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> > | If no widget is specified or if a RAW TEXT widget type is specified, the contents of the field will be printed without formating. A RAW TEXT widget type can be used to print the unformated field value including any html tags. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The label value of a LABEL widget may contain HTML tags as a way of formating the label value when printed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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When an ALPHA field that contains end-of-paragraph characters ("¶") or underline characters ("_") is printed, these characters are not interpreted as text formating characters and are instead printed like any other characters regardless of whether the field contains HTML elements.
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> > | HTML - HTML document<HTML>...</HTML>The HTML element contains the entire html document. A field whose contents is to be formated by embedded html tags must begin with an HTML element starting in position 1. The end tag of an HTML element is optional. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> > | CENTER - Centered block<CENTER>...</CENTER>Text within a CENTER block is formated and then centered horizontally within the width of the output widget. H1 - Level-one heading<H1>...</H1>The H1 element defines a level-one heading. The level-one heading is the highest level heading and has the largest and boldest font size of the six possible heading levels. A document generally has a single level-one heading representing the most important heading level. H2 - Level-two heading<H2>...</H2>The H2 element defines a level-two heading. A level-two heading is less important than a level-one heading and more important than a level-three heading. The font size of a level-two heading is smaller than a level-one heading and larger than a level-three heading. H3 - Level-three heading<H3>...</H3>The H3 element defines a level-three heading. A level-three heading is less important than a level-two heading and more important than a level-four heading. The font size of a level-three heading is smaller than a level-two heading and larger than a level-four heading. H4 - Level-four heading<H4>...</H4>The H4 element defines a level-four heading. A level-four heading is less important than a level-three heading and more important than a level-five heading. The font size of a level-four heading is smaller than a level-three heading and larger than a level-five heading. H5 - Level-five heading<H5>...</H5>The H5 element defines a level-five heading. A level-five heading is less important than a level-four heading and more important than a level-six heading. The font size of a level-five heading is smaller than a level-four heading and larger than a level-six heading. H6 - Level-six heading<H6>...</H6>The H6 element defines a level-six heading. A level-six heading is less important than a level-five heading. A level-six heading is the least important of the six headings. P - Paragraph<P>...</P>The P element defines a paragraph. The closing tag for a P element is optional. A P element cannot include other block-level elements such as CENTER, PRE, or H1 thru H6. PRE - Preformated text<PRE>...</PRE>The PRE element is used to print preformated text. Preformated text is printed with a fixed space font. White space is not compressed out and long lines are not wrapped. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> > | A - Anchor<A HREF=uri>...</A>The A element is an anchor for a hypertext link that is to be embedded in the pdf document. The HREF attribute specified a hypertext link to a web page, an image, or other types of files. Example: <A HREF="http://www.appx.com">the APPX web site</A> BR - Line break<BR>The BR element forces a break in the current line. Printing of text continues on the next line. FONT - Font changeSUB - Subscript<SUB>...</SUB>The SUB element print the text within the block as a subscript. SUP - Superscript<SUP>...</SUP>The SUP element print the text within the block as a superscript. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> > | B - Bold textBIG - Big textI - Italic textSMALL - Small textTT - Teletype textU - Underlined textDetails:Font Size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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BIG - The enclosed text should be printed one size larger than the current font size. <BIG>...</BIG> is the same as <FONT SIZE="+1">...</FONT>. BIG tags can be nested in which case the inner text is one size larger than the outer text. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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< < | SMALL - The enclosed text should be printed one size smaller than the current font size. <SMALL>...</SMALL> is the same as <FONT SIZE="-1">...</FONT>. SMALL tags can be nested in which case the intter text is one size smaller than the outer text. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
> > | SMALL - The enclosed text should be printed one size smaller than the current font size. <SMALL>...</SMALL> is the same as <FONT SIZE="-1">...</FONT>. SMALL tags can be nested in which case the inner text is one size smaller than the outer text. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relative font sizes are supported <font size="+n"> or <font size="-n"> Absolute font sizes are supported <font size=n> where n=1 to 28. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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> > | The default font size for a report is specified (as a point size) in the FORM record in System Administration or is calculated based on the various specifications in the FORM record. The default font size equates to <font size=10> or a font scale of 100%. The following table shows that APPX supports 28 font sizes that are all scaled relative to the default font size of the report. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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