PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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When you define an interparagraph gap with the STYLE command,
TFORM outputs exactly that number of blank lines, regardless of
the spacing between paragraphs in the input file. (Since TFORM
defines a paragraph as “the text that exists between blank lines,”
you must separate paragraphs by blank lines in your input file.
You can use commands that signal the start of a new paragraph in
addition to their own functions—BREAK PARAGRAPHS,
FOOTER, HEADER, NEW, STYLE, and TITLE—in place of blank
lines.) If you set the gap to zero, TFORM removes all blank lines
between paragraphs.
TFORM, however, does take into account the interline spacing
defined by the SET SPACING command. For example, if double
spacing is in effect, TFORM considers a “line” to be an actual line
followed by an automatically-inserted blank line; under this
condition, STYLE PARAGRAPHS GAP 1 causes TFORM to insert a
triple space between paragraphs the automatic blank line after the
last line of the paragraph, then the double-height interparagraph
line. This keeps the paragraph gap proportional to the paragraphs
themselves.
STYLE PARAGRAPHS GAP, with no value for num , resets the
paragraph gap to its default setting, which is STYLE
PARAGRAPHS GAP VERBATIM.
STYLE PARAGRAPHS GAP + num
This command adds to the current interparagraph gap setting.
STYLE PARAGRAPHS GAP - num
This command works exactly as the STYLE PARAGRAPHS GAP
+ num command does, except that TFORM subtracts from, rather
than adds to, the current interparagraph gap setting.
STYLE PARAGRAPHS GAP VERBATIM
This command tells TFORM to output the number of blank lines
that are actually present in the input file.