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Unit 6: Card Navigation
Instead, you should use the tag, which tells the browser to remove the current page and display Notes
the previous page in the history list (like using the Back button on a PC browser). Of course, the
content of the previous page might need to be refreshed each time it’s accessed; in that case, valid
techniques could include recalling the whole deck or specifying that the page not be cached.
Proper navigation will be covered in future articles.
Figure 6.5: The <prev> tag “pops” the top Card off the Stack (out of the
history list), Redisplaying the Previous Card in the History
6.6 Core Elements of a WML Deck
Table 6.1 lists out the core elements of a WML Deck.
Table 6.1
Element Purpose
<wml> Defines the deck and covers all information and cards.
<head> Comprises information relating to the entire deck.
<card> A deck is comprised of one or more cards. Each card contains text and input.
<template> Declares properties to apply to all cards in the deck. Many be overridden.
Text Formatting Tags
The Text Formatting Tags are listed in Table 6.2.
Table 6.2
Tag Purpose
<p> New paragraph. Can comprise of other attributes.
<br/> Starts a new line within a paragraph.
<em> Emphasis
<strong> Strong emphasis
<b> Bold font
<i> Italic font
<u> Underline font
<big> Large font
<small> Small font
We can add comments any where in our WML documents, when they are never used by the
browser or seen by the user. They can also provide useful information for developers.
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