The NOTE, NOTEL, and NT tags format as noted text. Use notes to
emphasize minor points.
When you use either the NOTE or NT tag, you get the text "Note:" followed
by a space before the text you specify. However, the text is formatted
differently depending on which tag you use.
The NOTEL tag is formatted with the first line containing the text
"Notes:" followed by a numbered
list of note information provided by the <LI> tag.
- The NOTE tag
- If the text is a single paragraph, you use the NOTE tag. The text
is formatted as an unindented block, like a paragraph. The NOTE tag
does not require a matching end tag.
You use the NOTE tag like
this:
<!doctype dm system>
<panel name=widget61 width=50>Widgets
<area>
<info width=48>
<p>Choose the type of Widget you want to order by placing
the cursor on the field and pressing Enter.
<note>If the Widget you wish to order is not in stock, please
refer to the "Back Order" panel to place an order.
</info>
</area>
</panel>
Figure 1 shows
how it formats.
Figure 1. Note
(NOTE tag) Widgets
Choose the type of Widget you want to order by
placing the cursor on the field and pressing
Enter.
Note: If the Widget you wish to order is not in
stock, please refer to the "Back Order" panel to
place an order.
- The NOTEL tag
- If more than one note is used for special attention information,
you use the NOTEL tag. Each note is provided by a separate LI tag.
The notes are numbered similar to the format described in Ordered lists. You use either the P or LP tag to
add any additional paragraphs in the NOTEL definition. Use the required
end tag to end the NOTEL definition.
In this example, 2 notes are
used, 1 with more than one paragraph. We use the NOTEL tag and its
required end tag along with LI tags to define the notes, and a P tag
for the additional paragraph.
<!doctype dm system>
<panel name=widget63 width=50>Widgets
<area>
<info width=48>
<p>Choose the type of Widget you want to order by placing
the cursor on the field and pressing Enter.
<notel>
<li>If the Widget you wish to order is not in stock, please
refer to the "Back Order" panel to place an order.
<li>Back-ordered Widgets usually arrive within three days.
<p>Please check again in three days.
</notel>
<p>If you want to order more than one Widget, specify the quantity
and press Enter.
</info>
</area>
</panel>
Notice that the P tag in the note is
coded before the NOTEL end tag, indicating that the second
paragraph belongs in the note.
This is how the panel looks
now:
Figure 2. Notel (NOTEL tag) Widgets
Choose the type of Widget you want to order by
placing the cursor on the field and pressing
Enter.
Notes:
1. If the Widget you wish to order is not in
stock, please refer to the "Back Order"
panel to place an order.
2. Back-ordered Widgets usually arrive within
three days.
Please check again in three days.
If you want to order more than one Widget,
specify the quantity and press Enter.
As you can see, the text of the NOTEL tag is formatted
as a list under the "Notes:"
heading. The text of the P tag is indented to match the list items.
- The NT tag
- If the note requires more than one paragraph, you use the NT tag.
You use the P tag to add any additional paragraphs in the NT definition.
Use the required end tag to end the NT definition.
Another difference
between the NOTE and NT tag is that the NT tag indents the note text
from the left panel margin.
In this example, the note is longer
than one paragraph. We use the NT tag and its required end tag to
define the note, and a P tag for each additional paragraph.
<!doctype dm system>
<panel name=widget62 width=50>Widgets
<area>
<info width=48>
<p>Choose the type of Widget you want to order by placing
the cursor on the field and pressing Enter.
<nt>If the Widget you wish to order is not in stock, please
refer to the "Back Order" panel to place an order.
<p>Back-ordered Widgets usually arrive within three days.
</nt>
<p>If you want to order more than one Widget, specify the quantity
and press Enter.
</info>
</area>
</panel>
Notice that the P tag in the note
is coded before the NT end tag, indicating that the second
paragraph belongs in the note.
This is how the panel looks
now:
Figure 3. Note (NT tag) Widgets
Choose the type of Widget you want to order by
placing the cursor on the field and pressing
Enter.
Note: If the Widget you wish to order is not in
stock, please refer to the "Back Order"
panel to place an order.
Back-ordered Widgets usually arrive
within three days.
If you want to order more than one Widget,
specify the quantity and press Enter.
As you can see, the text of the NT tag is indented, as
is the text of the P tag coded within the NT tag.