Defining the Actual PANEL Layout with the '.PANEL' Verb

Following the .DEFINE verbs should be a .PANEL verb that signals the start of the panel layout. This verb must also start at column one and be capitalized. The lines in the panel definition should be specified in the same positions that you want them displayed. All text entered after the panel verb is significant to the panel generator, including blank lines, and therefore comment lines are not allowed. The first character has to be a protect/skip or unprotect control character. The panel definition ends at the end of file or the next .PANEL verb starting in column one. Only one panel definition per file is supported.

The panel layout is close to what you see, with the exception of the control characters and the imbedded variables which are not shown when the panel is displayed. A field typed on the third line after the .PANEL starting at column ten is positioned on the terminal screen third line, column ten.

The characteristics of the .PANEL verb follow.