Markup languages
WebSphere® Portal supports multiple client types by generating pages in multiple markup languages. Three are officially supported: HTML, WML and cHTML. Using Rational® tools, you can develop portlet applications that support these markup languages.
Note: WAS 6.1 only supports HTML for portlets.
HTML is a markup language for desktop computers. All portlet applications must support HTML, at a minimum.
WML is a markup language for WAP devices, which are typically mobile phones.
cHTML is a markup language for mobile devices in the NTT DoCoMo i-mode network.
To edit WML files and cHTML files, you can use Page Designer, as you do when editing other Web content.
To run or debug a portlet application which supports WML or cHTML, you can use a device emulator provided by a device vendor. To add a device emulator:
- Select
Window | Preferences.
- Select
General | Web browser.
- Click the
New button to locate and define a Web Browser type that is appropriate for the device that you wish to test and debug.
For information about markup languages, refer to the Markup guidelines topic in the WebSphere Portal Information Center.
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