Re: AppleWorks Classic Text Formatter

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From: Brian Tao
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 05:06

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In article <1992Nov19.231712.1@oread.cc.ukans.edu> rhill@oread.cc.ukans.edu (Robert Hill) writes:
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>     First of all, which commands, if any, should I use inverse text for 
>(subscript, superscript, boldface, underline, etc.)?  

    Turn boldface and underline into inverse and leave everything else out.

>     Should the new page commands be ignored?  

    No, turn them into a clear screen command (^L if you're using the 'gno'
termcap).

>     Should I ignore double and triple space?  

    Keep those around by simulating them with blank lines.

>     Are there any other formatting options that I should handle in a 
>particular way?  

    The left/center/right/full justification options would be nice.  Most
of the man pages seem to have their text full-justified (although I
personally think that looks ugly).

    Support for headers and footers would be really cool (especially for
writing man pages).
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Subject: Re: AppleWorks Classic Text Formatter
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