[307,50] README.1ST RUNOFF (version M3.0) -- DECUS Spring '83 Symposium Distribution This submission is a further development of a version of RUNOFF which was submitted to the last two symposia under this UIC ([307,50]). This version of RUNOFF is currently supported by a Working Group of the RSX Special Interest Group. The working group intends to continue adding features to this version of RUNOFF, including features available in "other versions out there" and features not known to be available in any version. Features added since the Fall '82 submission are described in the file CHANGES. as items 81-94. The notable changes are: o Added the ability to have up to three tables of contents output. These are intended for contents, figures and tables. Entries can be made in all three tables with an explicit command, or can be automatically made in the "contents" based on the text accompanying CHAPTER, APPENDIX, and HEADER LEVEL commands. The number of header levels which cause entries can be set by the user. User control of outputting of the tables is provided. o Added exit status value set by any warning or error which occurs. The exit value represents the "worst" condition that occurred. The possible values are: 0 (warning), 1 (success), 2 (error) and 4 (severe error [RUNOFF aborted]). o A command error now causes only the remainder of the current command to be ignored, rather than the remainder of the current command _l_i_n_e. o Added LEVEL STYLE command to set (1) level at which section headers change to the run-in style, (2) the number of blank lines output before section headers, and (3) the value to be used for the automatic test page before outputting headers. o Added a limit on the number of consecutive lines which will be hyphenated (limit can be set during task build). Added control of the minimum word fragment which will be left at the end of a line (length can be set during task build). Several bugs present in the last submission have been fixed (apologies hereby offered). README.2ND contains an annotated list of all the files submitted and provides installation information. Submitted by: Chuck Spalding 1202 Charleston Road Mountain View, CA 94043 (415) 965-0557 [307,50] README.1ST -- EOF