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Formatting documents using outline

How to create an outline


contents of template.txt:

WAP and WML

A simple WML program


Formatting codes

Headings are left-justified text.

Hi there

is formatted as

Hi there


Bullet lines start with -

- ho
- ha
- he is trying
 something tricky
    with indents

is formatted as

Indent of bullets determines nesting

- one
  - two 
    - three
    - four
  - five
    - six
      - seven
- eight

is formatted as

Leading > means literal code

- one
> this is an example
  - two 
> this is another example
> of another thing
- three
> yet another example...

is formatted as

@ or # autonumbers

# hi there
   @ ho there
   @ yo there
     - hi
# hello
   @ hello
     - ho
   @ hello
# aloha

is formatted as
  1. hi there
    1. ho there
    2. yo there
      • hi
  2. hello
    1. hello
      • ho
    2. hello
  3. aloha

Leading % comments out

# trix are for kids
% silly rabbit
# got my lucky charms
% not lucky nutritionally...

is formatted as
  1. trix are for kids
  2. got my lucky charms

{== ... ==} emphasizes text

 
- This is a {==really important==} point. 
is formatted as

(== ... ==) typesets code

 
- See (==man man==) to learn how to read man pages. 
is formatted as

[== ... ==] emphasizes parts of code

 
> % [==make love==]
> make: don't know how to make love. Stop. 
is formatted as
 % make love
 make: don't know how to make love. Stop. 

| ... | is shorthand for (== ... ==)

- See |man man| to learn how to read man pages. 

is formatted as

*word* is shorthand for {==word==} (only 1 word)

- This is a *really* *important* point. 
- Stars *don!t* work with punctuation in the middle
  or with *space between* the words. 

is formatted as

Advanced use of the functions.php3 macros


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