FUTURE RUNOFF PLANS
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The current version of RNO is currently lacking a number of features which are
in DSR or which the user community would dearly like to have.  Here is a  par-
tial  list  which  may be added in the future, or which have been contemplated
and are rejected for the immediate future.  


     1.  An  RT-11  version  of  this program is currently being prepared by a
         student at RICE.  

     2.  PROPORTIONAL  SPACING  - This is where each character occupies a dif-
         ferent spacing.  This is a really big ticket item and  while  I  have
         considered  it, the problems are large.  If supported it might not be
         possible to do it for any arbitrary printer.  It  is  definitely  not
         planned as an enhancement in the immediate future.  

     3.  .TEXT DEFERRED which would reserve text to be printed on a later page
         if necessary.  This is intended as a method of  reserving  space  for
         figures and putting captions under them.  This is a possibility.  

     4.  Hyphenation dictionary.  This is the only means of properly hyphenat-
         ing all words.  This will only be available if I have help in  creat-
         ing a hyphenated dictionary.  

     5.  The  remaining  missing DSR commands are either conveniences or unne-
         cessary bells and whistles.  Some or all could be added  with  little
         overhead,  but  since  they  can  generally be done without they just
         might be.  They include:  
         a)  AUTOJUSTIFY - Maybe, but why ?  
         b)  AUTOTABLE - Probably not 
         c)  CONTROL CHARACTERS (can not be done at all) 
         d)  DATE / NO DATE - Probably not 
         e)  NO SUBTITLE - Maybe 
         f)  NUMBER RUNNING - This is irrelevant and unnecessary!!  
         g)  ENABLE/DISABLE BOLDING + FLAGS BOLD - Too much overhead.  
         h)  FLAGS PERIOD - Probably not 
         i)  FLAGS COMMENT - Probably not 
         j)  REPEAT - Probably not 
         k)  SET DATE/TIME - Probably not 
         l)  SET LEVEL - Maybe 
         m)  XLOWER/XUPPER - Maybe 
         n)  Double  column  index  - Only as general multiple column package.
             This is difficult to mix with  escape  sequences,  equations  and
             half spacing.  

                                                                  John Clement
                                                                    Bonner Lab
                                                               Rice University
                                                                  Houston, Tx.