.left margin .ifnot hlp .if micro .subtitle Special Characters .page .else micro .APPENDIX SPECIAL characters .endif micro .INDEX Special characters .endif hlp .if hlp .if rsx .i5;FURTHER HELP: flags punctuation .endif rsx .endif hlp .HELPB SPECIAL__CHARACTERS .HELPC FLAGS .c;Flag characters .p Below is a list of RUNOFF's flag characters. To cause a flag to appear in the text as a normal character, it must be preceded by the underscore character "__" (itself a special character). Since the special characters can be changed by the _.FLAGS commands, this list may not represent the actual usage for your document. .S.LM +6 .NOFILL .i-4;_^ UPPERCASE the next character, or LOCK a function. .br;_^_^ No case conversion. .i-4;_\ LOWERCASE the next character, or UNLOCK a function. .br;_\_\ Lowercase all text. .i-4;_< CAPITALIZE word. * .br;_^_< capitalize all text. * .i-4;_# SPACE character (non expandable or quoted space). .i-4;_= HYPHENATE specification, or continue mark. * .i-4;_& UNDERLINE the following character (also "_^_&,_/_&"). .i-4;__ ACCEPT the following character. .i-4;_% OVERSTRIKE the previous character by the next character. * .i-4;_$ SUBSTITUTE defined text for abbreviation. * .i-4;_> INDEX/SUBINDEX flags. * .i-4;_| BREAK text with no spaces, or continue. * .i-4;_+ PERIOD will add extra space if followed by space. * .i-4;_{ EQUATION flag #1. *_ (Not in DSR) .i-4;_} EQUATION flag #2. *_ (Not in DSR) .i-4;"tab" TAB flag character causes tabulation. (Not a flag in DSR) .lm .ifnot hlp .FN .endif hlp * Only becomes a special character if the FLAG is engaged. .ifnot hlp .EFN .endif hlp .if hlp .HELPC PUNCTUATION .else hlp .page .; Have punctuation on separate page .endif hlp .f.lm.s2 .text.c;Terminal punctuation .s.C; . : ; ? ! .p;These characters, if followed by a separator (space or tab), will appear in the output with 1 extra space after them. This feature works only when both _.FILL and _.PERIOD are engaged. These characters can be changed with the _.PERIOD command. .s2 .text.c;Valid punctuation .s.c;_/ _\ _. , " ( ) @ .p;These characters are valid in a hyphenated word. Any other non-alphabetic character will prevent autohyphenation. These characters can be changed by the _.AUTOHYPHENATE command. .end text