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Labels a character in the Digital Multinational Character Set.
<MCS> (character)
character
Specifies the character you want. The character may be any one of the following:
Argument Character spanish_inverted_exclamation ¡ cents ¢ british_pound £ japanese_yen ¥ section_sign § general_currency ¤ copyright © feminine_ordinal ª double_open_angle_brackets « degree ° plus_or_minus ± superscript2 ² superscript3 ³ micro µ pilcrow ¶ raised_period · superscript1 ¹ masculine_ordinal º double_close_angle_brackets » one_fourth ¼ one_half ½ spanish_inverted_question ¿ cap_a_grave À cap_a_acute Á cap_a_circumflex  cap_a_tilde à cap_a_umlaut Ä cap_a_ring Å cap_ae Æ cap_c_cedilla Ç cap_e_grave È cap_e_acute É cap_e_circumflex Ê cap_e_umlaut Ë cap_i_grave Ì cap_i_acute Í cap_i_circumflex Î cap_i_umlaut Ï cap_n_tilde Ñ cap_o_grave Ò cap_o_acute Ó cap_o_circumflex Ô cap_o_tilde Õ cap_o_umlaut Ö cap_oe OE cap_o_slash Ø cap_u_grave Ù cap_u_acute Ú cap_u_circumflex Û cap_u_umlaut Ü cap_y_umlaut Y german_ss ß small_a_grave à small_a_acute á small_a_circumflex â small_a_tilde ã small_a_umlaut ä small_a_ring å small_ae æ small_c_cedilla ç small_e_grave è small_e_acute é small_e_circumflex ê small_e_umlaut ë small_i_grave ì small_i_acute í small_i_circumflex î small_i_umlaut ï small_n_tilde ñ small_o_grave ò small_o_acute ó small_o_circumflex ô small_o_tilde õ small_o_umlaut öaut; small_oe oe small_o_slash ø small_u_grave ù small_u_acute ú small_u_circumflex û small_u_umlaut ü small_y_umlaut ÿ
- <MATH_CHAR>
- <SPECIAL_CHAR>
Invalid in the context of a <MATH> tag.
The <MCS> tag labels a character in the Digital Multinational Character Set. Use this tag when the terminal you are using does not accept or display these special characters.
The following example shows how to use the <MCS> tag.
<P>The Digital Multinational Character Set includes the currency sign for the Japanese yen (<MCS>(japanese_yen)). |
This example produces the following output:
The Digital Multinational Character Set includes the currency sign for the Japanese yen (¥).
Marks a place where a nested table may be broken across pages.
<NESTED_TABLE_BREAK>
None.
- <TABLE>
- <TABLE_FILE>
Valid only within a nested table.Invalid between paragraphs in a single table row.
Breakpoints for long tables nested inside multipage tables have the following limitations:
- The first level table must not use the KEEP argument in the <TABLE_ATTRIBUTES> tag.
- The first level table must only have two or three columns, which you set up using the <TABLE_SETUP> tag.
The <NESTED_TABLE_BREAK> tag marks a place where a nested table may be broken across pages. A nested table is a table that is coded within another table. You create a nested table by placing the appropriate table tags within an argument to the <TABLE_ROW> tag of the outer table. Place the <NESTED_TABLE_BREAK> tag between table rows of a nested table. This marks a place that the nested table may be broken across pages. This tag has no effect for Bookreader output.If you place a <NESTED_TABLE_BREAK> tag in a nested table that contains headings, the headings are not repeated on subsequent pages. Also, a rule may be output at the point that you include the <NESTED_TABLE_BREAK> tag, thereby appearing to end the nested table that continues on the next page.
The following example shows how to use the <NESTED_TABLE_BREAK> tag.
<TABLE>(Table Caption\tab_log_name)
<TABLE_SETUP>(2\10)
<TABLE_HEADS>(First Head\Second Head)
<TABLE_ROW>(Item Here\Definition for Item here.)
<TABLE_ROW>(Item Here\Definition that tells about nested table.
<COMMENT>(*nested table begins*)
<TABLE>
<TABLE_SETUP>(2\15)
<TABLE_ROW>(Item\Text of item description here)
<TABLE_ROW>(Item\Text of item description here)
.
.
.
<TABLE_ROW>(Item\Text of item description here)
<TABLE_ROW>(Item\Text of item description here)
<NESTED_TABLE_BREAK>
<TABLE_ROW>(Item\Text of item description here)
.
.
.
<TABLE_ROW>(Item\Text of item description here)
<NESTED_TABLE_BREAK>
<TABLE_ROW>(Item\Text of item description here)
.
.
.
<TABLE_ROW>(Item\Text of item description here)
.
.
.
<TABLE_ROW>(Item Here\Definition for Item here.)
<TABLE_ROW>(Item Here\Definition for Item here.)
<ENDTABLE>
<COMMENT>(*nested table ends*)
)
<TABLE_ROW>(Item Here\Definition for Item here.)
<TABLE_ROW>(Item Here\Definition for Item here.)
<TABLE_ROW>(Item Here\Definition for Item here.)
<ENDTABLE>
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Labels a term introduced into the text for the first time. The term is italicized in output.
<NEWTERM> (term)
term
Specifies the new term you just introduced.
- <KEYWORD>
- <VARIABLE>
Invalid in the context of a <MATH> tag.
The <NEWTERM> tag labels a term introduced into the text for the first time. The term is italicized in output.
The following example shows how to use the <NEWTERM> tag.
<P>To begin a session at the terminal, you must first <NEWTERM>(log in). Logging in consists of identifying yourself as an authorized user. |
This example produces the following output:
To begin a session at the terminal, you must first log in. Logging in consists of identifying yourself as an authorized user.
Labels a note, caution, warning, or some other portion of text that you want to draw attention to.
<NOTE> (note text)
or<NOTE> [(heading text)]
note text
.
.
.
<ENDNOTE>
heading text
Specifies text for a heading other than the default heading "Note:".note text
Specifies the text of the note. A paragraph is implied here, so do not use a <P> tag.
Do not use this tag immediately after a <SPAN> tag within a table.Invalid in the context of a <FOOTNOTE> tag.
<ENDNOTE> ---Required if you do not specify the note text argument to the <NOTE> tag.
The <NOTE> tag labels a note, caution, warning, or some other portion of text that you want to draw attention to. A note is formatted differently depending on the doctype.
The following example shows how to use the <NOTE> tag.
<NOTE>(Caution)You should abort the system generation command procedure only after Phase 1 has completed processing. <ENDNOTE> |
This example produces the following output:
Caution
You should abort the system generation command procedure only after Phase 1 has completed processing.
Supplies an opening parenthesis anywhere in your file. You must use this tag, however, to specify an opening parenthesis within an argument to a tag, so that the opening parenthesis is not interpreted as the opening parenthesis of the tag's argument.
<OPAREN>
None.
- The following tags label other characters that you must tag when they occur in an argument to a tag:
- <AMPERSAND>
- <BACKSLASH>
- <CPAREN>---required only if there is no opening parenthesis
- <VBAR>
DESCRIPTION
The <OPAREN> tag supplies an opening parenthesis anywhere in your file. You must use this tag, however, to specify a opening parenthesis within an argument to a tag, so that the opening parenthesis is not interpreted as the opening parenthesis of the tag's argument.Using the tag, then, is only beneficial (in terms of keystrokes and control of the output) as an unmatched opening parenthesis in an argument to a tag. An unmatched parenthesis in an argument can cause errors when processed, because parentheses are used to determine the beginning and ending of an argument list.
Example
The following example shows how to use the <OPAREN> tag.
<SUBHEAD1>(Using an Opening Parenthesis <PARENDCHAR> (<OPAREN>) in an Argument to a Tag\oparen)This example produces the following output:
Using an Opening Parenthesis (() in an Argument to a Tag
<ORDER_NUMBER>
Labels the order number or part number that appears on the title page of a book.
Format
<ORDER_NUMBER> (number)
ARGUMENTS
number
Specifies the order number for the book.
Valid only in the context of a <TITLE_PAGE> tag.
The <ORDER_NUMBER> tag labels the order number or part number that appears on the title page of a book. This tag has no effect for Bookreader output.
See the example in the discussion of the <FRONT_MATTER> tag.
Marks the beginning of a new paragraph.
<P>
None.
- <CENTER_LINE>
- <CP>
- <LINE>
- <RIGHT_LINE>
DESCRIPTION
The <P> tag marks a new paragraph. An internal counter keeps track of the context in which the new paragraph begins. This allows you to freely use <P> tags inside lists and in other contexts where you want to start a new paragraph, while maintaining the same logical level of discussion.A <P> tag is expected after every heading. If you do not immediately start a new paragraph after a heading, you must label the beginning of another text element, such as a list.
A <P> tag also specifies that the text that follows it is an online chunk. If you code an index entry within the paragraph, when you click on that entry in the Bookreader's index, the paragraph in which you coded the entry appears.
Examples
The following example shows how to use the <P> tag.
#1
<P> Here is a sentence or two in a paragraph. The following paragraph will show the <TAG>(P) tag at work separating paragraphs. <P>Here is the second paragraph so that you can observe the relationship it has to the first.This example produces the following output:
Here is a sentence or two in a paragraph. The following paragraph will show the <P> tag at work separating paragraphs.
Here is the second paragraph so that you can observe the relationship it has to the first.
The following example shows how to use a <P> tag within a list.
#2
<list>(unnumbered) <le>Oranges <le>Apples <p>Note that there are several types of apples<hellipsis> <le>Bananas <endlist>This example produces the following output:
- Oranges
- Apples
Note that there are several types of apples...- Bananas
<PAGE>
Breaks a page of text, forcing the text that follows the tag to begin on a new page.
Format
<PAGE> [(
)]
- EVEN
- ODD
ARGUMENTS
EVEN
ODD
These are optional keyword arguments. They specify that the next page of output have an even or an odd page number. If you use EVEN, and depending on where you put the <PAGE>(EVEN) tag, you will have two consecutive pages of output numbered 10 and 12, for example. If you use ODD, and depending on where you put the <PAGE>(ODD) tag, you will have two consecutive pages of output numbered 13 and 15, for example. There is no blank page of output between the pages.
- <FINAL_CLEANUP>(PAGE_BREAK)
- <ONLINE_CHUNK>
Invalid in the context of a <MATH> tag.The arguments EVEN and ODD are invalid in tables.
If you use this tag in a table to force a page break, the table headings are not repeated on the page after the break. You must repeat the <TABLE_HEADS> tag immediately after the <PAGE> tag to restore the default table headings. Headings are repeated on each page of a table only when DOCUMENT is allowed to break the table across pages.
The <PAGE> tag breaks a page of text, forcing the text that follows the tag to begin on a new page. Using the <PAGE> tag has no effect for Bookreader output.
Note
Use this tag only in special cases, where a page must be broken at that point. This tag is not for general use, such as for overall pagination; this can jeopardize the output format and device independence of your generically coded source file.
The following example shows how to code a short document in which the information might be easier to locate when specific headings start on new pages.
<HEAD1>(Survey Results) . . . <PAGE> <HEAD2>(Brand X) . . . <PAGE> <HEAD2>(Brand Z) . . . |
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