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The "Policy Manual" for the JafSoft text conversion utilities

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" X1 Introduction
" i2 Policy Name, values and scope
o 2.1 Policy Names and descriptions

2.1.1 British and American spellings of Colour

_ 2.2 Policy values

e 2.2.1 Yes/No values
h 2.2.2 Numerical values
d 2.2.3 Text strings
d 2.2.4 HTML colours
n 2.2.5 Section/Heading levels
f 2.2.6 Lists of names

^ 2.3 Policy scope

o 2.3.1 Dynamic analysis policy
m 2.3.2 Dynamic output policy
m 2.3.3 Fixed analysis policy
k 2.3.4 Fixed output policy

" l3 Ways of specifying policy values
u 3.1 Placing policies in a "policy file"

w 3.1.1 Saving and loading policy files
v 3.1.2 policy files for your document
l 3.1.3 Partial policy files
i 3.1.4 Full policy files
k 3.1.5 Naming policy files

z 3.2 Changing policies via the user interface
3.3 Changing policies by using command line options
3.4 Changing policies by using preprocessor directives
~ 3.5 Changing policies by using the Settings menu
| 3.6 Changing policies by editing a Policy file
" Z4 Change history
m 4.1 Policies added in Version 4
o 4.2 Policies added in Version 3.3
o 4.3 Policies added in Version 3.2
" h5 Detailed policy descriptions

h Active Link Colour
Add <BR> to lines with URLs
Add contents frame if possible
f Add contents list
d Add Frame border
Add mail headers to contents list
h Add navigation bar
h Add NOFRAMES links
t Allow automatic centring
| Allow definitions inside PRE
Allow email beginning with numbers
t Attempt TABLE generation
| Automatic centring tolerance
f Background Colour
d Background Image
n Bottom margin (in cm)
t Break up long HTML lines
Z Bullet char
t Check domain name syntax
Check indentation for consistency
d Colour data rows
Column boundaries have zero width
n Column merging factor
r Comment generation code
Contents frame background colour
x Contents frame text colour
l Contents Frame width
j Contents style code
~ Convert TABLE X-refs to links
d Create FTP links
j Create Gopher links
f Create NEWS links
j Create Telnet links
f Create a log file
f Create hyperlinks
j Create mailto links
j Cross-refs at level
\ Default Font
r Default TABLE alignment
z Default TABLE border colour
v Default TABLE border size
n Default TABLE caption
| Default TABLE cell alignment
x Default TABLE cell padding
x Default TABLE cell spacing
l Default TABLE colour
~ Default TABLE even row colour
v Default TABLE header cols
v Default TABLE header rows
l Default TABLE layout
| Default TABLE odd row colour
j Default TABLE width
b Definition char
n Directory Description
h Directory Keywords
n Directory Script file
b Directory Title
h Directory filename
n Directory footer file
n Directory header file
Directory return hyperlink text
d Display messages
b Document Author
f Document Base URL
f Document Category
f Document Comments
n Document Company name
l Document Description
f Document Keywords
d Document Manager
l Document Style Sheet
d Document Subject
` Document Title
f DOS filename root
n Error reporting level
z Expect Capitalised Headings
l Expect Contents List
t Expect Embedded Headings
t Expect Numbered Headings
r Expect Numbered bullets
| Expect Roman Numeral bullets
z Expect Second Word Headings
x Expect Underlined Headings
v Expect alphabetic bullets
Expect blank lines between paras
j Expect code samples
l Expect sparse tables
External contents list filename
l First Section Number
r First frame page number
First line indentation (in blocks)
Font stretch factor (in percent)
Footer frame background colour
h Footer Frame depth
t Footer frame text colour
x Generate diagnostics files
Generate external contents file
j Heading key phrases
d HTML Script file
d HTML footer file
j HTML fragments file
d HTML header file
~ Hanging paragraph position(s)
b Headings Colour
Header frame background colour
h Header Frame depth
t Header frame text colour
v Highlight Definition Text
z HTML version to be targeted
n Hyperlinks on numbers
z Ignore multiple blank lines
Ignore table header during analysis
z Include document section(s)
| Indent headings in Directory
h Indent position(s)
b Input directory
z Input file has page markers
x Input file has change bars
Input file contains DOS characters
Input file contains Japanese characters
z Input file is double spaced
Input file contains MIME encoding
~ Input file contains PCL codes
` Keep it simple
r Language (for proofing)
z Largest allowed <Hn> tag
j Left margin (in cm)
Lines to ignore at end of file
Lines to ignore at start of file
l Link Dictionary file
Look for MAIL and USENET headers
d Look for bullets
f Look for diagrams
x Look for horizontal rulers
z Look for hanging paragraphs
l Look for indentation
x Look for preformatted text
l Look for quoted text
l Look for short lines
l Look for white space
` Make Directory
Maximum level to show in contents
h Min HTML file size
d Min chapter size
r Minimise HTML file size
Minimum TABLE column separation
Minimum automatic <PRE> size
l Minimum ruler length
` Mirror Margins
p Monitor tag generation
l New Paragraph Offset
r New browser window name
x New frame link window name
f NOFRAMES link URL
Number of levels in contents frame
Number of words to include in filename
Omit <HEAD> and <BODY> from output
~ Only allow explicit FTP links
n Only use known groups
Open frame links in new window
Open links in new browser window
d Output directory
n Output file extension
f Output frame name
j Output log filename
h Output policy file
r Output policy filename
X Page Width
z Page marker size (in lines)
t Place document in FRAMES
Preserve file structure using <PRE>
r Preserve line structure
~ Preserve new paragraph offset
Preserve underlining of headings
v Recognise '-' as a bullet
v Recognise 'o' as a bullet
t Recognised USENET groups
l Right margin (in cm)
x Scope COLOUR tags globally
p Search for definitions
j Search for emphasis
f Short line length
~ Show file Titles in Directory
| Smallest allowed <Hn> tag
Z Split level
x Suppress all colour markup
t Suppress all font markup
p Suppress INFO messages
z Suppress TAG ERROR messages
n Suppress URL messages
v Suppress WARNING messages
Suppress program ERROR messages
p Table Extending factor
T TAB size
Tables could be blank line separated
Z Text Colour
h Text justification
h Top margin (in cm)
Treat each line as a paragraph
n Unvisited Link Colour
h Use .HTM extension
Use <CODE>..</CODE> markup
Use <DL> markup for defn. paras
Use <EM> and <STRONG> markup
Use <P> markup for paragraphs
x Use CSS to implement fonts
f Use DOS filenames
d Use Preprocessor
Use any existing contents list
x Use first heading as Title
r Use first line as Title
h Use Landscape mode
Use main footer in footer frame
Use main header in header frame
j Visited Link Colour

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