groff: Paragraphs in ms
4.3.5.1 Paragraphs
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The following paragraph types are available.
-- Macro: .PP
Sets a paragraph with an initial indentation.
-- Macro: .LP
Sets a paragraph without an initial indentation.
-- Macro: .QP
Sets a paragraph that is indented at both left and right margins by
the amount of the register 'QI'. The effect is identical to the
HTML '<BLOCKQUOTE>' element. The next paragraph or heading returns
margins to normal. 'QP' inserts vertical space of amount set by
register 'PD' before the paragraph.
-- Macro: .QS
-- Macro: .QE
These macros begin and end a quoted section. The 'QI' register
controls the amount of indentation. Both 'QS' and 'QE' insert
inter-paragraph vertical space set by register 'PD'. The text
between 'QS' and 'QE' can be structured further by use of the
macros 'LP' or 'PP'.
-- Macro: .XP
Sets a paragraph whose lines are indented, except for the first
line. This is a Berkeley extension.
The following markup uses all four paragraph macros.
.NH 2
Cases used in the study
.LP
The following software and versions were
considered for this report.
.PP
For commercial software, we chose
.B "Microsoft Word for Windows" ,
starting with version 1.0 through the
current version (Word 2000).
.PP
For free software, we chose
.B Emacs ,
from its first appearance as a standalone
editor through the current version (v20).
See [Bloggs 2002] for details.
.QP
Franklin's Law applied to software:
software expands to outgrow both
RAM and disk space over time.
.LP
Bibliography:
.XP
Bloggs, Joseph R.,
.I "Everyone's a Critic" ,
Underground Press, March 2002.
A definitive work that answers all questions
and criticisms about the quality and usability of
free software.
The 'PORPHANS' register (⇒ms Document Control Registers)
operates in conjunction with each of these macros, to inhibit the
printing of orphan lines at the bottom of any page.
Info Catalog
groff: ms Body Text
groff: ms Body Text
groff: Headings in ms