LINES (Lines)

The LINES tag defines unformatted text within an information region.

Syntax


>>-<--LINES--+--------+-->--+------+--</LINES>-----------------><
             '-NOSKIP-'     '-text-'

Parameters

NOSKIP: This attribute causes the blank line normally placed before the lines to be skipped.
text: This is the unformatted text.

Comments

The LINES tag defines unformatted text within an information region. Tags that normally cause word-wrapping (such as the P, LI, or CAUTION) do not cause wrapping when nested within a LINES definition.

If the source text on any line is too long to fit in the remaining available formatting width, the conversion utility truncates that line. The conversion utility issues a warning message the first time that truncation occurs.

The formatting of the LINES tag is similar to that of the FIG tag, except that there is no border or caption capability.

Restrictions

The LINES tag requires an end tag.
You must code the LINES tag within an INFO definition. See INFO (Information Region) for a complete description of this tag.

Processing

Table 1. The tags you can code within a LINES definition
Tag	Reference	Usage	Required
DL	DL (Definition List)	Multiple	No
HP	HP (Highlighted Phrase)	Multiple	No
NOTE	NOTE (Note)	Multiple	No
NOTEL	NOTEL (Note List)	Multiple	No
NT	NT (Note)	Multiple	No
OL	OL (Ordered List)	Multiple	No
P	P (Paragraph)	Multiple	No
PARML	PARML (Parameter List)	Multiple	No
PS	PS (Point-and-Shoot)	Multiple	No
RP	RP (Reference Phrase)	Multiple	No
SL	SL (Simple List)	Multiple	No
UL	UL (Unordered List)	Multiple	No
XMP	XMP (Example)	Multiple	No

Examples

Here is application panel markup that contains a LINES definition. The formatted output of the LINES definition is identical to the input markup. Figure 1 shows the formatted results.

<!DOCTYPE DM SYSTEM>

<PANEL NAME=lines DEPTH=22 WIDTH=40>Lines Tag Example
<AREA>
<INFO WIDTH=38>
<P>The following area shows how the LINES tag formats.
<LINES>
First line, just at it was entered.
  Second line, ditto.

Notice we skipped a line here?

  You
     can
        even
            do
              this.
</LINES>
<P>The LINES tag formatting ends immediately above.
</INFO>
</AREA>
</PANEL>

Figure 1. LINES

           Lines Tag Example

 The following area shows how the LINES
 tag formats.

 First line, just at it was entered.
   Second line, ditto.

 Notice we skipped a line here?

   You
      can
         even
             do
               this.

 The LINES tag formatting ends
 immediately above.



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