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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

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