All text tags are surrounded by brackets: []. Most of the tags require both a start and an end tag, but a few do not require an end tag. For more details, see the following table.
If you integrate with other applications, text formatting is important. Depending on the application that displays the text, the tags might be translated to another markup language, such as HTML, or removed to display unformatted text. If you want the text formatting that is applied in Rational® Focal Point™ to be used in other applications, those applications must interpret the Rational Focal Point tags.
Tag | Meaning | End tag required |
---|---|---|
B | Bold | Yes |
I | Italic | Yes |
U | Underlined | Yes |
S | Strike through | Yes |
H1 | Heading level 1 | Yes |
H2 | Heading level 2 | Yes |
H3 | Heading level 3 | Yes |
H4 | Heading level 4 | Yes |
H5 | Heading level 5 | Yes |
H6 | Heading level 6 | Yes |
PRE | Preformatted text | Yes |
ADDRESS | Address | Yes |
STRONG | Strong | Yes |
OL | Ordered list | Yes |
UL | Unordered list | Yes |
LI | List item | Yes |
BLOCKQUOTE | Block quote | Yes |
URL | Hyperlink | Yes |
P | Paragraph | No |
HR | Horizontal rule | No |
[URL]http://www.ibm.com/[/URL]
[URL=IBM]http://www.ibm.com/[/URL]
In the example, the alternative format specifies that the link title "IBM" must be displayed instead of the link itself. If the tool that renders the text cannot display a clickable link, do not use the alternative format; display the link itself.
Some clients remove the tags and render unformatted text; this practice is fine. If the text is sent between Rational Focal Point and another tool, both tools must handle the tags in the same way for formatting to be retained.