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Long Entries:
A long entry is text that the short expands to. A long entry can be
specified 3 different ways within a database file.
1. Any text that is positioned between a !short: command and a
!seealso: command.
2. Any text between two !short: commands
3. Text contained in a separate file. This text is pointed to with
the !file: command.
To enter a long entry between two of our !short: entries.
!short: Chopin
+-. Side 1:
| Song 1
| Song 2
| Song 3
| Song 4
| Song 5
|-.
| !short: Bach
| !short: Mozart
|
+--------- This area of text will become the long entry.
We have just created a long entry. As you can see, to create a long
entry, all you do is type the text directly below the short entry
that expands to it. Type the text exactly as you want it to appear
in the display window. (The window is 78 characters wide. A long
entry can be 65,536 characters long.) This long entry will be dis-
played by EXPANDing the !short entry Chopin.
Press the Gray + key to proceed to the next topic (long entry).
See Also:
Creating Your Own Hypertext Database - An Overview.
Organization of Data Files.
!Short: Short Entries (A list of one line descriptions).
Related Topics (also known as !seealso: cross referencing).
Compiling (Preparing the text file for linking).
Creating the Menu Link Control File.
Adding Another Menu.
Linking (Combines all compiled files into the final Database).
What We Have Covered So Far.
!File: Pointing to Another File.
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