Defining an information region

Use the INFO tag and its required end tag to define an information region on a panel. You can code an information region within an AREA, HELP, PANEL, or REGION definition.

Here is an example of an INFO definition:

<panel name=infopan width=42 depth=16>Information

  <area>
    <info>
    </info>
  </area>
</panel>

The INFO tag has an optional WIDTH attribute that defines the width of the information region. If the value you assign the INFO WIDTH attribute is greater than the WIDTH available in the panel, the conversion utility resets the value to the available width.

Note: You should code the WIDTH attribute if the information region is part of an application panel definition that uses horizontal region capability.

The INFO tag only defines an information region. It does not define the text of the information region. DTL provides you with a set of tags that define the text in information regions. These tags are:

ATTENTION
CAUTION
DL (definition list)
FIG (figure)
Hn (heading)
HP (highlighted phrase)
LINES
NOTE
NOTEL (note list)
NT (note)
OL (ordered list)
P (paragraph)
PARML (parameter list)
RP (reference phrase)
PS (point-and-shoot)
SL (simple list)
UL (unordered list)
WARNING
XMP (example).

With the exception of HP, PS, and RP, these tags can be coded only within an INFO definition. The next section explains how to use each of these tags and some other tags that complement these tags within information regions.