How to I add CGI::small()?

You could always just
print "<SMALL>...</SMALL>";

Yes, this is what I've done, but it doesn't fit in with the rest of the script which uses the CGI:: methods. I wanted to make it all clean. I'm sure there are other html tags which aren't in the module but this is the only one I need which isn't.

Max.

You could also just add it to the module.
(even submit it to L. Stein so you'll be portable when he adds it)

OK. I may well do this. I'm guessing this is the only way of doing it.

Thanks.

Max.

In Perl?  Surely not the "only way of doing it":-)

use CGI;
sub CGI::small {
          my $self = shift;
          print "<SMALL>@_</SMALL>\n";
}

Great! Just what I'm after.

Although, I guess I don't want it to print the string, just return it. Correct?

Thanks.

Max.

Yes, return instead of print would fit in better with the other methods.
I only wanted to illustrate that it was possible, and got careless.
I'll check the CGI.pm source to if it wants a prototype to fit in, then post it as an answer.

Actually, I found a preferable solution, which is documented in the CGI.pm file and read using the command 'pod2text CGI.pm' - pod2text is one of a family supplied with CPAN which consists of pod2html, pod2latex, pod2man, pod2text.

The relevant part of the text is :-

  Generating new HTML tags

    Since no mere mortal can keep up with Netscape and Microsoft
    as they battle it out for control of HTML, the code that
    generates HTML tags is general and extensible. You can create
    new HTML tags freely just by referring to them on the import
    line:

            use CGI shortcuts,winkin,blinkin,nod;

    Now, in addition to the standard CGI shortcuts, you've
    created HTML tags named "winkin", "blinkin" and "nod". You
    can use them like this:

            print blinkin {color=>'blue',rate=>'fast'},"Yahoo!";
            # <blinkin COLOR="blue" RATE="fast">Yahoo!</blinkin>

I supplied this information, just for the record.

Max.