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Article #991font changes in tbl
From: Peter Maxwell
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 1986 04:49
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 1986 04:49
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Here is an undocumented (at least in the documents I have) feature of tbl. In the format specification, if you use the letter "f" for font specification, tbl actually looks for TWO characters. Thus "fBI" really does give bold italics. However, it means the following example crashes, with mysterious messages about being unable to scan over such and such... center; lfB lfB. data But the following works... center; lfB lfB . note the extra space before the dot data What's more you can omit the "f" (as per doco)... center; lB lB. note no space needed before dot data And the following does give bold italics.... center; lfB lfBI. data
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!munnari!moncskermit!basser!elecvax!cadvaxoz!peterm From: peterm@cadvaxoz.eecs.unsw.oz (Peter Maxwell) Newsgroups: net.text Subject: font changes in tbl Message-ID: <190@cadvaxoz.eecs.unsw.oz> Date: Fri, 1-Aug-86 00:49:02 EDT Article-I.D.: cadvaxoz.190 Posted: Fri Aug 1 00:49:02 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Aug-86 23:23:43 EDT Organization: EE and CS, Uni of NSW, Sydney, Australia Lines: 27