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Image Tags

Page Logos

To place a graphic as part of the page heading (a "logo") use the %LOGO tag followed by the file name. The ".gif" extension will be added automatically. The logo for this page is "mtxlogo.gif."

  %LOGO mtxlogo

Page Icons

To place a small graphic (an "icon") as part of the page heading use the %ICON tag followed by the file name. The ".gif" extension will be added automatically. There can be only one logo or icon for each page. An example of an icon can be found by clicking on the linked pages picture below. NOTE: When viewed with Netscape, icon graphics "float" to the left allowing text to flow up to the right. Be sure to use a clear tag ({C}) to control your text as necessary.

  %ICON picture

In-Line GIFs

To place a graphic enclose the file name in {=...=}. The ".gif" extension will be added automatically.

  {=picture=}

Linked JPEGs

To place a graphic that is linked to a JPEG graphic file enclose the file name in {+...+}. The ".gif" and ".jpg" extensions will be added automatically.

  {+picture+}

Linked GIFs

To place a graphic that is linked to a GIF graphic file enclose the file name in {-...-}. The ".gif" and "L.gif" extensions will be added automatically.

  {-picture-}

Linked Pages

To place a graphic that is linked to an HTML page enclose the file name in {#...#}. The ".gif" and ".html" extensions will be added automatically.

  {#picture#}

Alternate Text

MTX provides a mechanism to add a text alternative (ALT="text" in HTML) for each graphic. This is an important compatibility feature in several situations:

For users with text-only browsers (LYNX)
When users turn off image "auto load" (slow dial-in connections)
When files have been moved from their original locations (downloaded)
When the graphic file is missing or renamed

Any extra words following the file name will be used as alternate text for that graphic.

This is the Alternate Text

  {=filename This is the Alternate Text=}

Image Paths

It is often desirable to keep image files separate from MTX and HTML files. The %IMAGES tag allows you to specify a path for the images used by the current document. This information will automatically be added to all image references. Paths can be complete or relative URLs. The image path for this page is "../images/."

  %IMAGES ../images/

Updated: July 13, 1996 at 8:21 PM
Version: MTX 1.4 User's Manual / Copyright 1996 by the University of Florida
Location: http://www.med.ufl.edu/medinfo/mtx/docs14/images.html
Author: Richard Rathe / rrathe@dean.med.ufl.edu

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