<refentry xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude" xmlns:src="http://nwalsh.com/xmlns/litprog/fragment" xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform" version="5.0" xml:id="sidebar.float.width"> <refmeta> <refentrytitle>sidebar.float.width</refentrytitle> <refmiscinfo class="other" otherclass="datatype">length</refmiscinfo> </refmeta> <refnamediv> <refname>sidebar.float.width</refname> <refpurpose>Set the default width for sidebars</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv> <src:fragment xml:id="sidebar.float.width.frag"> <xsl:param name="sidebar.float.width">1in</xsl:param> </src:fragment> </refsynopsisdiv> <refsection><info><title>Description</title></info> <para>Sets the default width for sidebars when used as a side float. The width determines the degree to which the sidebar block intrudes into the text area. </para> <para>If <parameter>sidebar.float.type</parameter> is <quote><literal>before</literal></quote> or <quote><literal>none</literal></quote>, then this parameter is ignored. </para> </refsection> </refentry>