PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

TFORMCVT: Converting From TGAL to TFORM

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TFORMCVT can figure out whether you intend to print in boldface,

underline, or overstrike. If you intend to overstrike (not underline or

boldface, but overprint different characters) two or more different

characters in the same character position, TFORMCVT does what it

can, then generates an error message. For example:

TGAL Input:

\OV 4

SILLY

fools

I say

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The TFORMCVT output is:

BREAK PARAGRAPHS

COMMENT I say

COMMENT ^ WARNING **** COMMAND NOT RECOGNIZED. LINE:

UNDERLINE(\BOLD(S\<fI\<oL\<oL\<lY\<s\)\)

In TGAL, if JOIN is on and text is overstruck, text lines may be joined

to overprinting lines but overprinting lines are never joined to text

lines. That is, TGAL output always has its overstruck text at the

beginning of a joined line. TFORM treats overstruck text as regular

text. TFORMCVT does not compensate for this difference.