Chapter 3-16: Using GUI Features of the Image Editor
RAW Text Widgets
A widget defined as RAW TEXT will not honor html tags, whereas one defined as a LABEL or TEXT AREA will do so. RAW TEXT may be used on ALPHA and TEXT fields. RAW TEXT indicates that the data should be printed as stored with no formatting applied by APPX.
When used with either an ALPHA field or a TEXT field RAW TEXT will not apply any html formatting. Data will not word-wrap, and instead will break on a character with a default position of the top and left of the widget area. Underscores for required spaces and APPX paragraph characters will print as data. Widget attributes will be honored. If no widget attributes are set the result of a RAW TEXT widget should be the same as an ALPHA field printed with no widget.
The table below summarizes the behaviors of various output process widget types for ALPHA and TEXT fields as of Release 6.1.0:
Please note, the table below is similiar to versions of APPX prior to 6.1.0. however, prior to APPX 6.1.0 the implimentation was inaccurate in many ways.
| Field Type / Widget Type | No Widget | RAW TEXT | LABEL | TEXT AREA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA | Does not honor embedded html formatting Does not word-wrap text Wraps characters at end of each row Truncates extra characters at end of last row Prints underscores and APPX end-of-paragraph (dec 182) characters as data | Does not honor embedded html formatting Does not word-wrap text Wraps characters at end of each row Prints underscores and APPX end-of-paragraph (dec 182) characters as data Honors widget attributes however, if no widget attributes are specified, the result is the same as if no widget type was specified Default text position is top left | Honors embedded html formating Does not word-wrap text Does not wrap characters Prints ellipses, when truncating text, at the ned of the row Prints underscore and APPX end-of-paragraph characters as data All spaces treated as required spaces Default text position is center left | Honors embedded html formating Word-wraps text Prints underscore and APPX end-of-paragraph characters as data All spaces treated as required spaces Default text position is top left |
| TEXT | Does not honor embedded html formatting Word-wraps text Truncates words at end of last row Honors APPX end-of-paragraph characters (dec 182) Substitutes spaces for underscore characters | Does not honor embedded html formatting Does not word-wrap text Wraps characters at end of each row Prints underscore characters and APPX end-of-paragraph characters as data Honors widget attributes however, if no widget attributes are specified, the result is the same as if no widget type was specified Default text position is top left | Same as TEXT AREA widget except that the default text position is center left | Honors embedded html formating Word-wraps text Honors APPX end-of-paragraph characters (dec 182) Substitutes required spaces for underscore characters Default text position is top left |