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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/fonts/malayalam/preproc/patc/patc.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/source/fonts/malayalam/preproc/patc/patc.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 53e7dea25e8..00000000000 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/source/fonts/malayalam/preproc/patc/patc.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,97 +0,0 @@ - -patc v1.1b -- a little tool to convert patterns - -Introduction ------------- -patc uses a patfile, in which a set of patterns is specified, -to chance patterns in the input to other patterns in the output, especially -usefull if you want to chance from different transcriptions. - -Usage ------ - - patc [-v] [-p patfile] infile outfile - -v verbose mode - - default patfile: "patc.pat" - -patc is a pattern conversion tool, that changes patterns in the input -into other patterns in the output. It is specificly made for entering -foreign scripts in transcriptions. patc can handle several sets of patterns -in a file at the same time. - -patc scans the text from begin to end for patterns, starting with the first -not yet used character. Whenever patc finds a pattern, it executes the -corresponding action. This can be outputting a string, give an message, -or switch to another set of patterns. When no pattern can be found, -will output the first letter unchanged, and start searching again with the -next letter, or if you want that, it will complain about it. - -The patterns patc can recognize are given in a patfile. A patfile consists -of lines, that can be empty (white space or comment), contain a command, or -a pattern with its corresponding action. - -Comment lines start with %, command lines with an @ and a pattern line -with a ". Every line can end with comment. - -Commands: - @patterns # definition of patterns in set # follows - @rpatterns # definition of patterns in set # follows. - if a pattern cannot be found in the input, this - will generate an error message. - @end end of patfile - -A pattern line consists of the pattern inbetween double quotes, an -action opcode, and optionally a string in between codes as an argument. - -Actions: - p string output string - # string output string, use pattern set # from now on. - e string give error message string, forget this pattern. - f forget this pattern (silently) - s skip until end of line (including this patten) - S string skip till first char of string - B skip till closing brace, matching braces) - c copy until end of line (including this patten) - t copy a TeX command - T skip a TeX command - -In strings and patterns the following escape codes can be used: - - \t tab - \n newline - \" double quote - \\ backslash - \b backspace - \xxx character xxx octal - \dxxx character xxx decimal - \hxx character xx hexadecimal - -Do _not_ use character \000 ! - -Warning -------- -Don't give patterns in alfabetic order. The algorithm used will show its -worse case performance then. - -Wishes for future versions --------------------------- -* Include meta-characters, as to decrease the number of patterns. - Proposed syntax: - @META \C "b" "c" "d" "f" ... consonants - @META \V "a" "e" "i" "o" ... vowels - This is quite difficult, and requires a rethink of the underlying - data structures, so it will take some time. Any volunteer? -* Make it count. (easy too) -* More actions. - -Author ------- -Jeroen Hellingman. <jhelling@cs.ruu.nl> -'t Zand 2, 4133 TB Vianen, The Netherlands - -Copyright & disclaimer ----------------------- -This program may be used, copied, and distributed by anyone who feels the -need, but it is copyrighted by me. This is offered free as it is, I do not -accept any responseability when it does not do what you want it to do. |