PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Appendix D Comparison of
TGAL and TFORM
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For those accustomed to using TGAL, Table D-1 below provides a
comparison (where comparison can be made) of TGAL commands and
TFORM constructs. In most cases, examples are simplistic to show direct
parallels with TGAL and do not attempt to show the full range of
possibilities in TFORM.
Table D-1. Comparison of TGAL and TFORM
TGAL TFORM
ALT ON n PRINT OFFSET EVEN 0
(effect of ALT ON on PRINT OFFSET ODD n CHARS
headers and footers) HEADER EVEN "text"
HEADER ODD "||text"
FOOTER EVEN "text"
FOOTER ODD "||text"
ALT ON n ALWAYS No equivalent; TFORM can alternate pages even
if
no numbers are printed.
ALT OFF PRINT OFFSET 0
(effect of ALT OFF on HEADER "||text"
headers and footers) FOOTER " ||text"
ARROW ON SET BOX ON ARROW
ARROW OFF Default for all boxes
BLANK "char" \# (escape sequence for required blank)
BOTTOMMARGIN n STYLE MARGIN BOTTOM (n-3) LINES
BOX SET BOX ON
...text... ...text...
BOX SET BOX OFF