1.5. Document styles


1.5.1. Changing the style

The general style (or type) of a document can be changed by initialising the OPT_STYLE variable on the top line of a document. For example:

   !init OPT_STYLE="manual"

Alternatively, sdf's -s option can be used. For example:

   sdf -2ps -smanual mydoc


Note: The -s option overrides the init macro setting.


1.5.2. Available styles

The available document styles, grouped by style category, are:

Style Purpose
General:  
document a normal document
manual a manual
paper a technical paper
Administration:  
admin generic administration document
fax a fascimile
memo a memorandum
newslttr a newsletter
minutes minutes of a meeting
Miscellaneous:  
listing a source code listing

1.5.3. Building a title

Each style category has a different way of building a title section:


1.5.4. Creating new styles

It is relatively simple to create new styles by inheriting details from an existing one.

Refer to the SDF Guru Guide for details.