Instruction Manual

Qualifiers and Options
Introduction to TFORM
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Qualifiers and Options Many TFORM commands are followed by additional information that
further qualifies the action of the command. For example, you might need
to tell TFORM to turn the command on and off, or to indicate how many
lines are affected by the command. This information is often expressed in
values, or in units of measurement. For example:
\STYLE MARGIN TOP 1 INCH creates a top margin of one inch.
\SET SPACING 2 produces double-spaced text.
\CENTER ON begins centering text.
\CENTER OFF ends centering of text.
\INDENT 3 LEFT 5 indents three lines five characters from the left
margin.
The examples in this manual clearly indicate when you must enter a
qualifier, value, or unit of measurement to complete a command. In most
cases, TFORM assumes a unit of measurement to be in inches, lines, or
characters (whichever is appropriate to the action you’re taking). You can
enter units of measurement in other forms. Table 7-1 lists the units you can
use in TFORM and their conversion values.
Table 7-1. TFORM Units of Measurement
Unit Conversion Values
DECIPOINT 1/720 inch
POINT 10 decipoints; 1/72 inch
PICA 12 points; 1/6 inch
MM (millimeter) 28 decipoints; approx. 1/25 inch
CM (centimeter) 283 decipoints; approx. 2/5 inch
INCH 720 decipoints; 72 points; 6 pics; 25.4 mm; 2.54 cm
CHAR Width of a character at the current pitch setting
LINE Height of a line at the current vertical pitch