use.role.as.xrefstyle boolean use.role.as.xrefstyle Use role attribute for xrefstyle on xref? If non-zero, the role attribute on xref will be used to select the cross reference style. The DocBook Technical Committee recently added an xrefstyle attribute for this purpose. If the xrefstyle attribute is present, role will be ignored, regardless of this setting. Until an official DocBook release that includes the new attribute, this flag allows role to serve that purpose. The following small stylesheet shows how to configure the stylesheets to make use of the cross reference style: ]]> With this stylesheet, the cross references in the following document: Normal: . Title: . Irrelevant. ]]> will appear as: Normal: Chapter 1. Title: Chapter 1, First Chapter.