TPU Editor
Installation
- Place the EDITOR.TPU file in a common location
- Assign a symbol (such as HTMLEDIT) as follows:
- HTMLEDIT :== "EDIT/TPU/COMMAND=pathHTMLEDITOR.TPU"
- Edit your HTML files by typing:
TPU HTML Editor Commands
- GOLD-A Insert an anchor
- This will place a named anchor in another location in the current
document or another document. You will be prompted for the following:
- FROM or TO entry: (FROM/TO) [FROM]:
- This is asking if you wish to insert the call to the anchor {FROM} or the anchor itself {TO}
Press RETURN to enter the FROM entry.
- ENTERING THE FROM LINE:
- Document Linked to (including path) [CURRENT]:
- This is asking for the location of the anchor; is it in the current
document or is it in an external document? Press RETURN for CURRENT document.
- ANCHOR IN CURRENT DOCUMENT
- Anchor Name:
- This is asking for the chosen name for the anchor, it can be any single word string.
- Descriptor for this link:
- This is asking for a brief description of what the link is about.
- ANCHOR IN AN EXTERNAL DOCUMENT
- Is file on the local host? (Y/N) [Y]:
- This is asking if the external document is on the local host or is it
an off site address? Press RETURN for YES
- What type of link is it (file, http, gopher, wais, news, telnet) [FILE]:
- This is asking what type (SEE BELOW)
of link is required to get the requested document. Press RETURN for FILE
- Anchor Name:
- This is asking for the chosen name for the anchor, it can be any single word string. And must be the same as the
one chosen when the {TO} anchor was placed.
- Descriptor for this link:
- This is asking for a brief description of what the link is about.
- ENTERING THE TO LINE:
- Anchor Name:
- This is asking for the chosen name for the anchor, it can be any single word string. And must be the same as the one
chosen when the {FROM} anchor was placed.
- Descriptor for this link:
- This is asking for a brief description of what the link is about.
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GOLD-B Toggle BOLD text
This will toggle on and off BOLD text attributes.
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GOLD-D Start/Stop a Descriptive List
This will start or stop a descriptive list. A descriptive list is a Title line followed by one or more lines of explaining
text. You will be prompted as to whether you want to start a list or stop a list. Once a list is started a <DT> and a
<DD> will be place in the document. On the <DT> line place the title of the subject. On the <DD> line place the
text describing the subject. Use the ENTER key to add more <DT>/<DL> lines. End the list when all items
have been entered.
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GOLD-E Start/Stop a PREFORMATED section of text.
This will start a section of text in which you want the text to be format exactly like entered. You will be prompted as to
whether to start the section or end the section. Other embedded HTML commands may still be used in PRE sections.
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GOLD-F Toggle FIXED font text
This will toggle on and off FIXED font text attributes.
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GOLD-G Insert an inline image.
This will allow an inline GIF or X11 picture to be placed on the page. You will be prompted for the following:
- Image name (including path):
- This is asking for the file name of the image; including full path.
- Is file on the local host? (Y/N) [Y]:
- This is asking if the above image file is on the local host or is it
an off site address? Press RETURN for YES
- Descriptor for this image:
- This is asking for text to appear beside the image.
- Should text be align to bottom of image? (Y/N) [Y]
- This is asking if the Descriptor should be aligned to the bottom of the picture. Choosing NO will align the text to the
top of the image. Press RETURN for YES.
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GOLD-H Insert Header Line
This inserts a header line onto the page. You will be prompted for the following:
- Header Level (1-6):
- This is asking for the level of the header. Level 1 point size is larger than 2, 2 is larger than 3, etc...
- Header Text:
- This is the actual header text.
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GOLD-I Toggle Italics
This will toggle on and off ITALICS font text attribute.
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GOLD-L Insert a link to another document
This will allow a point and click link to another document. You will be prompted for the following:
- File name (including path):
- This is asking for the name of the file that you want to move to; including full path.
- Is file on the local host? (Y/N) [Y]:
- This is asking if the external document is on the local host or is it an off site address?
Press RETURN for YES
- Descriptor for this link:
- This is asking for a brief description of what the link is about.
- What type of link is it (file, http, gopher, wais, news, telnet) [FILE]:
- This is asking what type (SEE BELOW) of link is required to get the requested document.
Press RETURN for FILE
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GOLD-O Start/Stop an Ordered List
This will insert and ordered list (numbered). You will be prompted as to whether you want to start a list or end a list.
Each item in a list starts with <LI>; pressing the ENTER key while the list is started will insert <LI>'s
for you. End the list when all list items have been entered.
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GOLD-P Insert a paragraph marker
This marks the end of a paragraph, and tells HTML to skip a line.
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GOLD-Q Insert a Block Quote
This insert an indented block of text. You will be prompted as to whether you want to start the quote or end the quote.
End the quote when all applicable text has been entered.
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GOLD-S Insert an Address
This inserts the author's address line onto the page. You will be prompted for the address.
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GOLD-T Insert the Title of the Page
This inserts the page's title onto the page. You will be prompted for the title.
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GOLD-U Start/Stop an Unnumbered List
This will insert a bulleted list (unnumbered). You will be prompted as to whether you want to start a list or end a list.
Each item in a list starts with <LI>; pressing the ENTER key while the list is started will insert <LI>'s
for you. End the list when all list items have been entered.
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GOLD-< Insert the actual < symbol
Because the < is an embedded command symbol in HTML use GOLD-< to insert the symbol
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GOLD-> Insert the actual > symbol
Because the > is an embedded command symbol in HTML use GOLD-> to insert the symbol
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GOLD-& Insert the actual & symbol
Because the & is an embedded command symbol in HTML use GOLD-& to insert the symbol
Types of Links
- FILE
- A file on your local system, or a file on an anonymous FTP server.
- HTTP
- A file on a World Wide Web server.
- GOPHER
- A file on a Gopher Server.
- WAIS
- A file on a WAIS server.
- NEWS
- A group/article from a News server.
- TELNET
- Telnet to a site