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PRE -- preformatted text

Synopsis

Usage:
PRE x
Inputs:
- x,
Outputs:
- an object of class PRE,

Description

PRE x encloses x in a hypertext PRE item.

The argument x should be a string, possibly containing newlines.Here is an example.

   1234   2345    4567    5678
     34    345    3455       7

If one wishes to use quotation marks in the preformatted text, then /// should be used instead of quotation marks as delimiters.

See also

hypertext -- prepare hypertext for display

For the programmer

The object PRE is a mark-up type, with ancestor classes HypertextParagraph < Hypertext < BasicList < Thing.