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FROFF, AN EMULATOR OF THE RUNOFF TEXT PROCESSOR
FROFF is a text processor for fixed pitch (not proportionally spaced) printers.
FROFF accepts the same set of embedded dot commands as the Runoff program which
was used for text processing on DECsystem10 computers. FROFF provides nearly
all of the features supported by Runoff with the exception of Runoff's
conditional IF and IFNOT commands. FROFF allows much greater control of the
appearance of the processed text, and provides many features not provided by
Runoff.
FROFF's carriage controls will operate correctly if it is used to print
directly to a printer (device PRN). However, if FROFF is used to produce an
output file, then the output file will have Fortran's carriage controls in
column 1. For example, the digit 1 will appear in column 1 of the first line on
a new page. A program named FIXFORT is provided which will strip out the left
character in each line and insert form feed characters where appropriate.
FROFF is really meant for the person who has to maintain documents originally
written on the DECsystem10, and which are still in Runoff form. If you are
moving Runoff files from the DECsystem10 to the PC, you probably should process
them with the FIXCRLF program, which is enclosed, to remove any nulls in the
file before processing the file with FROFF. A DECsystem10 file is always filled
out with nulls at the end of the file to expand the file to an integral number
of words (5 bytes). Depending upon how it was created, a DECsystem10 file may
also have nulls inserted after the CRLF at the end of each line to expand the
line to an integral number of words. FROFF would treat these nulls as words.
The following files are contained in this package:
READ.ME This file
FROFF.DOC The instruction manual. 120 single spaced pages.
FROFF.EXE The FROFF program
FIXFORT.EXE Program to convert Fortran's carriage controls
FIXFORT.FOR Source code for FIXFORT
FIXCRLF.EXE Program to remove nulls and EOF characters
FIXCRLF.FOR Source code for FIXCRLF
SAMPLE1.TRY ... SAMPLE5.TRY Five examples from the manual
SAMPLE1.GET ... SAMPLE5.GET Results of using FROFF to process .TRY files
SAMPLE1.TXT ... SAMPLE5.TXT Results of using FIXFORT to process .GET files
SAMPLE2.ADR, SAMPLE3.ADR Address files for SAMPLE2.TRY & SAMPLE3.TRY
There is no charge for the use of the FROFF program. This program can be freely
copied and distributed provided that any fee which is charged is no more than
the combined media, reproduction, distribution and downloading costs, together
with a reasonable handling charge, and provided that all of the files listed
above are distributed with the program. This program is not to be distributed
with a commercial product, sold for profit, or distributed in modified form.
The FROFF program is offered on an as-is basis without any guarantee or
warranty of any kind. You use this program entirely at your own risk. The
author will not be liable for any losses or damages of any kind resulting from
the use of this program. By using this program, you agree to this.
Donald Barth
Office of the University Publisher
Harvard University
219 Western Avenue, Allston MA 02134
January 15, 1993