October 1, 1979 FORMATTING ALTER CODES
GRID
!+GRID+
!+GRID+ draw a grid ______________________
The !+GRID+ alter code is a facility which allows the FRESS
user to represent graphs, tables, charts, etc. graphically.
!+GRID<grid>+
<grid>...the coded representation of the table to be drawn
NOTES _____
• A complete discussion of how to create !+GRID+ codes is given
below under "GRID CONSTRUCTION," "HORIZONTAL EXPANSION," and
"VERTICAL EXPANSION." Reference tables for each grid character
and its expansion code are supplied under "REFERENCE TABLES."
Examples are found under "'PIECES' of GRIDS," and "BOXES AND
GRIDS". "STEP-BY-STEP EXAMPLE" demonstrates how a grid code is
created.
• As with the box format code (!-B-), text following the !+GRID+
code begins in the upper left-hand corner of the grid.
Therefore, the user will usually skip a line before any text is
entered.
• Text typed inside a grid will replace any grid characters in
the same position. This is also true of special blanks ("¬"),
but not regular blanks.
• A !+GRID+ code acts as a conditional page. Consequently, if a
new page is forced, the grid will be left justified. The user
should take care to allow for this, perhaps by explicitly
adding a conditional page code (!-K-) before the !+GRID+ code.
• Besides generating the various tables shown below, !+GRID+ is
also useful for constructing diagrams such as flowcharts and
decision trees.
FRESS Resource Manual Release 9.1 FRESS ReSection 4.3 -- 37
GRID
!+GRID+
!+GRID+ draw a grid ______________________
The !+GRID+ alter code is a facility which allows the FRESS
user to represent graphs, tables, charts, etc. graphically.
!+GRID<grid>+
<grid>...the coded representation of the table to be drawn
NOTES _____
• A complete discussion of how to create !+GRID+ codes is given
below under "GRID CONSTRUCTION," "HORIZONTAL EXPANSION," and
"VERTICAL EXPANSION." Reference tables for each grid character
and its expansion code are supplied under "REFERENCE TABLES."
Examples are found under "'PIECES' of GRIDS," and "BOXES AND
GRIDS". "STEP-BY-STEP EXAMPLE" demonstrates how a grid code is
created.
• As with the box format code (!-B-), text following the !+GRID+
code begins in the upper left-hand corner of the grid.
Therefore, the user will usually skip a line before any text is
entered.
• Text typed inside a grid will replace any grid characters in
the same position. This is also true of special blanks ("¬"),
but not regular blanks.
• A !+GRID+ code acts as a conditional page. Consequently, if a
new page is forced, the grid will be left justified. The user
should take care to allow for this, perhaps by explicitly
adding a conditional page code (!-K-) before the !+GRID+ code.
• Besides generating the various tables shown below, !+GRID+ is
also useful for constructing diagrams such as flowcharts and
decision trees.
FRESS Resource Manual Release 9.1 FRESS ReSection 4.3 -- 37
