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     NAME
          mv - a troff macro package for typesetting viewgraphs and
          slides

     SYNOPSIS
          mvt [ -a ] [ options ] [ files ]

          troff [ -a ] [ -rX1 ] -mv [ options ] [ files ]

     DESCRIPTION
          This package makes it easy to typeset viewgraphs and
          projection slides in a variety of sizes.  A few macros
          (briefly described below) accomplish most of the formatting
          tasks needed in making transparencies.  All of the
          facilities of troff(1), eqn(1), grap(1), pic(1), and tbl(1)
          are available for more difficult tasks.

          The output can be previewed on most terminals, and, in
          particular, on the TEKTRONIX 4014.  For this device, specify
          the -rX1 option (this option is automatically specified by
          the mvt command-q.v.-when that command is invoked with the
          -T4014 option).  To preview output on other terminals,
          specify the -a option.

          The available macros are:

          .VS [n] [i] [d]      Foil-start macro; foil size is to be
                               7''x7''; n is the foil number, i is the
                               foil identification, d is the date; the
                               foil-start macro resets all parameters
                               (indent, point size, etc.)  to initial
                               default values, except for the values
                               of i and d arguments inherited from a
                               previous foil-start macro; it also
                               invokes the .A macro (see below).

                               The naming convention for this and the
                               following eight macros is that the
                               first character of the name (V or S)
                               distinguishes between viewgraphs and
                               slides, respectively, while the second
                               character indicates whether the foil is
                               square (S), small wide (w), small high
                               (h), big wide (W), or big high (H).
                               Slides are ``skinnier'' than the
                               corresponding viewgraphs:  the ratio of
                               the longer dimension to the shorter one
                               is larger for slides than for
                               viewgraphs.  As a result, slide foils
                               can be used for viewgraphs, but not
                               vice versa; on the other hand,
                               viewgraphs can accommodate a bit more



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                               text.

          .Vw [n] [i] [d]      Same as .VS, except that foil size is
                               7'' wide x 5'' high.
          .Vh [n] [i] [d]      Same as .VS, except that foil size is
                               5''x7''.
          .VW [n] [i] [d]      Same as .VS, except that foil size is
                               7''x5.4''.
          .VH [n] [i] [d]      Same as .VS, except that foil size is
                               7''x9''.
          .Sw [n] [i] [d]      Same as .VS, except that foil size is
                               7''x5''.
          .Sh [n] [i] [d]      Same as .VS, except that foil size is
                               5''x7''.
          .SW [n] [i] [d]      Same as .VS, except that foil size is
                               7''x5.4''.
          .SH [n] [i] [d]      Same as .VS, except that foil size is
                               7''x9''.
          .A  [x]              Place text that follows at the first
                               indentation level (left margin); the
                               presence of x suppresses the 1/2 line
                               spacing from the preceding text.
          .B  [m [s] ]         Place text that follows at the second
                               indentation level; text is preceded by
                               a mark; m is the mark (default is a
                               large bullet); s is the increment or
                               decrement to the point size of the mark
                               with respect to the prevailing point
                               size (default is 0); if s is 100, it
                               causes the point size of the mark to be
                               the same as that of the default mark.
          .C  [m [s] ]         Same as .B, but for the third
                               indentation level; default mark is a
                               dash.
          .D  [m [s] ]         Same as .B, but for the fourth
                               indentation level; default mark is a
                               small bullet.
          .T  string           String is printed as an over-size,
                               centered title.
          .I  [in] [a [x] ]    Change the current text indent (does
                               not affect titles); in is the indent
                               (in inches unless dimensioned, default
                               is 0); if in is signed, it is an
                               increment or decrement; the presence of
                               a invokes the .A macro (see below) and
                               passes x (if any) to it.
          .S  [p] [l]          Set the point size and line length; p
                               is the point size (default is
                               ``previous''); if p is 100, the point
                               size reverts to the initial default for
                               the current foil-start macro; if p is
                               signed, it is an increment or decrement



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                               (default is 18 for .VS, .VH, and .SH,
                               and 14 for the other foil-start
                               macros); l is the line length (in
                               inches unless dimensioned; default is
                               4.2'' for .Vh, 3.8'' for .Sh, 5'' for
                               .SH, and 6'' for the other foil-start
                               macros).
          .DF n f [n f ...]    Define font positions; may not appear
                               within a foil's input text (i.e., it
                               may only appear after all the input
                               text for a foil, but before the next
                               foil-start macro); n is the position of
                               font f; up to four n f pairs may be
                               specified; the first font named becomes
                               the prevailing font; the initial
                               setting is:
                                     .DF  1  H  2  I  3  B  4  S
          .DV [a] [b] [c] [d]  Alter the vertical spacing between
                               indentation levels; a is the spacing
                               for .A, b is for .B, c is for .C, and d
                               is for .D; all non-null arguments must
                               be dimensioned; null arguments leave
                               the corresponding spacing unaffected;
                               initial setting is:
                               .DV  .5v  .5v  .5v  0v
          .U  str1 [str2]      Underline str1 and concatenate str2 (if
                               any) to it.

          The last four macros in the above list do not cause a break;
          the .I macro causes a break only if it is invoked with more
          than one argument; all the other macros cause a break.

          The macro package also recognizes the following upper-case
          synonyms for the corresponding lower-case troff requests:
          .AD  .BR  .CE  .FI  .HY  .NA  .NF  .NH  .NX  .SO  .SP  .TA
          .TI

          The Tm string produces the trademark symbol.  The input
          tilde (~) character is translated into a blank on output.

     FILES
          /usr/lib/tmac/tmac.v
          /usr/lib/macros/vmca

     SEE ALSO
          eqn(1), grap(1), pic(1), mmt(1), tbl(1), troff(1).
          Using the Documenter's Tool Kit on the DG/UX System.
          Documenter's Tool Kit Technical Summary for the DG/UX
          System.

     BUGS
          The .VW and .SW foils are meant to be 9'' wide by 7'' high,



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          but because the typesetter paper is generally only 8'' wide,
          they are printed 7'' wide by 5.4'' high and have to be
          enlarged by a factor of 9/7 before use as viewgraphs; this
          makes them less than totally useful.



















































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