Use the Text part to add text to a Web page. The text can wrap
across multiple lines. You must use a separate Text part for each block
of text you want to appear with special formatting (such as underlining or
italics) or with a hypertext link.
- bold
- Use the bold property to indicate whether you want the text to
appear in a bold font. Depending upon the default edit-time font, you
might not see the text appear in a bold font at edit time.
This property is equivalent to the HTML b tag.
- converter
- Use the converter property to specify the converter to use for
the part. A converter is an object that manages the conversion of other
objects to and from their display format for certain visual parts, such as a
Text part.
- eventHandlers
- Use the eventHandlers property to define any event handlers for
this part. Event handlers provide the ability to detect and react to
events that occur while an HtmlPage is loaded in a Web browser. An
example of an event handler is mouse over, where you can specify
when the mouse moves over an HTML element, something happens, usually a
JavaScript is executed..
- extraAttributes
- Use the extraAttributes property to specify any additional HTML
attributes that you want included in the HTML tagging generated by the
part. You can use this property to include HTML attributes that are not
directly supported by VisualAge.
- fontSize
- Use the fontSize property to specify the size of the font you
want to use for the text specified in this part. Valid values are any
integer between 1 and 7. The specific size of the font at run time
depends upon the browser defaults.
This property is equivalent to the size attribute of
the HTML font element.
- foregroundColor
- Use the foregroundColor property to specify the text color of
the text on the page. (Some browsers might not support changing text
color.)
This property is equivalent to the color attribute of
the HTML font element.
- headerLevel
- Use the headerLevel property to specify the level of text for a
heading. Valid values are the integers from 1 to 6. (If the text
is not a heading, set this property to <Default>.)
This property is equivalent to the HTML h1 through
h6 elements.
- italic
- Use the italic property specifies whether or not you want the
text to appear in italic type face.
This property is equivalent to the HTML i tag.
- link
- Use the link property to specify where you want to link to from
a text or image. If you do not want to place a link on the text or
image, leave this property blank.
This property is equivalent to the href attribute of
the HTML a (anchor) element.
- literal
- Use the literal property to indicate whether the text of the
part is to be passed to the Web browser exactly as you typed it. Set
literal to true if you want to include HTML tagging in
the text. The Web browser must be able to interpret and display the
text at run time.
Use this property if you want to use HTML tagging that is not directly
supported by VisualAge.
At edit time, literal text is displayed in a monospaced font by
default. You can specify a different font using the Preferences
window.
- object
- Use the object property to specify the text you want displayed
by this Text part. The text can be a single word or multiple words and
can wrap across multiple lines.
Note: | If you specify a link destination with the link property, all of
the text you type in this field is placed within the link. You must use
separate Text parts to create individual links within a sentence.
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- partName
- In the Part name field, type the name you want to use to
describe the part. For non-visual parts, this text appears under the
icon for the part on the free-form surface.
The name of the part can consist of alphanumeric characters, and must be
unique from all other parts on the layout surface.
This field is optional. If you do not specify a part name, VisualAge
generates a unique name based on the class name of the part.
- preformatted
- Use the preformatted property to specify that the text should
appear exactly as it is typed, with line breaks preserved. Most
browsers use a monospaced font to display preformatted text.
This property is equivalent to the HTML pre
tag.
At edit time, a monospaced font is used as the default. You can
specify a different font using the Preferences window.
- string
- Use the string property to specify a script. Use this
property when your script is small and you want it generated in line with the
HTML.
- typewriter
- Use the typewriter attribute to indicate that the text should
be displayed in a typewriter font.
This property is equivalent to the HTML tt
tag.
At edit time, a monospaced font is used as the default. You can
specify a different font using the Preferences window.