Re: QUARK TAGS

[OkAnnie@xxxxxxxx]

To do QXP XTags conversion, using a coordinated keyboard and
printer driver and TYFing (as Dan Kanagy suggested too) is more
efficient than macros. For the driver, start with fb<
and list your XTags styles there. In the attributes section:
   AT:BF
   AT<
   AT>

   ET
;
   AT:ITAL
   AT<
   AT>

   ET
;   [etc]

Problems like ambiguous quotes are solved by using a consistent
character in text and replacing it in the driver's substitution
table. In text, for an open quote I use ascii 200 (IBM extended
char set double box border lower left corner), for a close quote
ascii 188 (right corner); both are assigned to keys in my
xyw2qxp.kbd. Since they can't be represented here, I'll use
bracketed numbers. In the driver substitution table:
   `=<\#145>
   '=<\#146>
   [ascii 200]=<\#147>
   [ascii 188]=<\#148>

Jack has my keyboard and driver files now, but since this macro
question lives on, the QXP's 
 makes creating  ...  pairs
unnecessary {sigh}.
A macro would be a series of straightforward global replaces:
   BC ci {mdbo} XC BC ci {mdbr} XC BC ci {mdnm} 
XC [etc]
For all the 'net-bashing, AO does have its virtues (in addition
to being able to attach binary files to email). Not least is a
Quark Inc.-sponsored forum--answers from Quark tech support
guaranteed.    --annie

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