[comp.sys.dec] decwrite

tjhayko@THUNDER.LAKEHEADU.CA (10/01/90)

I'm having a problem with DEC write splitting words up at the end of lines.
Has anyone else had this problem?  I'm not talking about the hypenation, it
actually splits up words.


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Tom Hayko
tjhayko@thunder.lakeheadu.ca



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csmoe@knuth.MTSU.EDU (Monisha Guglani) (04/02/91)

Hi,
	Has anyone used dec's decwrite in the report style and managed to
	get it to double space (without hitting carriage return) when it
	wraps over to the next line. I've read through the manuals but
	without any hint of a suggestion! Any help would be appreciated!!
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avolio@decuac.DEC.COM (Frederick M. Avolio) (04/02/91)

To change the between-line spacing in a paragraph you need to modify the 
style for Body Text.  I am assuming you know nothing -- most certainly 
incorrect (you probably knmow more about DECwrite than I do) but I
didn't want to leave anything out.

Pull down on the Style menu pulldown and go over to the Paragraph Style
submenu and pick Body Text.  Modify the Leading option (defaults to 2
I think) to be something else.  Hit Apply and you will see the spacing
between the lines change. When you are happy with the result, push OK
and this will save those options for the document you are working on.

This may not be The Best or Definitive Way but it does work for me.

Fred

brister@decwrl.dec.com (James Brister) (04/03/91)

On a machine with this name (knuth) and you dare use anything other than
TeX? :-)

James
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jch@hollie.rdg.dec.com (John Haxby) (04/11/91)

In article <csmoe.670570070@knuth>, csmoe@knuth.MTSU.EDU (Monisha Guglani) writes:
|> Hi,
|> 	Has anyone used dec's decwrite in the report style and managed to
|> 	get it to double space (without hitting carriage return) when it
|> 	wraps over to the next line. I've read through the manuals but
|> 	without any hint of a suggestion! Any help would be appreciated!!

If you set the leading to something large (eg paragraph point size + 2)
in the style for which ever paragraphs you want double spaced, you'll
get the desired effect.  It'll look horrible, but it's what you want....
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jdr@sloth.mlb.semi.harris.com (Jim Ray) (05/29/91)

Are the decwrite documents ( on the DECstatino 5000 running ultrix )
compatable with Frame?  If not, then what export formats in decwrite
can be used to export to frame?

( that is other than postscript )


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