PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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Tips
TFORM processes PRINT commands in the order in which it
encounters them; a later command supersedes any previous command
of the same type that refers to the same scope of pages.
The minimum page offset is 0 minus the width of the left margin. The
sum of the page offset and the line length must be less than or equal to
the current width of the page.
If you use flexible units such as CHARS in a PRINT OFFSET command,
the actual measurement depends on the pitch setting in effect at the
time you issue the command. TFORM converts the offset to decipoints
when it encounters the command; that page offset then remains
constant throughout the remainder of the document (unless you issue
another PRINT OFFSET command), regardless of any subsequent
changes in pitch.
You’ll probably use the PRINT PAGES command less often in the input
file than in the RUN command that invokes TFORM. If you do insert it
in a file, you should put it either at the beginning of the file or after a
NEW command, with no intervening text. If it’s not at the beginning of
a page, it won’t take effect until the following page (which may be
too late).
A PRINT PAGES command can print only those text pages that
TFORM hasn’t already processed before encountering the command.
TFORM does, however, print error pages that refer to preceding text
pages. PRINT PAGES 32500 (assuming your document has no page
number that high) is an effective way to print only the error pages for a
document.