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HTML in Amaya

The following topics are covered in this section:

Amaya recognizes all the elements available in the HTML 4.0, but only generates elements that are not deprecated. The following list contains the elements that can be generated in Amaya, each linked to the HTML specification for the element. Help information is also available about these elements.

a
anchor - a link and/or target
abbr
abbreviated form (e.g., WWW, HTTP, etc.)
acronym
 an acronym: a type of abrreviation that is usually pronounced as a word. (e.g., laser, WYSIWYG)
address
information about the author
area
client-side image map area
b
bold text style (This effect should be achieved using style sheets or markup that conveys structural information)
base
document base URI
bdo
I18N BiDi over-ride
big
large text style (This effect should be achieved using style sheets or markup that conveys structural information)
blockquote
long quotation
body
document body
br
forced line break
button
push button
caption
table caption
cite
citation
code
computer code fragment
col
table column
colgroup
table column group
dd
definition description
del
deleted text
dfn
instance definition
div
generic language/style container
dl
definition list
dt
definition term
em
emphasis
fieldset
form control group
form
interactive form
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6
heading
head
document head
hr
horizontal rule
html
document root element
i
italic text style (This effect should be achieved using style sheets or markup that conveys structural information)
iframe
inline subwindow
img
Embedded image
input
form control
ins
inserted text
kbd
text to be entered by the user
label
form field label text
legend
fieldset legend
li
list item
link
a media-independent link
map
client-side image map
meta
generic metainformation
noscript
alternate content container for non script-based rendering
object
generic embedded object
ol
ordered list
optgroup
option group
option
selectable choice
p
paragraph
param
named property value
pre
preformatted text
q
short inline quotation
samp
sample program output, scripts, etc.
script
script statements
select
option selector
small
small text style (This effect should be achieved using style sheets or markup that conveys structural information)
span
generic language/style container
strong
strong emphasis
style
style information
sub
subscript (This effect should be achieved using style sheets or markup that conveys structural information)
sup
superscript (This effect should be achieved using style sheets or markup that conveys structural information)
table
 A table
tbody
table body
td
table data cell
textarea
multi-line text field
tfoot
table footer block
th
table header cell
thead
table header block
title
document title
tr
table row, containing table cells.
tt
teletype or monospaced text style (This effect should be achieved using style sheets or markup that conveys structural information)
ul
unordered list
var
instance of a variable or program argument

Amaya does not allow the user to create Framesets. It is possible to edit framesets in the structure view - elements can be copied and pasted, and appropriate attributes are available.

frame
subwindow
frameset
window subdivision
noframes
alternate content container for non frame-based rendering

Amaya does not create the following elements which are deprecated in HTML 4.0 Strict (i.e. should no longer be used). They should be replaced as noted for each element:

applet
Should be replaced by the object element
basefont
Should be replaced by the use of style sheets
center
Should be replaced by the use of style sheets
dir
Should be replaced by the ul element
font
Should be replaced by the use of style sheets
isindex
Should be replaced by the use of forms
menu
Should be replaced by the ul element
s and strike
Should be replaced by the use of del (to identify text to be removed) or by style sheets
u
Should be replaced by the use of style sheets

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