Conference vaxuum::document_ft

595.0. "<xxxx_ATTRIBUTES> Tags and DOC$CONVERT" by PANAMA::GILLIAM () Mon Jul 06 1987 14:00

1. The descriptions and examples of the <TABLE_ATTRIBUTES>,
 <FIGURE_ATTRIBUTES>, and <EXAMPLE_ATTRIBUTES> tags in Part 1 of the
    User's Guide are a little confusing. The examples suggest that
    keywords may used interchangeably as either the first or second
    argument to these tags. Is this true?
    
    <EXAMPLE_ATTRIBUTES> page  10-70, 10-76   (If no arguments, why specify it?)
    <TABLE_ATTRIBUTES>  pages 10-142, 10-241, 10-247, 10-256, 10-261
    
    In fact, the format line for the <TABLE_ATTRIBUTES> tag indicates
    only one argument is allowed. Perhaps, a backslash is missing.
        
        
2.  DOC$CONVERT does not seem to convert figures correctly. 
        
Here's the original 06 figure setup information.

<figure>(<ast_key>\\nofloat)
<figure>(<def_patt>\\nofloat)
<figure>(<new_patt>\\nofloat)
<figure>(<un_resize>\\nofloat)
<figure>(<resize>\\nofloat)
<figure>(<shrink_viewport>\\nofloat)

DOC$CONVERT (V1.7) does the following:

<FIGURE_ATTRIBUTES>(\nofloat)
<FIGURE_ATTRIBUTES>(\nofloat)
<FIGURE_ATTRIBUTES>(\nofloat)
<FIGURE_ATTRIBUTES>(\nofloat)
<FIGURE_ATTRIBUTES>(\nofloat)
<FIGURE_ATTRIBUTES>(\nofloat)

Even though, the tag translator doesn't mind NOFLOAT, figures that 
    never (or rarely) floated, now float unless NOFLOAT still works..
        
DOC$CONVERT should change the NOFLOAT keyword to KEEP.
    
    And as always, if someone has screamed about this in an earlier
    note, please ignore this.
        
Mason