PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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For example, to create a list with numbering incremented by a
factor other than 1, your commands would be similar to these
\BEGIN LIST STYLE 10*SYS_LNUM
\ITEM
body of item for point 10
\ITEM
body of item for point 20
\ITEM
body of item for point 30
TFORM multiplies the variable by 10 and creates customized
numeric labels for your list.
If you combine the SYS_LNUM variable (a numeric entity) with one
or more string entities (for example, to make sequentially
numbered textual labels), you must convert SYS_LNUM from a
numeric to a string entity if the variable is not part of a string
expression (enclosed in quotation marks). See the “Tips” at the end
of the LIST discussion for more details.
2. SYS_LDESC references a string exp that you specify in an ITEM
command. TFORM substitutes the string exp of an ITEM
command into the SYS_LDESC variable in a BEGIN LIST STYLE
command. This saves you keystrokes and adds a measure of
consistency when you need to insert changing string expressions
into a standard list format.
For example, to create descriptive labels for a series of list items,
use the SYS_LDESC variable with the BEGIN LIST STYLE
command
\BEGIN LIST STYLE SYS_LDESC WIDTH 9
\ITEM "Jupiter"
body of the item, a description of Jupiter
\ITEM "Saturn"
body of the item, a description of Saturn
\ITEM "Uranus"
body of the item, a description of Uranus