PS TEXT FORMAT Reference Manual

Introduction to TFORM
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DEFINE BOX SIDES
This command names the character used to create the sides of a
box. If you specify SIDES without the LEFT or RIGHT modifiers,
the character you specify is used for both sides. Conversely, you
can make the sides different by specifying one character with a
DEFINE BOX SIDES LEFT and another character with the RIGHT
modifier. The default is a vertical line (|).
DEFINE BOX CORNERS
This command defines the characters that will appear in the corners
of your boxes. If you specify only DEFINE BOX CORNERS and a
certain character while omitting all the modifiers, TFORM uses the
character you specify for all four corners. Similarly, if you specify
CORNERS, along with TOP or BOTTOM, but omit both LEFT and
RIGHT, TFORM uses the same character for both corners of that
edge. To get a particular character in a particular corner, use the
full complement of modifiers and the character of your choice; for
example, DEFINE BOX CORNERS BOTTOM RIGHT “!”. The
default for the corner characters is a hyphen (-).
You can use any printable character, including a space, for any of
these positions. For example, you can create a three-sided box by
defining one edge with the character “ “.
DEFINE CHANGES Option
DEFINE CHANGES defines the character printed in the margin to
highlight text lines that differ from the preceding version of the
document (see the CHANGES command). Any printable character,
including a space, is acceptable. The default is a vertical line (|).
DEFINE CONTENTS Option
DEFINE CONTENTS establishes the character string that fills in the
space between the left-justified title and the right-justified page number
in a table of contents entry. TFORM repeats the string as many times as
needed to fill the gap. Any printable string is acceptable. The default is
a space-period ( .) combination.