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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I'm a retired typesetter. Use to work on a QuadX
system which use a lanquage call TEXT PROGRAMMING. We were able to create
various programs. One was an underscoring program. We could very easily insert
the following specs: 1) Rule weight; 2) baseline shift 3) and kerning around all
of the descenders (y, g, p, etc.). In other words, we could tuck the underscores
around the descenders for a perfect look. We would be able to create very
precise and pleasing effects. Also, the same in creating fractions. We could
also put a FORMAT like: {F23} in front of a block of text. And, have it look for
a delimeter like:¶</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Format 23 would then suck up all the text up
to that delimeter and process it according to what we had programmed in F23,
etc. Can TeX do such feats? Please let me know.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>Thank you in advance!</DIV>
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<DIV>Ira</DIV>
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