Simple style rules

• Styling is not allowed in titles
• Semicolon is not allowed at the end of a list item
• Text in the link and the value of the @href are the same
• No empty titles
• Titles should not exceed a certain number of characters
• Text is not allowed directly in the section
• The figure element should always be wrapped in a paragraph
• The definition list element should be wrapped in a paragraph to make the output look better
• Report possible cases where a codeblock contains XML that was not marked appropriately

Editing consistency rules

• Topic ID must be equal to file name
• All sections should have an @id
• Consecutive lists are not allowed
• IDs must follow a pattern
• The list should have an ID attribute
• Consecutive notes of a same type are not allowed
• For sections with examples in the title, use a specialized element
• We should avoid using 'oXygen' inside index term elements
• Remove "(Optional)" text from step elements and add the attribute @importance=”optional” instead.

Structure rules

• Check the number of cells on each row
• Check is there are too many nested lists
• List contains only one item
• Tables with more entries than number of columns
• No image referenced in the fig element
• XML Schema used instead of DTD
• The figure should have a title
• Menucascade element should have more than one uicontrol element

Output related rules

• Lines in codeblocks should not exceed 80 characters.
• Title contains quotes. This breaks the Java Help System.
• The indexterm element should be in a prolog
• The figure element should always be in a paragraph
• The definition list element should be wrapped in a paragraph to make the output look better
• Text is not allowed directly in the section