PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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Examples:
\SET BOX ON ARROW
\SET JOIN OFF
\SET PITCH HORIZONTAL 12
\SET TABS ON 5, 25, 45
How to Use SET
The different options of the SET command are described separately on the
following pages.
SET BOX Option
The SET BOX command allows you to create a box in your document.
The box can contain as little as two lines or the entire page, and you can
put whatever you choose inside it.
SET BOX ON
SET BOX ON causes TFORM to issue a line break, then print a line
of “box-top” characters (a hyphen, or whatever character you
define—see the DEFINE command). The width of the line is the
width of the text region for the page. On all subsequent lines,
TFORM prints a “left-side” character, a line of text, and a “right-
side” character (both side characters are vertical lines by default).
TFORM inserts a blank line between the top of the box and the first
text line. While the SET BOX command is in operation, TFORM
issues an implicit INDENT ON BOTH +2 command to provide
margins between the sides of the box and the text. Joining and
justification, if they were in effect at the time you created the box,
remain in effect inside the box.