3. Text Block Formatting (as-is, break, center, listing, para)

3.1. Purpose

Provide elements for identifying and formatting blocks of text such as paragraphs and code listings. Although some of these suggest style they are again very handy in practice.

3.2. Elements

tag
purpose
as-is
no formatting, text appears as-is
break
a line break
center
center text block
listing
display text block as code listing (usually combine with <include>)
para
paragraph text block
section[1-8]
nested section blocks (H[1-6] HTML equivalents)

3.3. Example

3.3.1. Construct

173: 174: <as-is> 175: This is displayed as-is 176: This is displayed as-is 177: 178: </as-is> 179: 180: <para> 181: This is a line-<break/>break 182: </para> 183: 184: <center>This is centered</center>. 185: 186: <listing> 187: This is a listing. 188: This is a listing. 189: </listing>. 190: 191: <para> 192: This is a a paragraph with para element. This is a a paragraph with para element. 193: This is a a paragraph with para element. This is a a paragraph with para element. 194: This is a a paragraph with para element. This is a a paragraph with para element. 195: </para>.

3.3.2. Result

     This is displayed as-is
     This is displayed as-is
   
   

This is a line-
break

This is centered
.
This is a listing. This is a listing.
.

This is a a paragraph with para element. This is a a paragraph with para element. This is a a paragraph with para element. This is a a paragraph with para element. This is a a paragraph with para element. This is a a paragraph with para element.

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