Defining Marker Types
If you want to create your own markers, you can define the behavior of each marker you create. ePublisher provides many default markers to provide various built-in features and capabilities.
 
Default Marker Name
Description
AbbreviationTitle
Specifies alt text for an abbreviation, such as SS#. This text is displayed when a user hovers over the abbreviation in the output.
AcronymTitle
Specifies alt text for an acronym, which is displayed when a user hovers over the acronym in the output.
Citation
Specifies a citation as alt text for a quote, which is displayed when a user hovers over the citation in the output.
Context Plugin
Specifies context plug-ins for Eclipse help systems. Other Eclipse plug-ins can use the context plug-in IDs to call the Eclipse help system. For more information, see Using Markers to Specify Context Plug-ins in Eclipse Help.
Description
Specifies a formal description for the generated HTML page that from the source content at this location of the source file. In WebWorks Reverb 2.0, it is used for the contents of the search result summary.
DropDownEnd
Marks the end of an expand/collapse section. For more information, see Defining Expand/Collapse Sections (Drop-Down Hotspots).
Filename
Specifies the name of an output file for a page or an image. For more information, see Defining File Names.
GraphicScale
Specifies a percentage to resize an image, such as 50 or 75 percent.
GraphicStyle
Specifies the name of a graphic style defined in the project to apply to an image. This marker is an internal marker name that is not displayed in Stationery Designer. You cannot create a marker with a different name and assign it this functionality. For more information, see Defining the Appearance of Images.
ImageAltText
Specifies alt text for an image. This text is added to the alt attribute of the img tag in the output.
ImageAreaAltText
Specifies alt text for clickable regions in an image map. This text is displayed when a user hovers over the region in the output.
ImageLongDescByRef
Specifies the path to the file that contains the long description for an image. This description is used when you create accessible content.
ImageLongDescNotReq
Specifies that a long description is not required for an image, which bypasses this accessibility check for that image.
ImageLongDescText
Specifies the long description for an image. This description is used when you create accessible content.
Keywords
Specifies the keywords to include in the META tag for the topic. This META tag improves searchability on the Web.
PageStyle
Specifies the name of a page style defined in the project to apply to a topic. This marker is an internal marker name that is not displayed in Stationery Designer. You cannot create a marker with a different name and assign it this functionality. For more information, see Defining the Appearance of Pages.
PassThrough
Specifies that ePublisher place the contents of the marker directly into the generated output without processing the content in any way. For example, you could use a PassThrough marker if you wanted to embed HTML code within your generated output.
Popup
Specifies the start of the content to include in a popup window. The content is displayed in a popup window when you hover over the link. When you click the link in some output formats, the topic where the popup content is stored, such as the glossary, is displayed. For more information, see Defining Popup Windows.
PopupEnd
Marks the end of the content to include in a popup window.
PopupOnly
Specifies the start of the content to include in a popup window. The content is displayed in a popup window when you hover over or click the link.
RubiComposite
No longer supported.
SeeAlsoKeyword
Specifies an internal identifier for a topic. SeeAlsoLink markers in other topics can list this identifier to create a link to this topic. For more information, see Defining See Also Links.
SeeAlsoLink
Identifies an internal identifier from another topic to include in the list of see also links in this topic.
SeeAlsoLinkDisplayType
Specifies whether to display the target topics on a popup menu or in a window. By default, the links are displayed in the Topics Found window. To display a popup menu, set the value to menu. This marker is supported only in HTML Help.
SeeAlsoLinkWindowType
Specifies the name of the window defined in the hhp file, such as TriPane or Main, that the topic opens in when the user clicks the link. This marker is supported only in HTML Help.
TableStyle
Specifies the name of a table style defined in the project to apply to a table in versions of Microsoft Word that did not support table styles. This marker is an internal marker name that is not displayed in Stationery Designer. You cannot create a marker with a different name and assign it this functionality.
TableSummary
Specifies a summary for a table, which is used when you create accessible content.
TableSummaryNotReq
Specifies that a summary is not required for a table, which bypasses this accessibility check for that table.
TOCIconHTMLHelp
Identifies the image to use as the table of contents icon for this topic in the HTML Help output format.
TOCIconJavaHelp
Identifies the image to use as the table of contents icon for this topic in the Sun JavaHelp output format.
TOCIconOracleHelp
Identifies the image to use as the table of contents icon for this topic in the Oracle Help output format.
TOCIconWWHelp
Identifies the image to use as the table of contents icon for this topic in the WebWorks Help output format.
TopicAlias
Specifies an internal identifier for a topic that can be used to create a context-sensitive link to that topic. For more information, see Defining Context-Sensitive Help Links.
TopicDescription
Specifies a topic description for a context-sensitive help topic in Eclipse help systems. For more information, see Using Markers to Specify Topic Descriptions for Context-Sensitive Help Topics in Eclipse Help.
WhatIsThisID
Identifies a What’s This help internal identifier for creating context-sensitive What’s This field-level help in the HTML Help output format.
WindowType
Specifies the name of the window defined in the help project that the topic should be displayed in. In HTML Help, the window names are defined in the hhp file. This marker is supported in HTML Help and Oracle Help.
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Last modified date: 12/09/2021