Re: Further to K-mac's problem...

[Eric Van Tassel 101233.342@xxxxxxxx]

I was about to write in much the same sense as Bill TeBrake's message --
just send a XyWrite file, minus any extraneous features like the running
header, and then explain the few embedded commands. But I've found that it
helps to bring everything down to what I (in my illiterate way ) call
"low ASCII", i.e. translate all characters above ASCII 128, and convert
anything between guillemets into a unique string which is explained in a
"key" that stands at the head of the file, e.g.

FILE BEGINS

This file contains the following codes:
 = a + umlaut
 = A + umlaut
 = begin boldface
 = end boldface

I also run a macro which ensures that I haven't overlooked any characters,
i.e. after I've run the macro that converts accented characters and "MDXX"
strings (and automatically inserts the "key" at the head of the file), I
run another macro that alerts me to the presence of any remaining >128
characters.

I've never had any complaints or received botched first proofs.

Cheers
Eric Van Tassel