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Conference vaxuum::document_ft

Title:DOCUMENT T1.0
Notice:**New notesfile (DOCUMENT.NOTE) now available (see note 897)**
Moderator:CLOSET::ADLER
Created:Mon Feb 09 1987
Last Modified:Thu Oct 31 1991
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:897
Total number of notes:4397

707.0. "Paragraph indentation for GENERAL doctype" by YOGI::MARKS () Fri Jul 24 1987 16:41

    Is there any way to modify the GENERAL doctype so the 
    first word of a paragraph indents a few spaces?
    
    Rickey
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707.1Use \parindent in .DESIGN fileIJSAPL::KLERKTheo de KlerkFri Jul 24 1987 16:505
  Modify the design file to contain the line:
  
   \parindent=6pt   (or whatever valid unit: ex, em, pc, pt, in, cm, mm)

Theo
707.2\parindent= didn't seem to work...YOGI::MARKSFri Jul 24 1987 18:304
    I had already tried this, but it seemed to have no effect on
    my output.  I tried both pc and pt.  Any suggestions?
    
    Rickey
707.3Try this on for sizeBUNSUP::LITTLETodd Little, NYA SWS, 323-4475Sun Jul 26 1987 19:3121
    \parindent doesn't work because the DECTeX macros do some of their
    own paragraph handling.  I think you need to re-define the \paragraph
    macro from:

    \def\paragraph#1{\ifparavskip\fairbreak\vskipbb{\paravskip}%
   	\block{#1}\else\paravskiptrue\fi}   

    to:
    
    \def\paragraph#1{\ifparavskip\fairbreak\vskipbb{\paravskip}%
   	\indentblock{#1}\else\paravskiptrue\fi}   

    As is typical with my suggestions, this is untested and is provided
    without any warranty, either explicit or implied (although some
    states may place limits on...)
    
    -tl
    
    PS  You may have to alter the reference to \blockindents at the
        top of your design to make sure you get indenting for your
    	\indentblock.