TEXT FORMATTER - A DOCUMENT PREPARATION TOOL

Abstract

Text forastter is a 1ex useful tool which f .'ants text according to the needs of the user. The preparation and isprovsssnt of doousents is voz7 easily dons with Its help. Nows.dgs, when computers +ire bei n8 increasing used in dayita s1 work and work processors are common place, Text Porsattsr has asennd peat iaprtonce. The purpose of this dissertation is to develop a text formatter for DOG eystam.20 which is available is the University. Theprogramming languages available on the system her, £iLkOL has been selected because of its character handling Capability which Is of pmrazount Importance in a text formatter. • The emphasis while developing this formatter has been on Its siaplLoity. from user 'a point of view. The Hamm= not of coals, cud sometimes even no commands, are required and still an tomatic formattingoccurs* S&even # mss can use the formatter. avt Modular proaob is tollowd while Wit: " the program because of Its extendability* To help the user„ relevant error mewe st are siea printed ©n the terming•. To test the formatter, the v rite Up has been done using this formatter. ether improve rents can be easily incorporated on the lines am gested in the last charter