block level attribute.

{type="REQ%d" group="reqs"}
1. do a
2. do b

Here is text in between

{type="REQ%d" group="reqs"}
1. do c
2. do d

How do I get indentation? or How do I use definition lists?

First Term
: This is the definition of the first term.

Second Term
: This is one definition of the second term.

A non compact definition list can be done like so: (not the block attribute allows for a newline after the term):

{newline="true"}
First Term

: This is the definition of the first term.

Second Term

: This is one definition of the second term.

How do I create nested lists?

Foo validator
: It performs the following actions:
  * runs
  * jumps
  * walks

{type="Step %d:"}
1. Send it to
   * Alice
   * Bob
   * Carol

How do I insert non-ASCII characters?

This is handled for you, mmark will wrap non-ASCII characters in <u>. The asciiFullname and friends used in authors and contacts is currently not implemented.

How do I insert a table?

Use the markdown table syntax.

How do I get bold, italics, or a fixed-width font?

• bold: **bold**
• italics *italics*
• fixed-width, wrap in back-ticks

How do I get subscript and superscript?

• subscript: _2_
• superscript: ^10^

Do I have to use the bcp14 element each time a keyword (e.g., “MUST”) appears in my document?

Just use **MUST**, i.e. make the bcp14 element bold and capital, mmark wraps these in <bcp14> tags.