Notes for conversion of sgcal input into Texinfo input
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(Dated 6 August 1996)

The escape character is @. Only @ and curly brackets are sensitive. Get them in
by @@ @{ and @} if required.

@: after a dot that is not a sentence end.

@. instead of . if sentence ends with capital letter

@copyright{}   for copyright

@minus{}  is a slightly longer minus sign

Input file ends with .texinfo usually.

MUST start the file with

  \input texinfo
  @c %**start of header
  @setfilename INFO-FILE-NAME
  @settitle NAME_OF_MANUAL
  $c %**end of header

Then, typically

  @ifinfo
  summary and copyright
  @end ifinfo

Followed by

  @titlepage
  title and copyright
  @end titlepage

Then the top node and master menu - for info file only

  @node       Top,       First Chapter, (dir),   (dir)
  @comment    node-name  next,          previous,   up
  @top

  @menu
  * First Chapter::       The first chapter is the
                          only chapter in the sample
  * Concept Index::       An index
  @end menu


Then the body

  @node    First Chapter,  Concept Index,  Top,    Top
  @comment  node-name       next,         previous, up
  @chapter First Chapter
  @cindex Sample index entry

  This is the contents of the first chapter
  @cindex Another sample index


Then stuff about indexes and tables of contents

  @node    Concept Index,     ,  First Chapter,   Top
  @unnumbered Concept Index

  @printindex cp

  @contents

MUST end the file with

  @bye


. NEWLINE AND NO-FILL MODE

  @page for new page
  @* forces a line break


. LINE CENTERING

  @center stuff


. ROMAN, ITALIC, BOLD ITALIC, SMALL CAPS

  @code{...} for 'code' =>  `...'  in info
  @file{...} for file names => `...' in info
  @samp{...} for sample text => `...' in info
  @var{...}  for variable => caps in info
  @dfn{...} defining a term => double quotes in info
  @emph{...} produces italic
  @strong{...} produces bold
  @sc{...} small caps  but with letters in lower case.
  @i   italic  )
  @b   bold    ) no effect on info file
  @r   roman   )


. TABBING

. CHAPTERS & SECTIONS

  @chapter <title>
  @unnumbered <title> is an unnumbered chapter
  @section



. SECTION

. FANCY VS PLAIN

  @iftex   ...  @end iftex   for printed only; likewise @ifinfo   ... @end ifinfo


. LEAVING BLANK SPACE

  @sp 10


. EM & NEM

  no can no

. DISPLAY ASIS

  @example  ...  @end example
  @display  ...  @end display     no change of font => rm


. COMMENTS

  @comment or @c introduces comment lines


. NUMBERED LISTS

  @enumerate
  @item
  first item

  @item
  second
  @end enumerate



. BULLETED LISTS

  @itemize @bullet
  ...



. CROSS REFERENCES

  @xref   start sentence
  @ref{name}
  @pxref (parenthesized)

  5 args: node name (required), cross-ref name, topic description, name of
  info file, name of printed manual.



. TABLES

  @table   for two-column tables
  @table @asis

  @item  first column
  second column

  @item ...



. INDEX

  @cindex    concept index
  @findex    function index
  @vindex    variable index
  @kindex    key index
  @pindex    program index
  @tindex    data type index

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