By default, DITA2Go renders definition lists and parameter lists as tables rather than as lists. You can have them rendered as text lists instead, except when they occur inside tables. This means you can, for example, use a list format for ePub output and a table format for HTML or PDF output, without involving conditions or making any change in the source topics or maps.
To render definition or parameter lists as lists, not tables:
[TableOptions] ; DefinitionListTables = Yes (default, render definition lists as ; tables) or No (render them as text lists). DefinitionListTables = No ; ParameterListTables = Yes (default, render parameter lists as ; tables) or No (render them as text lists). ParameterListTables = No
To specify table formats for definition lists and parameter lists when they are rendered as tables:
[TableOptions] ; DefListTableFormat = table format when DefinitionListTables=Yes DefListTableFormat = DefListTable ; ParamListTableFormat = table format when ParameterListTables=Yes ParamListTableFormat = ParamListTable
These are the default table formats for definition lists and parameter lists; you can find them in %OMSYSHOME%\d2g\system\formats\d2htm_tables.ini and %OMSYSHOME%\d2g\system\formats\d2rtf_tables.ini. Copy the format definitions to the corresponding local format configuration files to modify them.
Note: Formats for list items that occur in tables converted from special lists always have names that end in Tbl.
To override the default relative column widths (25% and 75%) for definition and parameter lists when they are rendered as tables:
[TableOptions] DefListTableColWidths = leftcolwidth rightcolwidth ParamListTableColWidths = leftcolwidth rightcolwidth
These settings take the standard DITA column width syntax, overriding the built-in 25* 75* setting.