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Two-column term/definition table with auto-derived alphabetic range pill.
Use for jargon-heavy decks where the audience needs a reference page. The runtime auto-adds a range pill (e.g. 'A – G') to the heading.
When to use
- Jargon-heavy decks. When the audience needs a reference page they can flip back to. Acronyms, domain terms, internal names — anything the speaker won't define inline.
- Five to eight entries per slide. The ledger is sized for a short page. For longer glossaries, split alphabetically across multiple slides — the runtime stamps each with its range pill.
- Short definitions. Each definition is one sentence — a working gloss, not an essay. Long definitions belong on their own divider (light variant) slide where the term is the heading.
When not to use
- Multi-sentence definitions. Each entry is one short line. If a definition needs context or examples, the term deserves its own slide — use a divider (light variant) with the term as the heading.
- Mixed term lengths. If some terms are single words and others are full phrases, the left column gets ragged. Trim long terms to their canonical short form.
- Hand-written range pill. The runtime derives the range pill (e.g. "A – G") from the entries. Authoring it into the heading double-stamps it.
Slots
| Slot | Selector | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
title | h2 | yes | Slide heading — typically 'Glossary'. |
entries | ul > li | yes | Nested bullets: outer li is the term, inner li is its one-line definition. A runtime transform converts the list into a two-column table and derives the alphabetic range pill from the first and last terms, so terms should be authored in alphabetical order; without the Lattice runtime the raw nested list renders unstyled. |
Anatomy
┌─────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ header │
│ Glossary heading. A–Z │
│ │
│ TERM DEFINITION │
│ Term A Definition or gloss. │
│ Term B Definition or gloss. │
│ Term C Definition or gloss. │
│ Term D Definition or gloss. │
│ │
│ footer 1/19 │
└─────────────────────────────────────────┘