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Some special features are provided by LANSA to enhance the display of HELP text. These consist of special characters that can be used as follows :
Special Character | Effect |
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% (percentage) | Display in high intensity |
{ (left parenthesis) | Underline |
@ (at) | Display in reverse image |
~ (accent) | Blink |
} (right parenthesis) | Revert to normal display mode |
\ (backslash) | Revert to normal display mode |
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| Note |
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| Note: These special characters may be changed when not appropriate in your language. |
For example: The following text: The
The{underlined field}indicates an input
would appear as: The
The underlined field indicates an input
Notice that the "%" and "{" are replaced by blanks. Where multiple enhancement characters are used together with no spaces between them they are "consolidated" into one enhancement character. For instance "%{" (high intensity, underline, blink) would be consolidated into one enhancement character that is used in the same position as the "".
Note that a display enhancement cannot be continued over multiple lines. Display enhancements are considered to end at the end of the text line, even if a "revert to normal display" character ("\" or "}") is not used:
contact the{Accounts department
...
or
your supervisor for more information.
would be displayed as: contact the Accounts department or
your supervisor for more
contact the Accounts department or
your supervisor for more information.
See Also
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How to Use Special Values and and in the Technical Reference Guide, refer to:
Substitution/Control Values - Visual LANSA Only
Help Text Attributes,
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