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- .hc %
- .th MS VII 11/6/74
- .sh NAME
- ms \*- macros for formatting manuscripts
- .sh SYNOPSIS
- .bd "nroff \*-ms"
- [ options ]
- file ...
- .br
- .bd "troff \*-ms"
- [ options ]
- file ...
- .sh DESCRIPTION
- This package of
- .it nroff
- and
- .it troff
- macro definitions provides a canned formatting
- .li
- facility for tech%nical papers.
- When producing 2-column output on a terminal, its
- output should be filtered through
- .it col
- (I).
- .s3
- The package supports three different formats:
- BTL technical memorandum with cover sheet,
- released paper with cover sheet,
- and an abbreviated `debugging' form without
- cover sheet.
- .s3
- The macro requests are defined in the attached
- Request Reference.
- Many
- .it nroff
- and
- .it troff
- requests are unsafe in conjunction with
- this package, however the requests listed below may be used with
- impunity after the first .PP.
- .s3
- .lp +8 0
- .ta 5n
- .nf
- .li
- .bp begin new page
- .li
- .br break output line here
- .li
- .sp n insert n spacing lines
- .li
- .ls n (line spacing) n=1 single, n=2 double space
- .li
- .na no alignment of right margin
- .fi
- .i0
- .s3
- Output of the
- .it eqn,
- .it neqn
- and
- .it tbl
- (I) preprocessors
- for equations and tables is acceptable as input.
- .sh FILES
- /usr/lib/tmac.s
- .sh "SEE ALSO"
- eqn (I), nroff (I), troff (I), tbl (VI)
- .sh BUGS
- .bp
- .in0
- .tr &.
- .in0
- .ce
- REQUEST REFERENCE
- .if t .ta .75i 1.5i 2i
- .if n .ta 10 18 24
- .if t .in 2i
- .if n .in 23
- .if n .na
- .s3
- .ti0
- Request Initial Cause
- .ti0
- Form Value Break Explanation
- .ps 9
- .vs 11p
- .s3
- .ti0
- .li
- .1C yes yes One column format on a new page.
- .ti0
- .li
- .2C no yes Two column format.
- .ti0
- .li
- .AB no yes Begin abstract.
- .ti0
- .li
- .AE - yes End abstract.
- .ti0
- .li
- .AI no yes Author's institution follows.
- Suppressed in TM.
- .ti0
- .li
- .AU \fIx y\fR no yes Author's name follows.
- \fIx\fR is location and \fIy\fR is
- extension, ignored except in TM.
- .ti0
- .li
- .B no no Boldface text follows.
- .ti0
- .li
- .CS \fIx...\fR - yes Cover sheet info if
- TM format, suppressed otherwise.
- Arguments are number of text pages,
- other pages, total pages, figures, tables, references.
- .ti0
- .li
- .DA \fIx\fR nroff no `Date line' at bottom of page
- is \fIx\fR.
- Default is today.
- .ti0
- .li
- .DE - yes End displayed text.
- Implies .KE.
- .ti0
- .li
- .DS \fIx\fR no yes Start of displayed text,
- to appear verbatim line-by-line.
- \fIx\fR=I for indented display (default),
- \fIx\fR=L for left-justified on the page,
- \fIx\fR=C for centered.
- Implies .KS.
- .ti0
- .li
- .EN - yes Space after equation
- produced by
- .it eqn
- or
- .it neqn.
- .ti0
- .li
- .EQ \fIx\fR - yes Space before
- equation.
- Equation number is \fIx\fR.
- .ti0
- .li
- .FE - yes End footnote.
- .ti0
- .li
- .FS no no Start footnote.
- The note will be moved to the bottom of the page.
- .ti0
- .li
- .HO - no `Bell Laboratories, Holmdel,
- New Jersey 07733'.
- .ti0
- .li
- .I no no Italic text follows.
- .ti0
- .li
- .IP \fIx y\fR no yes Start indented paragraph,
- with hanging tag \fIx\fR.
- Indentation is \fIy\fR ens (default 5).
- .ti0
- .li
- .KE - yes End keep.
- Put kept text on next page if not enough room.
- .ti0
- .li
- .KF no yes Start floating keep.
- If the kept text must be moved to the next page,
- float later text back to this page.
- .ti0
- .li
- .KS no yes Start keeping following text.
- .ti0
- .li
- .LG no no Make letters larger.
- .ti0
- .li
- .LP yes yes Start left-blocked paragraph.
- .ti0
- .li
- .MH - no `Bell Laboratories, Murray Hill,
- New Jersey 07974'.
- .ti0
- .li
- .ND troff no No date line at bottom of page.
- .ti0
- .li
- .NH \fIn\fR - yes Same as .SH, with section
- number supplied automatically.
- Numbers are multilevel, like 1.2.3,
- where \fIn\fR tells what level is wanted (default is 1).
- .ti0
- .li
- .NL yes no Make letters normal size.
- .ti0
- .li
- .OK - yes `Other keywords' for TM cover
- sheet follow.
- .ti0
- .li
- .PP no yes Begin paragraph.
- First line indented.
- .ti0
- .li
- .R yes no Roman text follows.
- .ti0
- .li
- .RE - yes End relative indent level.
- .ti0
- .li
- .RP no - Cover sheet and first page for released
- paper.
- Must precede other requests.
- .ti0
- .li
- .RS - yes Start level of relative indentation.
- Following .IP's measured from current indentation.
- .ti0
- .li
- .SG \fIx\fR no yes Insert signature(s) of author(s),
- ignored except in TM.
- \fIx\fR is the reference line (initials of author and typist).
- .ti0
- .li
- .SH - yes Section head follows,
- font automatically bold.
- .ti0
- .li
- .SM no no Make letters smaller.
- .ti0
- .li
- .TL no yes Title follows.
- .ti0
- .li
- .TM \fIx y z\fR no - BTL TM cover sheet and first page,
- \fIx\fR=TM number, \fIy\fR=(quoted list of) case number(s),
- \fIz\fR=file number.
- Must precede other requests.
- .ti0
- .li
- .WH - no `Bell Laboratories, Whippany,
- New Jersey 07981'.
-