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Paragraphing macros break, or terminate, any pending output line
so that a new paragraph can begin. Several paragraph types are
available, differing in how indentation applies to them: to left, right,
or both margins; to the first output line of the paragraph, all output
lines, or all but the first. All paragraphing macro calls cause the
insertion of vertical space in the amount stored in the PD
register, except at page or column breaks. Alternatively, a blank input
line breaks the output line and vertically spaces by one vee.
Set a paragraph without any (additional) indentation.
Set a paragraph with a first-line left indentation in the amount stored
in the PI register.
Set a paragraph with a left indentation. The optional marker is
not indented and is empty by default. It has several applications;
see Lists in ms. width overrides the indentation amount
stored in the PI register; its default unit is ‘n’. Once
specified, width applies to further IP calls until
specified again or a heading or different paragraphing macro is called.
Set a paragraph indented from both left and right margins by the amount
stored in the QI register.
Begin (QS) and end (QE) a region where each paragraph is
indented from both margins by the amount stored in the QI
register. The text between QS and QE can be structured
further by use of other paragraphing macros.
Set an “exdented” paragraph—one with a left indentation in the
amount stored in the PI register on every line except the
first (also known as a hanging indent). This is a Berkeley extension.
The following example illustrates the use of paragraphing macros.
.NH 2 Cases used in the 2001 study .LP Two software releases were considered for this report. .PP The first is commercial software; the second is free. .IP \[bu] Microsoft Word for Windows, starting with version 1.0 through the current version (Word 2000). .IP \[bu] GNU 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. .SH 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. |
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