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XIXL - Common questions
- I can't get " to display!
If you want to show inverted commas in your menu, either write a single
inverted comma (') or write an escape character before (\").
TEXT:my book called "Poems" is not valid.
TEXT:my book called 'Poems' or
TEXT:my book called \"Poems\" are valid.
- I can't get TM or the Euro symbol to display!
This is a problem affecting external indices only.
There are two good solutions.
1. Use parameter indices.
2. Use an applet which supports the menusourcetype parameter
and switch this parameter so that the applet uses the #2 read-algorithm.
- I can't get a semi-colon to display!
Certain characters are used reserved for separating elements in the index files.
The semi-colon is one of these. If you really need a semi-colon, we can customise
your applet to reserve a different character and make the semi-colon available for you.
- I can't get those HTML special character commands to display!
If you try to write something like & into the index files,
it won't work. That's HTML, not standard text. For & write &!
- Is it important where I put line-breaks in the index file?
Yes - don't put line-breaks into any entry in index file - just one line-break at the end.
Line-breaks mark the end of a menu item description, so
each menu entry must occupy one and only one line. These lines can be as long as
you like, but don't press the "return" key or the applet will produce an error.
- Do the inverted commas really matter?
Yes, they do! Don't leave out or add any inverted commans (""). There must
be exactly 5 pairs of inverted commas in each line. The inverted commas
are used to demarcate sub-sections of the menu item definition.
- I keep getting error 4.
If you find yourself getting errors like "error 4", "error 10", etc., or if
your applet keeps trying to load a page called "escape.htm", read the support
pages because all the answers are there.
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