Creating new markers

Format description file

New markers can be created by adapting the "format description" file. This file is located in the $OBJING_PATH/tpf directory.

· html.fmt for HTML

· winword.fmt for RTF

· ascii.fmt for ASCII

· groff.fmt for Postscript

All markers must have the following syntax:

· MARKER_NAME: comment:position:translation

· MARKER_NAME: name of the marker

· comment: description of the marker

· position: BEGIN_LINE or END LINE

· translation: value of the marker for the target

Example

In the following example, we are going to create a marker used to generate text in italics and in bold.

Definition of markers in the <OBJING_PATH>\tpf\html.fmt file:

\IB:begin line in bold and italics:BEGIN_LINE:<I><B>

IB\:end line in bold and italics:END_LINE:</I></B>

In an Objecteering note, it is now possible to use this marker.

"\IB text in italics and in bold IB\"

will generate the following text:

"text in italics and in bold"