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1  '\" t  '\" t
2  .ig  .ig
3  Copyright (C) 1989-1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  Copyright (C) 1989-1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
4      Free Software Foundation, Inc.
5    
6  Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of  Permission is granted to make and distribute verbatim copies of
7  this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice  this manual provided the copyright notice and this permission notice
# Line 888  prints the floating keep at the top of t Line 889  prints the floating keep at the top of t
889  This is useful for printing large graphics or tables  This is useful for printing large graphics or tables
890  that do not need to appear exactly where specified.  that do not need to appear exactly where specified.
891  .  .
892    .PP
893    The macros
894    .B B1
895    and
896    .B B2
897    can be used to enclose a text within a box;
898    .B .B1
899    begins the box, and
900    .B .B2
901    ends it.
902    Text in the box is automatically placed in a diversion
903    (keep).
904    .
905  .  .
906  .SS "Tables, figures, equations, and references"  .SS "Tables, figures, equations, and references"
907  .  .
# Line 1281  are not implemented. Line 1295  are not implemented.
1295  .  .
1296  .IP \(bu  .IP \(bu
1297  .I "Groff ms"  .I "Groff ms"
1298  does not work in compatibility mode (e.g.\& with the  does not work in compatibility mode (e.g., with the
1299  .B \-C  .B \-C
1300  option).  option).
1301  .  .
# Line 1304  documentation says that the Line 1318  documentation says that the
1318  and  and
1319  .B GW  .B GW
1320  number registers can be used to control the column width and  number registers can be used to control the column width and
1321  gutter width respectively.  gutter width, respectively.
1322  These number registers are not used in groff ms.  These number registers are not used in
1323    .IR "groff ms" .
1324  .  .
1325  .IP \(bu  .IP \(bu
1326  Macros that cause a reset  Macros that cause a reset
1327  (paragraphs, headings, etc.)  (paragraphs, headings, etc.\&)
1328  may change the indent.  may change the indent.
1329  Macros that change the indent do not increment or decrement  Macros that change the indent do not increment or decrement
1330  the indent, but rather set it absolutely.  the indent, but rather set it absolutely.
# Line 1338  they are being formatted with Unix Line 1353  they are being formatted with Unix
1353  or  or
1354  .I "groff ms"  .I "groff ms"
1355  should use this number register.  should use this number register.
1356    .
1357    .IP \(bu
1358    To make
1359    .I "groff ms"
1360    use the default page offset (which also specifies the left margin),
1361    the
1362    .B PO
1363    number register must stay undefined until the first
1364    .B ms
1365    macro is evaluated.
1366    This implies that
1367    .B PO
1368    should not be used early in the document, unless it is changed also:
1369    Remember that accessing an undefined register automatically defines it.
1370  .br  .br
1371  .ne 23  .ne 23
1372  .  .
# Line 1376  The Line 1405  The
1405  .B \[rs]*-  .B \[rs]*-
1406  string produces an em dash \[em] like this.  string produces an em dash \[em] like this.
1407  .  .
1408    .PP
1409    Use
1410    .B \[rs]*Q
1411    and
1412    .B \[rs]*U
1413    to get a left and right typographer's quote,
1414    respectively, in
1415    .I troff
1416    (and plain quotes in
1417    .IR nroff ).
1418    
1419    .
1420  .  .
1421  .SS Text Settings  .SS Text Settings
1422  .  .
# Line 1396  at initialization these are set to Line 1437  at initialization these are set to
1437  .BR \[rs]n(PS-2 ,  .BR \[rs]n(PS-2 ,
1438  .BR \[rs]n[FPS]+2 ,  .BR \[rs]n[FPS]+2 ,
1439  and  and
1440  .B \[rs]n(PD/2  .BR \[rs]n(PD/2 ,
1441  respectively.  respectively.
1442  If any of these registers are defined before initialization,  If any of these registers are defined before initialization,
1443  the initialization macro does not change them.  the initialization macro does not change them.
# Line 1450  Names used outside the module in which t Line 1491  Names used outside the module in which t
1491  .  .
1492  .IP \(bu  .IP \(bu
1493  Names associated with a particular environment are of the form  Names associated with a particular environment are of the form
1494  .IB \%environment : name;  .IB \%environment : name\fR;
1495  these are used only within the  these are used only within the
1496  .B par  .B par
1497  module.  module.

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