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Displaying Graphical Images
Syntax $image filename$$
$icon filename$$
See Also getting started , verbatim

Description
These commands include the picture stored in the input file specified by filename. Both leading and trailing white space in filename is ignored and there cannot be any $ characters in filename.

The default extension for filename is .gif; i.e., if there is no . characters in filename, the extension .gif is automatically added to filename. The extension .htm (with out regard to case) cannot be used for these file names.

The image command is intended for use with large pictures and centers a picture on its own line. The icon command is intended for use with small pictures and includes a picture in the current text line.

Example
The following input 
 
	$pre
	
	$$
	$image run$$
	$pre
	
	$$
displays the a screen capture corresponding to the June 15, 2001 version of the OMhelp section Running The OMhelp program as displayed by Netscape.



The following input 
 
	$center
	$table
	$icon noteIcon$$ $cend notebook icon $rend
	$icon dosIcon$$  $cend dos command icon
	$tend
	$$
displays the following
notebook icon
dos command icon
Input File: image.omh