PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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To redefine the bullet as another character (for example, a “>>”), simply
enter
\BEGIN LIST BULLET FORMAT ">> "
If you do not specify a FORMAT string , TFORM supplies the default
FORMAT string for the specified list type; the label of the list type appears
in its standard format or, if one is provided, with a STYLE exp .
ITEM
ITEM signals the start of each new item (including the first) in a list. In
the case of descriptive lists, it also supplies the descriptor for the label
(refer back to the BEGIN LIST STYLE discussion above); if you don’t
include a string expression, TFORM uses a null string for the label
(unless the expression in the BEGIN LIST STYLE command supplies a
string). No string expression is necessary for any other type of list.
An ITEM command can have a STYLE exp modifier in addition to, or
instead of, the usual string expression in a descriptive list. In this case,
the string expression you enter here overrides the label structure
defined by the style expression in the BEGIN LIST STYLE command.
For example, you can use it to make an item deviate from a standard
numeric sequence (1, 2, 2.1, 2.2, 3, and so on).
You must precede every list item with an ITEM command.
END LIST
END LIST signals the end of a list. For every BEGIN LIST, you must
have a corresponding END LIST.
An END LIST command corresponds to the most recent BEGIN LIST
command. If you put a list name in a BEGIN LIST command for
documentation convenience and include it as well in the corresponding
END LIST command, the list names must be the same name. If they
aren’t, TFORM reports an error (but ends the list anyway). TFORM
accepts a simple END LIST even if you include a list name in the
corresponding BEGIN LIST command.