[brailleblaster] Re: Format Contents

  • From: Brandon Roller <brandon.r.roller@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2013 14:05:38 -0400

LOL, well I had read that but was hoping someone could explain it in a
clearer manner.  So it is an adjusted index based on the margin is that the
gist of it?
Also, how exactly is computer code formatted in braille?



On Wed, Jul 31, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Keith Creasy <kcreasy@xxxxxxx> wrote:

>  From the manual although the language is pretty bad:****
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> The format setting controls how the text in the style will be formatted.
> Valid values are `leftJustified', `rightJustified', `centered', `
> computerCoded', `alignColumnsLeft', `alignColumnsRight', and `contents'.
> The first three are self-explanatory. `computerCoded' is used for
> computer programs and similar material. The next two are used for tabular
> material. `alignColumnsLeft' causes the left ends of columns to be
> aligned. `alignColumnsRight' causes the right ends of columns to be
> aligned. `contents' is used only in styles specifically intended for
> tables of contents. ****
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> ...****
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> The contents1, etc. styles all have the format contents setting. This is
> a variant of the leftJustified format. It has been necessary to change
> the way firstLineIndent is handled to accommodate multilevel lists. Up
> till now, if firstLineIndent was negative, the first line would start at
> the real left margin, regardless of the value of leftMargin. Now the
> value of firstLineIndent is simply added to leftMargin. This means that
> if it is negative it is really subtracted. For example, if leftMargin is
> 4 and firstLineIndent is -2 the first line will start in cell 2. If the
> result of adding these two values is negative it is set to 0. ****
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> *From:* brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:
> brailleblaster-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] *On Behalf Of *Brandon Roller
> *Sent:* Wednesday, July 31, 2013 1:04 PM
> *To:* brailleblaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> *Subject:* [brailleblaster] Format Contents****
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> I am looking at the nimas.cfg file.  What does format contents and also
> format computer coded mean?****
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