me \- macros for formatting papers
macro definitions provides a canned formatting
facility for tech%nical papers in various formats.
When producing 2-column output on a terminal, filter
The macro requests are defined below.
requests are unsafe in conjunction with
this package, however these requests may be used with
impunity after the first .pp:
\&.br break output line here
\&.sp n insert n spacing lines
\&.ls n (line spacing) n=1 single, n=2 double space
\&.na no alignment of right margin
\&.ce n center next n lines
\&.ul n underline next n lines
\&.sz +n add n to point size
for equations and tables is acceptable as input.
eqn(1), troff(1), refer(1), tbl(1)
\-me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman
Writing Papers with Nroff Using \-me
refers to the first .pp, .lp, .ip, .np, .sh, or .uh macro.
.I "The \-me Reference Manual"
.ta \w'.eh \'x\'y\'z\' 'u +\w'Initial 'u +\w'Cause 'u
Request Initial Cause Explanation
\&.(c - yes Begin centered block
\&.(d - no Begin delayed text
\&.(f - no Begin footnote
\&.(q - yes Begin major quote
\&.(x \fIx\fR - no Begin indexed item in index
\&.(z - no Begin floating keep
\&.)c - yes End centered block
\&.)d - yes End delayed text
\&.)q - yes End major quote
\&.)x - yes End index item
\&.)z - yes End floating keep
\&.++ \fIm H\fR - no Define paper section.
defines the part of the paper, and can be
(preliminary, e.g., abstract, table of contents, etc.),
(chapters renumbered from page one each chapter),
(appendix renumbered from page one).
\&.+c \fIT\fR - yes Begin chapter (or appendix, etc., as
\&.1c 1 yes One column format on a new page.
\&.2c 1 yes Two column format.
\&.EN - yes Space after equation
\&.EQ \fIx y\fR - yes Precede equation; break out and
The optional argument \fIx\fR
to indent equation (default),
to left-adjust the equation, or
\&.TH - yes End heading section of table.
\&.TS \fIx\fR - yes Begin table; if \fIx\fR is
table has repeated heading.
\&.ac \fIA N\fR - no Set up for ACM style output.
is the total number of pages.
Must be given before the first initialization.
in boldface; if no argument switch to boldface.
\&.ba \fI+n\fR 0 yes Augments the base indent by
This indent is used to set the indent on regular text
\&.bc no yes Begin new column
\&.bi \fIx\fR no no Print
in bold italics (nofill only)
\&.bx \fIx\fR no no Print \fIx\fR in a box (nofill only).
\&.ef \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set even footer to x y z
\&.eh \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set even header to x y z
\&.fo \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set footer to x y z
\&.hx - no Supress headers and footers on next page.
\&.he \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set header to x y z
\&.hl - yes Draw a horizontal line
\&.i \fIx\fR no no Italicize
missing, italic text follows.
\&.ip \fIx y\fR no yes Start indented paragraph,
\&.lp yes yes Start left-blocked paragraph.
\&.lo - no Read in a file of local macros of the
Must be given before initialization.
\&.np 1 yes Start numbered paragraph.
\&.of \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set odd footer to x y z
\&.oh \fI\'x\'y\'z\'\fR \'\'\'\' no Set odd header to x y z
\&.pd - yes Print delayed text.
\&.pp no yes Begin paragraph.
\&.r yes no Roman text follows.
\&.re - no Reset tabs to default values.
\&.sc no no Read in a file of special characters
Must be given before initialization.
\&.sh \fIn x\fR - yes Section head follows,
\&.sk no no Leave the next page blank.
Only one page is remembered ahead.
\&.sz \fI+n\fR 10p no Augment the point size by
\&.th no no Produce the paper in thesis format.
Must be given before initialization.
\&.tp no yes Begin title page.
\&.u \fIx\fR - no Underline argument (even in \fItroff\fR).
\&.uh - yes Like .sh but unnumbered.
\&.xp \fIx\fR - no Print index
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