FIG (Figure)

Parameters

FRAME=RULE | NONE

This attribute specifies the type of frame to put around the figure.

RULE

Specifies dashed lines appears above and below the figure.

NONE

Specifies no frame; a blank line is left above and below the figure.

WIDTH=PAGE | COL

This attribute specifies where the figure should be aligned. The value PAGE (the default) formats the figure on the original left margin. The value COL formats the figure on the current left margin. The current left margin may be different than the original left margin of the panel if the FIG tag is nested within another tag that causes indenting; the UL tag, for example.

NOSKIP

This attribute causes the blank line normally placed before the figure to be skipped.

figure-content

This is the text of the figure definition.

Comments

The FIG tag defines the format of text so that it is set off from other text on the panel and retains the format of the enclosed text. Tags that normally cause word wrapping within an information region (such as P, NOTE, or PARML) do not cause word-wrapping when nested within a FIG definition. In addition, blank spaces and blank lines in the source are preserved in the figure.

If any DTL source text line is too long to fit in the remaining available formatting width, the data is truncated. A warning message is issued when the first line within the figure is truncated.

A figure can also contain a figure caption, defined with the FIGCAP tag (see FIGCAP (Figure Caption)).

Restrictions

• The FIG tag requires an end tag.
• You must code the FIG tag within an INFO definition. See INFO (Information Region) for a complete description of this tag.

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