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Walter Bailer had suggested that I mention my use of auto replace to insert
formatting codes into documents. For example to start single spaceing
a document rather than hit f5 and then ls1 on the command line, I type ls1 in
the body of my document and a single space delta is inserted in the
document.
( Previously in my pers.spl file I had typed ls1 space and than
given the command on the command line so that a ls1 delta was inserted in the
pers.spl file.
I found auto replace could be used to insert virtually all the delta
command I can think of from margins to tab sets to headers to centering to date
to time to new page. I also found that you could insert deltas within
delta such as headers and footers as well. For example you can put
page numbering into a header or footer or date and time into a header or
footer.
Auto replace can also be used to insert multiple deltas.
For example, I do almost all of my documents in ls1.7 except for
quotes which I block indent and single space.
to start a quote which I want to block indent, I type in the body of
the document bgn. This inserts the following deltas. Single space,
left margin 20, Justify. and tab set starting with ts20,25 30,35,40,45
to end a quote I type endq in the body of a document and it inserts
deltas for lm10, ls1.7, justify, and tab settings starting with
ts10,15,20,25,30,35.
So far the only problem I experienced is that in tab set you can only
insert about 5 or 6 tab sets. this has not been a great problem but there
is a limit on how many tab sets you can put into the delta.
On another topic, word for word, Manual pointed out to me that the word 6
in the word for word filters is for word 6 for windows, and not word 6 for dos
as I had assumed. I think I sent out three emails on this
apologizing for my hasty letters.
I have never used word for word to convert from xy to word for
windows. However I have been using word for word for years to convert xy4
for dos to wordperfect 5.1 for dos and the reverse without a hitch except that
when you convert from wordperfect back to xy4 at the top of the document you end
up with a lot of extraneous deltas which I erase.
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