PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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STYLE CHANGES ALTERNATE
STYLE CHANGES ALTERNATE tells TFORM to print change bars on
the left side for even-numbered pages and on the right side for odd-
numbered pages. This feature causes the change bars to appear on the
outside borders of facing pages of an open manual.
The default condition for STYLE CHANGES ALTERNATE is STYLE
CHANGES, which tells TFORM to print the change bars on the right
side of every page.
STYLE FONT num " string "
The FONT option describes the font that TFORM is to use when
printing the document. When you use this option, you must specify all
eight font characteristics. These characteristics include page
orientation, symbol set, spacing, pitch, height, style, stroke weight, and
typeface. Refer to Appendix H for details. If you do not specify this
option, TFORM uses the defaults.
This option also defines a font number and its characteristics that can be
used with the FONT rendition control escape sequence. Refer to
Section 4 under “Rendition Controls” for more information.
STYLE FORM Options
The FORM options tell TFORM the size of the paper.
You can use any units you choose. If you use variable units, such as
CHARS, TFORM determines the actual measurement from the current
pitch setting. If you don’t specify any units, TFORM assumes you
mean INCHES.
STYLE FORM with no options at all resets both length and width
measurements to their defaults (as described above).
STYLE FORM LENGTH
You use this command to provide TFORM with the length of your
page size. STYLE FORM LENGTH, with no value for num , resets
the form length to its default setting, which is STYLE FORM
LENGTH 11 INCHES.