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diff --git a/macros/text1/cms_help_files/quad.helpmark b/macros/text1/cms_help_files/quad.helpmark new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..ffd0b320b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/macros/text1/cms_help_files/quad.helpmark @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| quad | ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + +Abbreviation: ã|noneã% + +Parameters: ã|noneã% + + ã|Description:ã% +A printer's quad of space used to be a blank square of type, 1 em high and +1 em wide, equivalent in size to a capital "M." A TEXT1 quad is a unit of +horizontal space. It is one em space in the current type size. The \quad +markup can be used in text, "as is," and math mode. + + ã|Example:ã% +Consider the input for this table: + +\tat{Surface Land Temperature (degrees C)\lbr +Changes after Nuclear Exchanges} +\vs{6pt} + +\settabs\+\quad&number\quad&number\quad +\+&number\quad&number\quad&number&\cr +\+&1000&-22&8&7&13\cr +\+&3000&9&6&8&10\cr + ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ +| | +| Table 1 | +| Surface Land Temperature (degrees C) | +| Changes after Nuclear Exchanges | +| | +| 1000 -22 8 7 13 | +| 3000 9 6 8 10 | +| | ++-----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + + ã|Notes:ã% +\quad=\horizontalspace{1em}. In \twelvept, \quad approximately 12 points; +in \tenpt, \quad approximately 10 points. |