User's Manual

Welcome! This is the complete reference for version 1.5 of the MTX markup format. If you are a new user, read the Basic Concepts section as an interactive tutorial. You may also want to review the Five Minute Guide to HTML and MTX for a quick overview of HTML and MTX. If you are already using MTX, explore the Advanced Features section for new ideas on how to make your Web pages more effective.

Introduction

• Why Use MTX?
• What's New in MTX 1.5?
• Notes on Terminology
• Notes on These MTX Files

Basic Concepts

• Plain Text Files - MTX
  • Paragraphs
• Special Information - MTX
  • %TITLE
• Author, Version, and Other Information - MTX
  • %AUTHOR, %AUTHURL, %CONTACT, %CONTURL, %VERSION, %VERSURL, %FILE, %CREATED, %EXPIRES, %PATH, %MTX
• Headings and Basic Document Structure - MTX
  • Leading #, Table of Contents
• Subheadings and Outlines - MTX
  • Leading #!..., Leading ##..., %OUTLINE long, %OUTLINE none
• Page Formatting - MTX
  • Leading -, Leading ', Leading =, Leading $
• Text Formatting - MTX
  • {!...!}, {*...*}, {@...@}, {S}, {B}, {P}
• Bulleted, Numbered, and Other Lists - MTX
  • Leading Space or Tab with #, !, @, +, or -
• Hypertext Links - MTX
  • {#...#URL#}, {#...##}, {#...#=NAME#}
• Navigation Links - MTX
  • %HOME, %HOMEURL, %PARENT, %PARENTURL, %INDEX, %INDEXURL, %PREV, %PREVURL, %NEXT, %NEXTURL
• Image Tags - MTX
  • Leading #!!..., %IMAGES, {=...=}, {+...+}, {-...-}, {#...#}
• Anatomy of a Web Page - MTX
  • Summary of Page Structure

Advanced Features

• Headings as Links and Anchors - MTX
  • Leading #...#URL, Leading #...#=NAME
• Floating Graphics - MTX
  • {=\...=}, {=/...=}, {=$...=}, {C}
• Tables - MTX
  • Leading |, *, ^, \n
• Interactive Questions - MTX
  • Leading ?, Leading @, Leading Space or Tab
• On-line Testing - MTX
  • %QUIZCGI, %QUIZLIST, %LAYOUT, %EXPIRES
• Presentation Slides - MTX
  • %LAYOUT slide
• Keyword Indexes (Not available in MTX 1.5)
  • Leading \, %LAYOUT keyword, %LAYOUT noindex
• Other Page Tags - MTX
  • %LAYOUT, %COLORS, %WATERMARK, %BASE, %COUNTER, %REFRESH

Other Information

• The Current State of HTML
• Notes on Compatibility
• Revision History
• Future Enhancements