October 1, 1979 FORMATTING SPECIAL CHARACTERS
4.6 SPECIAL CHARACTER CODES ___________________________
Special Character _________________ codes allow the user to enter into the file
system delimiters and characters not available on the keyboard.
These codes will be translated to the desired character when the
file is FULLPRINTed, and are of the form:
!<nnn>[*]
<nnn>...A two to three digit number (41-255) representing a
character from one of the tables below [the decimal
value of the machine code for the character].
*.......This optional character makes possible unambiguous
strings of special characters and numbers (it is
ignored by the FULLPRINT program -- see notes below).
SPECIAL CASES _____________
Three commonly used characters can either be represented in the
file using the format above, or through an alternate
representation as follows:
!! literal exclamation point ("!")
!¬ literal "not" character ("¬")
!/ literal percent ("%")
NOTES _____
• The user may create overstruck special characters by making use
b of the backspace key on the terminal, i.e., the character "/"
was "created" by typing "b"-"backspace key"-"/" (the special
character code for a backspace is !22).
• To overprint two characters one of which is a special character
code, the user must specify the special character code first,
followed by the literal backspace, followed by the ordinary
character.
• To avoid the ambiguity of having a literal number in the text
following the special character format code, an asterisk ("*")
may be used as a delimiter for any special character, e.g.,
"!175*5", rather than "!1755". The asterisk will not appear in
the text when FULLPRINTed (i.e., "!175*5" prints as "•5").
FRESS Resource Manual Release 9.1 FRESS ReSection 4.6 -- 95
4.6 SPECIAL CHARACTER CODES ___________________________
Special Character _________________ codes allow the user to enter into the file
system delimiters and characters not available on the keyboard.
These codes will be translated to the desired character when the
file is FULLPRINTed, and are of the form:
!<nnn>[*]
<nnn>...A two to three digit number (41-255) representing a
character from one of the tables below [the decimal
value of the machine code for the character].
*.......This optional character makes possible unambiguous
strings of special characters and numbers (it is
ignored by the FULLPRINT program -- see notes below).
SPECIAL CASES _____________
Three commonly used characters can either be represented in the
file using the format above, or through an alternate
representation as follows:
!! literal exclamation point ("!")
!¬ literal "not" character ("¬")
!/ literal percent ("%")
NOTES _____
• The user may create overstruck special characters by making use
b of the backspace key on the terminal, i.e., the character "/"
was "created" by typing "b"-"backspace key"-"/" (the special
character code for a backspace is !22).
• To overprint two characters one of which is a special character
code, the user must specify the special character code first,
followed by the literal backspace, followed by the ordinary
character.
• To avoid the ambiguity of having a literal number in the text
following the special character format code, an asterisk ("*")
may be used as a delimiter for any special character, e.g.,
"!175*5", rather than "!1755". The asterisk will not appear in
the text when FULLPRINTed (i.e., "!175*5" prints as "•5").
FRESS Resource Manual Release 9.1 FRESS ReSection 4.6 -- 95
