Text Design Essay, Research Paper
Tag Description Arguments for Tag Notes
a anchor (hypertext link) named anchor (bookmark)
address address char style Word Pro treats this as a “character style” rather than a “paragraph style”, as NetScape does.
b bold
base specifies base URL for external references NOTE: All partial URLs in document will use the URL specified in the base tag to form a full URL.
blockquote quote char style
body body / document preferences NetScape Extensions: bgcolor,background,text,link,vlink Uses page layout watermark as HTML wallpaper. Use the BODY directive to assign a filename for an embedded watermark graphic. The BODY directive should be in the document header.
br line break
cite citations char style
code code (monospace font) char style
dfn definition char style
dir (same as “ul”)
dl, dt, dd DL = starts/ends a definition list DT = definition term DD = definition description
em emphasis char style
h1 headings Extensions: align={left, center, right}
h2
h3
h4
h5
h6
head document header
hr horizontal rule Standard: no arguments Netscape Extensions: size, width, align, noshade exts not supported
html document markup
i italic
img inline image Standard: align, src, alt, ismap Netscape Extensions: border, height, width, left, right, (left, right = “in-text-vertical” type); width=x% also supported on import only Note about “ismap” attribute: The editor must apply the “HTML_IsMap” frame style for any graphic which the editor wants the “ismap” attribute. Use the IMG directive to assign filenames for embedded graphics. The IMG directive is also used for the SRC attribute if you save to the Internet with the “Save HTML Graphics” option turned off.
kbd keyboard input char style
li list item (enclosed within UL or OL) Standard: no arguments Netscape Extensions: type={A, a, I, i, 1} value={new count} (for *OL* only) exts not supported
bulleted paragraph (not enclosed in *ul*)
menu (same as “ul”)
ol ordered list Standard: no arguments Netscape Extensions: type={A, a, I, i, *1} start={restart value} exts not supported
p new paragraph Extensions: align={left, center, right}
pre preformated text (whitespaces preserved, with escapes translated) Word Pro treats this as a “character style” rather than a “paragraph style”, as NetScape does. That is, NetScape starts a new paragraph when this tag is encountered.
samp sample char style
strong strong char style
title document title Title is displayed in the division tab
tt typewriter font char style
u underline
ul, dir unordered list Standard: no arguments Netscape Extensions: type={disc, *circle, square bullet} exts not supported
var variable char style
xmp, listing, plaintext examples, listings, plaintext char style (whitespaces preserved, and escapes are not translated)
&xxx; &#DDD; escapes for symbols, international chars, and ASCII code chars, non-breaking space Standard: *, *, ampersand, ASCII char code Netscape Extensions: registered trademark, copyright, international 8-bit character set
NETSCAPE EXTENSIONS TO HTML
*!– xxx * comment
basefont specifies the base size for body text size=absolute size (default is 3)
big, small changes to a smaller/larger font size relative to current font size Note: big=min(7, current font size + 1) small=max(1, current font size – 1) (font size is NetScape’s system whose valid range is from 1 to 7) not exported; instead *font size=…* is used instead
center centers Exported only if impossible to center a section of text using standard HTML
font changes font attributes size={absolute size, increment/decrement size} color={blue,green,red,yellow,white,magenta,purple,cyan,black,gray,grey,#RRGGBB} color always exported as #RRGGBB