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Choosing markup languages

WebSphere Portal supports multiple client types by generating pages in multiple markup languages. Three are officially supported: HTML, Wireless Markup Language (WML), and cHTML. Using Application Developer tools, you can develop portlet applications that support these markup languages.

  1. HTML is a markup language for desktop computers. All portlet applications must support HTML, at a minimum.

  2. WML is a markup language for Wireless Application Protocol (WAP) devices, which are typically mobile phones.

  3. 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 that supports WML or cHTML, you can use a device emulator provided by a device vendor. To add a device emulator:

  4. Select Window | Preferences

  5. In the Preferences dialog, select General | Web browser.

  6. Click New to locate and define a Web browser type that is appropriate for the device that you want to test and debug.