PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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You can do all paragraph styling on a paragraph-by-paragraph basis.
Each STYLE PARAGRAPHS command takes effect with the beginning
of the next paragraph. However, you must issue a SET JOIN ON
command for STYLE PARAGRAPHS commands to have any effect at
all.
STYLE PARAGRAPHS, with no options at all, resets both gap and
indentation to their respective defaults, described below.
STYLE PARAGRAPHS BOTTOM int
This command tells TFORM that the last int lines of a paragraph
are always to remain together, even if it means that TFORM must
insert a page break before reaching the bottom of the page.
Specifying zero for int turns off widow control.
STYLE PARAGRAPHS BOTTOM with no value resets widow
control to its default value, which is two lines (although two lines
can be broken off to start the next page, one line can’t).
STYLE PARAGRAPHS TOP int
This command tells TFORM that the first int lines of a paragraph
are always to remain together, even if TFORM is forced to insert a
page break before starting the paragraph. Specifying zero for int
turns off orphan control.
STYLE PARAGRAPHS TOP with no value resets orphan control to
its default value, which is two lines (although two lines can remain
at the bottom of a page, one line can’t).
STYLE PARAGRAPHS GAP num units
You use this command to specify that TFORM is to insert a number
of blank lines between each paragraph and the one that follows.
TFORM computes the blank lines to the nearest half line, equivalent
to num units . If you omit units , TFORM assumes you mean
LINES.