ME(7) ME(7) NAME me - macros for formatting papers SYNOPSIS nroff -me [ options ] file ... troff -me [ options ] file ... DESCRIPTION This package of _n_r_o_f_f and _t_r_o_f_f macro definitions provides a canned formatting facility for technical papers in various formats. When pro‐ ducing 2-column output on a terminal, filter the output through _c_o_l(1). The macro requests are defined below. Many _n_r_o_f_f and _t_r_o_f_f requests are unsafe in conjunction with this package, however, these requests may be used with impunity after the first .pp: .bp begin new page .br break output line here .sp n insert n spacing lines .ls n (line spacing) n=1 single, n=2 double space .na no alignment of right margin .ce n center next n lines .ul n underline next n lines .sz +n add n to point size Output of the _e_q_n_, _n_e_q_n_, _r_e_f_e_r_, and _t_b_l(1) preprocessors for equations and tables is acceptable as input. FILES /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.e /usr/lib/me/* SEE ALSO eqn(1), troff(1), refer(1), tbl(1) -me Reference Manual, Eric P. Allman Writing Papers with Nroff Using -me REQUESTS In the following list, “initialization” refers to the first .pp, .lp, .ip, .np, .sh, or .uh macro. This list is incomplete; see _T_h_e _-_m_e _R_e_f_‐ _e_r_e_n_c_e _M_a_n_u_a_l for interesting details. Request Initial Cause Explanation Value Break .(c - yes Begin centered block .(d - no Begin delayed text .(f - no Begin footnote .(l - yes Begin list .(q - yes Begin major quote .(x _x - no Begin indexed item in index _x .(z - no Begin floating keep .)c - yes End centered block .)d - yes End delayed text .)f - yes End footnote .)l - yes End list .)q - yes End major quote .)x - yes End index item .)z - yes End floating keep .++ _m _H - no Define paper section. _m defines the part of the paper, and can be C (chapter), A (appendix), P (preliminary, e.g., abstract, table of contents, etc.), B (bibliography), RC (chapters renumbered from page one each chapter), or RA (appendix renum‐ bered from page one). .+c _T - yes Begin chapter (or appendix, etc., as set by .++). _T is the chapter title. .1c 1 yes One column format on a new page. .2c 1 yes Two column format. .EN - yes Space after equation produced by _e_q_n or _n_e_q_n. .EQ _x _y - yes Precede equation; break out and add space. Equation number is _y. The optional argument _x may be _I to indent equation (default), _L to left-adjust the equation, or _C to center the equation. .GE - yes End _g_r_e_m_l_i_n picture. .GS - yes Begin _g_r_e_m_l_i_n picture. .PE - yes End _p_i_c pic‐ ture. .PS - yes Begin _p_i_c pic‐ ture. .TE - yes End table. .TH - yes End heading section of table. .TS _x - yes Begin table; if _x is _H table has repeated heading. .ac _A _N - no Set up for ACM style output. _A is the Author’s name(s), _N is the total number of pages. Must be given before the first initialization. .b _x no no Print _x in boldface; if no argument switch to boldface. .ba _+_n 0 yes Augments the base indent by _n_. This indent is used to set the indent on regular text (like para‐ graphs). .bc no yes Begin new col‐ umn .bi _x no no Print _x in bold italics (nofill only) .bu - yes Begin bulleted paragraph .bx _x no no Print _x in a box (nofill only). .ef _´_x_´_y_´_z_´ ´´´´ no Set even footer to x y z .eh _´_x_´_y_´_z_´ ´´´´ no Set even header to x y z .fo _´_x_´_y_´_z_´ ´´´´ no Set footer to x y z .hx - no Suppress headers and footers on next page. .he _´_x_´_y_´_z_´ ´´´´ no Set header to x y z .hl - yes Draw a horizontal line .i _x no no Italicize _x_; if _x miss‐ ing, italic text follows. .ip _x _y no yes Start indented paragraph, with hanging tag _x. Indentation is _y ens (default 5). .lp yes yes Start left-blocked para‐ graph. .lo - no Read in a file of local macros of the form .*_x_. Must be given before initialization. .np 1 yes Start numbered para‐ graph. .of _´_x_´_y_´_z_´ ´´´´ no Set odd footer to x y z .oh _´_x_´_y_´_z_´ ´´´´ no Set odd header to x y z .pd - yes Print delayed text. .pp no yes Begin paragraph. First line indented. .r yes no Roman text follows. .re - no Reset tabs to default values. .sc no no Read in a file of special characters and diacriti‐ cal marks. Must be given before initialization. .sh _n _x - yes Section head follows, font automatically bold. _n is level of section, _x is title of section. .sk no no Leave the next page blank. Only one page is remem‐ bered ahead. .sm _x - no Set _x in a smaller pointsize. .sz _+_n 10p no Augment the point size by _n points. .th no no Produce the paper in thesis format. Must be given before initialization. .tp no yes Begin title page. .u _x - no Underline argument (even in _t_r_o_f_f). (Nofill only). .uh - yes Like .sh but unnumbered. .xp _x - no Print index _x_. 3rd Berkeley Distribution May 6, 1986 ME(7)