{\d
n
and }
.
(
means a space character). I.e. {\d
n acchaa}
produces
aQCA. Secondly, if the preprocessor command @dollars
is
given, DN text can also be delimited by dollars: $acchaa$
.
The second method is convenient when you have to switch often between DN
text and text in latin script. For large pieces of text in DN however, the
first method is to be preferred, because this way it is easier to determine
where DN text ends and where it begins.
What can be typed between DN text-delimiters?
! ` ' ( ) *
- : ; = ? , [ ]+ which
produce the corresponding punctuation marks. (``
produces ``
and ''
produces ''). Consecutive -
characters have
the same effects as in TEX and LaTeX.
If you want
to print punctuation marks in latin script
other then those mentioned above,
you have to type a final }
or $
to end the DN text and type
the punctuation mark, after which you can switch back to DN text mode.
%
which produces no output. It has the effect
that everything after the %
upto the end of the line is considered
as a comment.
{
and }
, as long as the
number of left braces equals the number of right braces. They produce
no output but can be used for grouping.
\bigskip \centerline{acchaa}
But these are illegal:
\hspace{.1in} \begin{center} \it hello
From the above and section 2 it follows that the following characters
are illegal between DN-delimiters:
^ < > x w F N Q S V W X Y Z
and the following characters
when they are not used in a combination
mentioned in the table on page 2: " .
and ~