[net.text] Problem with .DS-.DE

glosser@ut-ngp.UUCP (glosser) (10/28/84)

When I use a .DE-.DS sequence, the following text gets
messed up. The text becomes single spaced and footnotes
are printed one word to a line. Here is an example:

Here is an example of what I am talking about, notice what
I said happens after I decide to use a .DS .DE sequnece.
.DS
One phrase 
followed by another
and another
.DE
See what I mean. Notice how the lines are no longer doubled
space, instead they are single spaced\*F
.FS
This even happens when I use .DF instead of .DS.
Inserting .ad b doesn't help either.
.FE

The formated text is:

       Here is a test of what I am talking  about,  notice  what  I

       said happens after I decide to use a .DS .DE sequnece.


       One phrase
       followed by another
       and another

       See what I mean. Notice how the lines are no longer doubled
       space, instead they are single spaced81



       __________

        1. This
           even
           happens
           when
           I
           use
           .DF
           instead
           of
           .DS.
           Inserting
           .ad
           b
           doesn't
           help
           either.

Any suggestions on what is causing this as well as how
to correct the problem? The version of unix used is 
BSD 4.2.

Thank you,
Stuart Glosser
glosser@ut-ngp.ARPA
{sally nbires ihnp4 allegra}!ngp!glosser  

colonel@gloria.UUCP (George Sicherman) (11/08/84)

[Oh, no!  Not roast aardvark for supper again?]

> When I use a .DE-.DS sequence, the following text gets
> messed up. The text becomes single spaced and footnotes
> are printed one word to a line.

I don't know about the footnote problem, but the line spacing
for displays is stored in number register DD.  If you don't
like the default value, you can change it with .nr.
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
...seismo!rochester!rocksanne!rocksvax!sunybcs!gloria!colonel