stylePaneSortMethod (Suggested Sorting for List of Document Styles)

This element specifies a suggested sorting which should be applied to the list of document styles in this application if the styles are displayed in a user interface.

The val attribute of this element specifies one of the following sorting options:

Value	Description
0x0000	Specifies that styles which are visible should be sorted by their names.
0x0001	Specifies that styles which are visible should be sorted by their UI priority using the uiPriority element (§2.7.3.19).
0x0002	Specifies that styles which are visible should be sorted by the default sorting of the host application.
0x0003	Specifies that styles which are visible should be sorted by the font which they apply.
0x0004	Specifies that styles which are visible should be sorted by the style on which they are based using the basedOn element (§2.7.3.3).
0x0005	Specifies that styles which are visible should be sorted by their style types (i.e. character, linked, paragraph).
Any other value	Undefined. Shall not be used.

If this element is omitted, then styles which are visible should be sorted by the default sorting of the host application.

[Example: Consider a document with the following value in its document settings:

<w:stylePaneSortMethod w:val="0005" />

The stylePaneFormatFilter element's val attribute specifies that styles which are visible should be sorted by their style types (i.e. character, linked, paragraph) via a value of 0005. end example]

Parent Elements

settings (§2.15.1.78)

Attributes

Description

val (Two Digit Hexadecimal Value)

Specifies a value specified as a two digit hexadecimal number), whose contents are interpreted based on the context of the parent XML element.

[Example: Consider the following WordprocessingML fragment:

<w:tblPr>

<w:tblLook w:val="0010" />

</w:tblPr>

The value of 0010 is interpreted in the context of the parent element. end example]

The possible values for this attribute are defined by the ST_ShortHexNumber simple type (§2.18.86).

The following XML Schema fragment defines the contents of this element:

</complexType>