HTML 3.2 and Netscape 3.0: Block elements

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It is conceivable that most unusual and extraordinary circumstances may arise in which the relief from duty of a commanding officer by a subordinate becomes necessary, either by placing him under arrest or on the sick list; but such action shall never be taken without the approval of the Navy Department or other appropriate higher authority, except when reference to such higher authority is undoubtedly impracticable...

- From the Navy Regulations, Article 184 and the first page of The Caine Mutiny by Herman Wouk
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UL

The UL (Unordered List) element is the simplest list element. It creates a bulleted list. There are two attributes, TYPE and COMPACT. The TYPE element controls the appearance of the bullets, and has three options: "disc|square|circle." Ex:

<UL TYPE=square&gt COMPACT;   <LI>List item 1   <LI>List item 2   <LI>... </UL>

List item 1 List item 2 ...

OL

The OL (Ordered List) element defines a sequential list, usually displayed indented. There are three attributes, TYPE, START, and COMPACT. Type determines the numbering style, [1|a|A|i|I]:

1   arabic numbers      1, 2, 3, ...
a   lower alpha         a, b, c, ...
A   upper alpha         A, B, C, ...
i   lower roman         i, ii, iii, ...
I   upper roman         I, II, III, ...

START is a number that determines the starting sequence, based on the TYPE. Ex:

<OL TYPE="i" START="2">   <LI>List item 1   <LI>List item 2   <LI>... </UL>

List item 1 List item 2 ...

The LI element has additional flexibility (first introduced in Netscape 1.1 and now in the HTML 3.2 DTD), allowing you to change the type and list count index for unordered and ordered lists respectively. The two LI attributes are TYPE (UL) and VALUE:

<UL TYPE=square>   <LI>List item 1   <LI TYPE="DISC">List item 2   <LI>... </UL>

List item 1 List item 2 ...

<OL TYPE="i">   <LI>List item 1   <LI>List item 2   <LI VALUE="5">... </UL>

List item 1 List item 2 ...

DIR/MENU

The DIR (Directory List) and MENU (Menu List) elements define lists identical to unordered lists. There is one attribute, COMPACT:

<DIR COMPACT>   <LI>List item 1   <LI>List item 2   <LI>... </UL>

List item 1 List item 2 ...

<MENU COMPACT>   <LI>List item 1   <LI>List item 2   <LI>... </UL>

List item 1 List item 2 ...

DL

The DL (Definition List) creates a "glossary" type of list, i.e., a flush left term, followed by its indented definition. The DT element is the term, and the DD element defines the term. There is one attribute, COMPACT, which renders a more compact style. In practice, COMPACT has little effect on a DL. Ex:

<DL>    <DT>Term1<DD>       Definition of term1    <DT>Term2<DD>       Definition of term2 </DL> Willie Keith He was of medium height, somewhat chubby, and good looking, with curly red hair and an innocent, gay face, more remarkable for a humorous air about the eyes and large mouth than for any strength of chin or nobility of nose. Captain Queeg Nobody was expecting the new captain. The gig was making a routine morning trip to the fleet landing for mail and a movie. The ragged boatswain and his two filthy assistants were appalled when Queeg accosted them and courteously ordered them to load his foot locker and bags into the boat. They had no way of warning the officer of the deck about their passenger, and so the new captain caught his first impression of the ship in its natural unpolished state.

<P>Willie and May were huddled together in the moonlight beside a tall pine on the floor of the Yosemite Valley....They heard a deep masculine voice call, in long-drawn tones echoing between the sheer valley walls, "Let the fire fall!" From the peak of a cliff a red cascade of embers came tumbling straight down through the darkness, a glowing, floating fiery column a mile high. Somerwhere in the gloom cowboy musicians began a melancholy little love song. Willie and May turned to each other and kissed.</P>

<P ALIGN=RIGHT>After a while they walked arm in arm to the hotel.</P>

NHTML: - <NOBR> - The NOBR (NO BReak) element disables word wrapping, and prevents line breaks from being automatically inserted inside the opening and closing tags. You can manually break lines by using the <BR> tag. It can contain any number of text containers. The NOBR and WBR elements were added to Netscape 1.1.

<WBR> - The WBR (Word BReak) element is rarely used in situations where you know exactly at what word you want a line to break. The WBR element does not force a line break (as BR does) it lets Netscape know where a line break *is allowed* if needed.

    Ship's Standing Order #6-44.
    1. The main deck of this vessel will always be spotlessly clean.
    2. Failure to comply will result in heavy disciplinary action
       for the entire crew.