It is possible to set a description for the map or topic in an ft:description metadata element.
The following lines show an Ftmap with a description set in the map metadata:
<ft:map xmlns:ft="http://ref.fluidtopics.com/v3/ft#" ft:lang="en-US" ft:originId="ftmap_id" ft:title="Time Machine Price List" ft:editorialType="book">
<ft:metas>
<ft:meta key="ft:description" type="string">This document lists prices for our ready-for-sale time machine models.</ft:meta>
</ft:metas>
<ft:toc>...</ft:toc>
</ft:map>
The following lines show an Ftmap in which a topic is given a description in its metadata:
<ft:map xmlns:ft="http://ref.fluidtopics.com/v3/ft#"
ft:lang="en-US" ft:title="Time Machine Price List">
<ft:toc>
<ft:node ft:originId="price_time_machine_1_0" href="topics/price_time_machine_1_0.html" ft:title="Time Machine v1.0 - Pricing Information"
type="topic">
<ft:metas>
<ft:meta key="ft:description">This section gives pricing information for our v1.0 time machine.</ft:meta>
</ft:metas>
</ft:node>
</ft:toc>
</ft:map>