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Conference vaxuum::document_ft

Title:DOCUMENT T1.0
Notice:**New notesfile (DOCUMENT.NOTE) now available (see note 897)**
Moderator:CLOSET::ADLER
Created:Mon Feb 09 1987
Last Modified:Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:897
Total number of notes:4397

363.0. "<SYNTAX> wish" by CLT::KAVANAGH () Tue May 12 1987 10:59

    
    Have you ever considered allowing the use of the
    <LIST>(stacked\braces) tag within the context of a 
    <SYNTAX> tag?  I had a number of simple command 
    formats in a User's Guide and the braces had to 
    be added by art.  
    
    Eileen
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363.1use <format>?CLOSET::ANKLAMWed May 13 1987 12:285
    
    No, but the <format> tag accomplishes the same thing, and it
    allows stacked lists.
    
    patti 
363.2big and boldCLT::KAVANAGHWed May 13 1987 14:3817
    Hi Patti,
    
    I know you have better things to think about but here goes anyway:
    
    The <format> tag is nice, but the fonts are a bit large (and 
    bold) for use in my User's Guide which contains mostly text
    in paragraph form.  The output from the <syntax> tag, however,
    is just the opposite and seems to work well in this
    type of book.  (When the braces were added by the art folks, 
    the output looked real nice.)
    
    I just thought that since you provide a choice by enabling both
    tags (for the software doctypes), you might as well provide
    the same capabilities in both.  Perhaps in a future update?
 
    /Eileen    
    
363.3size?CLOSET::ANKLAMWed May 13 1987 16:537
    
    ? when used in normal text (that is, not inside a <command_section>,
    the <format> produces output that is the same size as the regular
    text, I think in all the doctypes. It's only big when it is set
    in reference information.
    
    
363.4Nice improvementCLT::KAVANAGHFri May 15 1987 11:1613
    
    
    Well, I tried it and the size of the typeface looks perfect.  (The
    bolding adds a nice touch.)  I think I even prefer <format> to <syntax>
    since the output from <syntax> is a bit on the small side.  Next
    time I'll try something before I make assumptions.  However, I think
    you should note that my assumption was based on the examples shown
    under the description of the <FCMD> tag in the field test update 
    documentation.  Output from all four examples is in big bold letters.
    It is the kind of output you get from the statement template.
        
    Eileen