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The :fig tag starts a figure. A figure is one or more lines of text
displayed exactly as given. The tag turns off formatting, so lines do not
wrap. In the help source file, the figure must start with the :fig tag and
end with the :efig tag. The figure can contain a :figcap tag that specifies
the figure caption.
This tag does not use parameters.
Comments
A figure is displayed using proportional fonts. Since different letters in a
proportional font have different widths, aligning letters in the source file
does not guarantee that the letters will align when displayed.
Any tab character in a figure is interpreted as a single character and does
not align text on the next tab stop.
Example
This example uses the :fig tag to start a 3-column table:
:fig.
Key Label Action
------ --------- -----------
F1 Green Sets text color to green.
F2 White Sets text color to white.
:figcap.Key Chart
:efig.
When displayed, the example looks like this:
Key Label Action
--- ----- ------
F1 Green Sets text color to green.
F2 White Sets text color to white.
Key Chart
See Also
:efig, :figcap
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