shorthand

The "shorthand" pragma is used to define a custom shorthand symbol and its compiled long form.

The syntax for the shorthand pragma consists of:

• An exclamation point !
• The keyword shorthand
• A symbol attribute, specifying a single character which will be used as the new shorthand identifier.
• A name attribute, specifying the name that will be emitted in place of the shorthand symbol when the document is compiled.

!shorthand *symbol=character *name=string
							

Here is what the shorthand pragma looks in a manuscript.

!shorthand *symbol=@ *name=tabindex
!shorthand *symbol=& *name=name
!shorthand *symbol=P *name=placeholder
!shorthand *symbol=Φ *name=value

form {
    input @1 &firstname P'Given'  Φ'Amelia'
    input @2 &lastname  P'Family' Φ'Earhart'
}
							

And here is its compiled output:

<form>
    <input tabindex=1 name=firstname placeholder='Given'  value='Amelia'/>
    <input tabindex=2 name=lastname  placeholder='Family' value='Earhart'/>
</form>