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If a bgcolor attribute value is specified for subsection, the text area should be displayed with a coloured or tinted background.
Special topic See "Borders, boxed text and backgrounds" for information on using subsection to create boxed text and coloured backgrounds.
Hexadecimal codes should be used for colour values.
| Black = #000000 | Green = #008000 | ||
| Silver = #C0C0C0 | Lime = #00FF00 | ||
| Gray = #808080 | Olive = #808000 | ||
| White = #FFFFFF | Yellow = #FFFF00 | ||
| Maroon = #800000 | Navy = #000080 | ||
| Red = #FF0000 | Blue = #0000FF | ||
| Purple = #800080 | Teal = #008080 | ||
| Fuchsia = #FF00FF | Aqua = #00FFFF |
For a full list of hex codes, see http://www.hotwired.com/webmonkey/reference/color_codes/
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If a border is required around the text area, a border attribute value should be specified. Allowable values are listed below. (These are taken from HTML 4 table@frame attribute values which will usually be how boxed text will be displayed in HTML):
| Value | Explanation |
|---|---|
| above | Top border only |
| below | Bottom border only |
| hsides | Both top and bottom borders |
| vsides | Both left and right side borders |
| lhs | Left border only |
| rhs | Right border only |
| box | All borders (top, bottom, left and right) i.e. a box |
| void | No borders |
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Special topic See "Borders, boxed text and backgrounds" for information on using subsection to create boxed text and coloured backgrounds.
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An ID number for the subsection. See IDPrefixes.htm.
ID
Language codes should be specified using the 2-letter ISO 639 codes. A quick reference is provided here.
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The level of subsection. Must be numeric, 1 or greater.
If the subsection is to be displayed in a different font size, a relative value should be specified. Allowable values are:
| Value | Explanation |
|---|---|
| large | The section of text is displayed in a larger font size (determined by a pre-defined stylesheet) |
| small | The section of text is displayed in a smaller font size (determined by a pre-defined stylesheet) |
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If unknown then type is miscellaneous.
Example top-level subsection types:
| Value | Explanation |
|---|---|
| references | A bibliography, cited literature or further reading list |
| acknowledgement | Acknowledgements belonging to an article |
| introduction | A subsection of the main body text of an article |
| materials_and_methods | ditto |
| results | ditto |
| conclusion | ditto |
| discussion | ditto |
| online | The block of text should be displayed in the online version only and not in print |
| The block of text should be displayed in the print version only and not online |
A list of all elements which have type attributes is available here.
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Created: Tue Dec 23 14:02:01 2003