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IBM SCRIPT/PC

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SCRIPT/PC is a text formatter program developed by Robert N. Seidel and Charles W. Gainey, Jr. for the IBM Personal Computer.

It provides a subset of SCRIPT/VS from IBM's Document Composition Facility (DCF) with similar control words and GML tags. The editing is done in advance using the Personal Editor or the Professional Editor and spellchecking by IBM's PC Word Proof or similar tools.

Features

  • Starter Set of GML tags
  • Heading control words (.H0 ... .H6)
  • Non-operational tag recognition
  • Batch mode / Interactive mode
  • Profiles (user defined options)
  • 1-pass or 2-pass operation
Control Words
... .AN .AP .BF .BM .BR .BX
.CD .CE .CL .CM .*  .CP .CS .CT
.DC .DD .DF .DM .DS
.EF .EL .FO .FN .GO .GS
.IF .IL .IM .IN .IR .IX
.LL .MC .ME .OF .OR
.PA .PF .PI .PL .PM .PN .PT
.QQ .QU .RC .RH .RI .RT .RV
.SC .SE .SK .SP .SS .SU .SX
.TB .TC .TE .TH .TI .TM .TR .TY
.UC .UD .UN .UP .US .ZZ

Documentation

  • Book 1: How to Use (1502414)
  • Book 2: Quick Reference (1502415)
  • Book 3: Reference (1502416)

Publications

  • Document Composition Facility: User's Guide (SH20-9161)