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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

385.0. "Updates, vertical rules, landscape, ad nauseum" by COOKIE::JOHNSTON () Mon May 18 1987 17:37

I just discussed the desirability of another group using DOCUMENT to 
maintain some ugly specifications.  They asked some questions that I was
unable to answer:

1.  Can DOCUMENT handle update pages such that page 1 might be replaced 
    by page 1a and 1b?

2.  Can DOCUMENT generate line numbers for each line of text, such that
    readers can be referred to, for example, line 40 page 1, line 60 
    page 2, etc.?

3.  Can DOCUMENT produce vertical rules in tables?  (After seeing a 
    sample of the table format they required to effectively present
    information, I can vouch for the fact that a vertical rule really
    is necessary.)

4.  Will landscape be available for Version 1?


For each of the above, if the answer is "no", please provide information 
on when the function might be available, if at all and if it would be 
painful to create a .dtp to do it.

If the answer is "yes", please provide pointers to more information.


Thanx

Rose
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385.1not much CLOSET::ANKLAMMon May 18 1987 18:3218
    
    1. DOCUMENT does handle update pages, but numbers them .1, .2 and
       so on.
    
    2. No line numbers, not planned (not doable in DTP)
    
    3. No vertical rules in V1.0, planned for future release (doable
       but painful in DTP)
    
    4. No landscape in V1, planned for future release. Not doable in
       DTP, requires changes to the drivers.
    
    Sorry, maybe DOCUMENT isn't the right tool for them, at least not
    the present product.
    
    patti