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Here is the documentation for the using the old ASCII formatting codes. These codes can only be used with ASCII (*.txt) files displayed within NeoBook's Article object.
You may use the following formatting codes when creating an article with your ASCII text editor. These may be inserted into the text using the "^" (caret) character (not the CTRL key, but the actual "^" character). Click on one of titles below to view formatting codes:
Bold Italic Underline Strikeout Reverse Video Font Size Color Tab Center Caret Hypertext Hidden Hypertext
Also note: As ASCII text files contain no paragraph formatting information, you must place a double carriage return (ENTER-ENTER) at the end of each paragraph to notify NeoBook to break at that point.
You may also choose to create your articles in Rich Text Format (RTF) using a special editor like WordPad which is included with Windows. RTF files contain their own formatting and do not require the use of embedded codes like the ones below.
Bold
Use "^B" at the start of the portion which is to display as bold text. To turn bold off, place a "^b" at the end of the section of text which is to be bold.
Usage: Typing the line "I want a ^Bbigger^b dog." displays as, "I want a bigger dog."
Italic
Use "^I" at the start of the portion which is to display in italics. To turn italics off, place a "^i" at the end of the italicized section of text.
Usage: Typing the line "I want a ^Ibigger^i dog." displays as, "I want a bigger dog."
Underline
Use "^U" at the start of the underlined text. To turn the underscore off, place a "^u" at the end of the section of text which is to be underlined.
Usage: Typing the line "I want a ^Ubigger^u dog." displays as, "I want a bigger dog."
Strikeout
Use "^x" at the start of the strikeout text. To turn the strikeout off, place a "^x" at the end of the section of text which is to be strukout.
Usage: Typing the line "I want a ^Xbigger^x dog." displays as, "I want a bigger dog."
Reverse Video
Use "^R" at the start of the portion which is to display as reversed text (e.g., white text on black background). To return the text to normal, place a "^r" at the end of the section of text which is to be reversed.
Usage: Typing the line "I want a ^Rbigger^r dog." displays as: "I want a BIGGER dog."
Font Size
Use "^F" followed by a number indicating the new point size at the start of the text. To return the default font, place a "^f" at the end of the section of text.
Usage: Typing the line "I want a ^F14bigger^f dog." displays as, "I want a bigger dog."
Color
Use "^P" followed by a number from the chart below indicating the new color at the start of the text. To return to the default color, place a "^p" at the end of the section of text.
0=Black
1=Maroon
2=Green
3=Olive
4=Navy
5=Purple
6=Teal
7=Gray
8=Silver
9=Red
10=Lime
11=Blue
12=Fuchsia
13=Aqua
14=Yellow
15=White
Usage: Typing the line "I want a ^P2green^p dog." displays as, "I want a green dog."
Tab
To tab text from the left margin, insert a "^T" followed immediately by a number. The number should represent the number of M-width (width of the "M" character) spaces from the left margin. To tab text from a spot within a line, insert a "^S" followed by the number of spaces to tab.
Usage: Typing the line: "I want ^T16 a bigger dog." displays as,
"I want a bigger dog."
Centering
If the center code is included on a line along with other codes listed above, the "^C" should be the innermost code. End centered text with "^c".
Usage: Typing the line: "^B^CDogs For Sale^c^b" displays as,
"Dogs For Sale"
Caret Symbol
If you need to display the caret character in your article, type two carets not separated by a space.
Usage: Typing the line: "My rabbit wants a ^^!" displays as, "My rabbit wants a ^!"
(Edited by gk51 at 8:46 am on July 25, 2004)
old ASCII formatting codes - ASCII (*.txt) files within Arti
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Old ASCII Formatting Codes
It's a shame that all of the old ASCII codes no longer work since we have the option to use previously used text file from our older version programs.
Not knowing which do or don't continue to work is annoying. I don't think the reverse, tab or color codes work any longer, but it would be nice to see a list from support as to which still continue to work and which ones no longer work. I know the recommendation is to use *.rtf files now or to convert our old text files into the rich text format, but if you have hundreds in a program this is very labor intensive when you want to introduce a new version.
I am upgrading from version 3.2f, I know I am a long time hold out. Anyway we use to be able to edit the pub files with a text editor which makes it a little easier to find and replace items in a global fashion. I think this opportunity still exists but should a pub file be changed to a text file to do this or an .rtf file ? I am hesitant to try because I don't want to wreck the original .pub file.
Not knowing which do or don't continue to work is annoying. I don't think the reverse, tab or color codes work any longer, but it would be nice to see a list from support as to which still continue to work and which ones no longer work. I know the recommendation is to use *.rtf files now or to convert our old text files into the rich text format, but if you have hundreds in a program this is very labor intensive when you want to introduce a new version.
I am upgrading from version 3.2f, I know I am a long time hold out. Anyway we use to be able to edit the pub files with a text editor which makes it a little easier to find and replace items in a global fashion. I think this opportunity still exists but should a pub file be changed to a text file to do this or an .rtf file ? I am hesitant to try because I don't want to wreck the original .pub file.
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Actually, most of the old DOS era formatting codes still work with the current version of NeoBook:
However, these codes originated with the DOS version of NeoBook in the early 1990's. The fact that they still work, if not perfectly, is pretty remarkable - or dumb depending on your point of view. The nice thing is that you can open these files in NeoBook 5.6's built-in text editor and it will do a pretty good job of converting them to RTF format. You can then tweak the formatting if needed.
However, these codes originated with the DOS version of NeoBook in the early 1990's. The fact that they still work, if not perfectly, is pretty remarkable - or dumb depending on your point of view. The nice thing is that you can open these files in NeoBook 5.6's built-in text editor and it will do a pretty good job of converting them to RTF format. You can then tweak the formatting if needed.
Just use version 3.2's "Archive" command to make a copy/backup of your entire publication. Then you can experiment with the copy without wrecking the original.I am upgrading from version 3.2f, I know I am a long time hold out. Anyway we use to be able to edit the pub files with a text editor which makes it a little easier to find and replace items in a global fashion. I think this opportunity still exists but should a pub file be changed to a text file to do this or an .rtf file ? I am hesitant to try because I don't want to wreck the original .pub file.
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