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diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/mm/NOTES b/gnu/usr.bin/groff/mm/NOTES deleted file mode 100644 index 43794a29c64..00000000000 --- a/gnu/usr.bin/groff/mm/NOTES +++ /dev/null @@ -1,103 +0,0 @@ -###################################################################### -Beware! -This may be old information. Trust only the source. :-) - -Implementation notes. (Or how to make your own national mm) - -Different commands: - -COVER [arg] -MT [arg [addressee]] -The arg is part of a filename in mm/*.MT or mm/*.cov. -This file is read when the macro is executed. Therefore it must be -put before any text output. -In each file there are definitions of all extra macros needed for the -cover sheet. MT files is only for compatibility reasons, and has several -limits due to that it don't know when the cover starts, and cannot -change sizes. Use COVER for new coversheet macros. - -But with MT it is possible to write all of the AT&T covers. -An example can be found in mm/0.MT. - -When writing a new cover using COVER, have in mind that the cover -should print the page with the COVEND macro. This macro -should be defined by the new macrofile. - -Here is a part of ms.cov: -> .\"----------------- -> .de COVEND -> .sp |4.2c -> .cov@print-title -> .cov@print-authors -> .cov@print-firm -> .cov@print-abstract -> .cov@print-date -This is important, since COVER disables the page header. -> .pg@enable-top-trap -Should begin with page one (normally). -> .bp 1 -And enable the trap at the page footer. -> .pg@enable-trap -> .. - -######################### - -Variables for covers: -I = integer -S = string -D = diversion -M = macro - -Name Type Desc. -cov*au I The number of authors. - -cov*title M Title collected with .TL. - -cov*au!x!y S Author(s) given to .AU -cov*at!x!y S Author(s) title given to .AT - x is the author-index [1-cov*au], - y is the argument-index [1-9]. - Look at the table with indexes. - -cov*firm I Author(s) firm. - -cov*abs-arg I Argument to abstract. - -cov*abs-ind I Indent for abstract. - -cov*abs-name S The string 'ABSTRACT', changed with .AST - -cov*abstract M The abstract. - -cov*new-date S The date (todays date if ND is not used) - -cov*mt-type S MT type -cov*mt-addresse S MT addressee - - -########################## -Argument-index for cov*au: - -Index Desc. -1 name -2 initials -3 location -4 department -5 extension -6 room -7 arg 7 -8 arg 8 -9 arg 9 - -The location is set to the contents of string cov*location-xxxx -if location is equal to xxxx and cov*location-xxxx is defined -in the file locale. - - -Argument-index for cov*at: - -Index Desc. -1 title 1 -. . -. . -9 title 9 |