simplelist <member>D</member> <member>E</member> <member>F</member> <member>G</member> </simplelist> </para> </article> Here is a SimpleList , rendered inline: A, B, C, D, E, F, G <article xmlns='http://docbook.org/ns/docbook'> <title>Example simplelist</title> <para>Here is the same <tag>SimpleList</tag> rendered horizontally with three columns: <simplelist type='horiz' columns='3'> <member>A</member> <member>B</member> <member>C</member> <member>D</member> <member>E</member> <member>F</member> <member>G</member> </simplelist> </para>