OpenVMS DIGITAL Standard Runoff Reference Manual

This manual serves as a comprehensive reference for the OpenVMS DIGITAL Standard Runoff (DSR) text formatting utility, superseding Version 5.2 of the VAX DIGITAL Standard Runoff Reference Manual. Intended for VMS users familiar with text editors, it details the process of creating formatted documents using DSR commands, flags, and the RUNOFF DCL command.

The document is structured into six chapters and two appendices:

• Introduction: Provides an overview of DSR, its command format, how to enter commands, default settings, and printing output files.
• DSR Commands: An alphabetical listing of all DSR commands, explaining their formats, parameters, and functions for controlling page layout, text formatting, and structural elements.
• DSR Flags: Describes special characters used for text emphasis, case control, and spacing, along with how to enable, disable, and redefine them.
• RUNOFF Command Qualifiers: Explains the qualifiers for the DCL RUNOFF command, which allow users to modify text positioning, emphasis, and file processing.
• DSR Table of Contents Utility: Details the utility for generating formatted tables of contents from structural commands, including its features and command qualifiers.
• DSR Indexing Utility: Covers the utility for creating document indexes, outlining its features, punctuation, case control, merging rules, and command qualifiers.
• Appendices: One appendix organizes DSR commands by function, and another provides requirements for system managers for printing LNI files on LN01 Laser Printers.

The manual covers document formatting essentials such as page size, margins, line spacing, justification, paragraph settings, and text emphasis, as well as advanced features like conditional processing, external file inclusion, and font definitions for specific printers.