Tags for formatting text

The enhanced 3270 user interface supports the use of a small subset of HTML tags and some proprietary tags that can be used to format the text specified using the TEXT keyword in a subpanel of TYPE=TEXT.

Note that formatting is not required. Freeform text is supported in these subpanels.

HTML tags

The enhanced 3270 user interface supports use of the HTML tags shown in Table 1.

Table 1. Supported HTML tags
Type	Tagging	Description
Heading	`<h1></h1>`	Text enclosed by h1 tags is displayed in all capitals and is followed by a line break. The text can be centered using a `<center>` tag. For example: `<h1><center>TEXT IN CAPS</h1>`
Paragraph	`<p></p>`	Inserts two line breaks (that is, an empty line) before the text.
Unordered list	`<ul></ul>`	Displays the list items between the tags in a bulleted list.
Ordered list	`<ol></ol>`	Displays the list items between the tags in a sequentially numbered list.
List items	`<li></li>`	Contains the text for an entry in a bulleted or numbered list.
Line break	`<br>`	Forces a line break. Can be used to create an empty line.
Hypertext link	<a href="panelid"></a>	Text enclosed by the `<a></a>` (anchor) tags is white (selectable) and underlined. Cursoring over the text and pressing Enter displays the workspace referenced. Only links to other workspace panels are supported.
Emphasis	<em></em>	Text enclosed by the tags is underlined.
Comment	<!– –>	Text is not displayed.

Spaces between words within tags are preserved, so spaces can be used to align text.

Additional tags

The enhanced 3270 user interface supports the proprietary formatting tags shown in Table 2.

Table 2. Non-HTML formatting tags
Type	Tagging	Description
Color	`<color=color></color>`	Can be placed around any word or element. The color is in effect until the end tag or the end of the subpanel if there is no end tag. Any color name supported by the 3270 interface is supported.
Alignment	`<center>`	Centers text. The center alignment is in effect until the end tag for the element.

Example

The following example shows the use of the TEXT keyword to specify the text to appear in the subpanel.

/********************************************************************/
/*                                                                  
/*        TEXT SUBPANEL                   
/*                                                                 
/********************************************************************/
<WORKSPACE>

 <SUBPANEL>
 TYPE=TEXT                                                              

HEADER='Help for &INSPECT' 

TEXT='<h1><center>This is a centered H1 Header</h1>
<br>
Welcome to SYSPLEX <color=yellow>&ZSYSPLEX</color>. 
<WORKSPACEEND>