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Quick reference guide

Once you know your way around mom, you may find this guide preferable to using the Table of Contents. It lists mom’s major user-space macros. The links point to references found elsewhere in the documentation.

Index to the quick reference guide

TYPESETTING MACROS

DOCUMENT PROCESSING MACROS

Quick reference guide

TYPESETTING MACROS
+++ Paper size, margins, line length
PAPER-- set common paper sizes (letter, A4, etc)
PAGEWIDTH-- set a custom page width
PAGELENGTH-- set a custom page length
PAGE-- set explicit page dimensions and margins
T_MARGIN-- set a top margin
B_MARGIN-- set a bottom margin
L_MARGIN-- set a left margin (page offset)
R_MARGIN-- set a right margin
LL-- set a line length
+++ Family, font, point size
FAMILY-- set the family of type
FT-- set the font style (roman, italic, etc)
FALLBACK_FONT-- establish a fallback font (for missing fonts)
PT_SIZE-- set the point size
\*[SIZE n]-- change the point size inline
+++ Font modifications
Pseudo italic
SETSLANT-- set the degree of slant
\*[SLANT]-- invoke pseudo italic inline
\*[SLANTX]-- turn off pseudo italic inline
Pseudo bold
SETBOLDER-- set the amount of emboldening
\*[BOLDER]-- invoke pseudo bold inline
\*[BOLDERX]-- turn off pseudo bold inline
Pseudo condensed
CONDENSE-- set the amount to pseudo condense
\*[COND]-- invoke pseudo condensing inline
\*[CONDX]-- turn off pseudo condensing inline
Pseudo extended
EXTEND-- set the amount to pseudo extend
\*[EXT]-- invoke pseudo extending inline
\*[EXTX]-- turn off pseudo condensing inline
+++ Linespacing (leading)
LS-- set the linespacing (leading)
AUTOLEAD-- set the linespacing relative to the point size
+++ Justification, quad, line-by-line setting, breaking lines
JUSTIFY-- justify text to both margins
QUAD-- "justify" text left, centre, or right
LEFT-- set line-by-line quad left
CENTER-- set line-by-line quad centre
RIGHT-- set line-by-line quad right
BR-- break a justified line
SPREAD-- force justify a line
EL-- break a line without advancing on the page
+++ Hyphenation
HY-- automatic hyphenation on/off
HY_SET-- set automatic hyphenation parameters
+++ Word and sentence spacing
WS-- set the minimum word space size
SS-- set the sentence space size
+++ Kerning, ligatures, smartquotes
KERN-- automatic character pair kerning on/off
\*[BU n]-- move characters pairs closer together inline
\*[FU n]-- move character pairs further apart inline
RW-- uniformly tighten space between characters
EW-- uniformly loosen space between characters
BR_AT_LINE_KERN-- break previous line when RW or EW is invoked
LIGATURES-- automatic generation of ligatures on/off
SMARTQUOTES-- smartquoting on/off
+++ Horizontal and vertical movements, columnar setting
ALD-- move downards on the page
RLD-- move upwards on the page
SPACE-- insert space between lines on a page
\*[DOWN n]-- temporarily move downwards in a line
\*[UP n]-- temporarily move upwards in a line
\*[FWD n]-- move forward in a line
\*[BCK n]-- move backwards in a line
MCO-- multiple columns on
MCR-- recto vertical position of column start
MCX-- multiple columns off, advance past longest column
+++ Indents
IL-- set and turn on a left indent
IR-- set and turn on a right indent
IB-- set and turn on indents both left and right
IQ-- quit (exit) all indents
TI-- set and turn on a temporary (one line) indent
HI-- set and turn on a hanging indent
ILX-- left indents off
IRX-- right indents off
IBX-- both left and right indents off
+++ Tabs
TAB_SET-- set up a typesetting tab
TAB <n>-- call tab <n>
TQ-- quit (exit) tabs
\*[ST<n>]...-- string tabs (mark tab positions inline)
\*[ST<n>X]
TN-- move to tab<n+1> without advancing on the page
ST-- set quad/fill for string tabs
+++ Underscoring, underlining
UNDERSCORE-- underscore
UNDERSCORE2-- double underscore
UNDERLINE-- underline (fixed width fonts only)
\*[UL]...-- invoke underlining inline (fixed width fonts only)
\*[ULX]
+++ Superscipts
\*[SUP]...\*[SUPX]-- superscript
\*[CONDSUP]...\*[CONDSUPX]-- pseudo-condensed superscript
\*[EXTSUP]...\*[EXTSUPX]-- pseudo extended supercript
SUPERSCRIPT_RAISE_AMOUNT-- vertical offset of superscripts
+++ Nested lists
LIST-- begin a list
ITEM-- begin an item in a list
SHIFT_LIST-- change the indent of a list
RESET_LIST-- clear and reset a list’s enumerator
PAD_LIST_DIGITS-- reserve space for digits
+++ Colour
NEWCOLOR-- initialize (define) a colour
COLOR-- begin using an initialized colour
XCOLOR-- initialize a "named" X colour
\*[<colorname>]-- begin using an initialized colour inline
+++ Dropcaps
DROPCAP-- set a dropcap
DROPCAP_FAMILY-- set a dropcap’s family
DROPCAP_FONT-- set a dropcap’s font style
DROPCAP_COLOR-- set a dropcap’s colour
DROPCAP_ADJUST-- adjust size of a dropcap
DROPCAP_GUTTER-- adjust space between a dropcap and regular text
+++ Smallcaps
SMALLCAPS
SMALLCAPS_STYLE
+++ Utilities
ALIAS-- give a macro a new name
CAPS-- set type all caps
COMMENT-- silently embed comments in a document
ESC_CHAR-- change the default escape character
\*[LEADER]-- insert leaders at the end of a line
LEADER_CHARACTER-- change the character used for leaders
NEWPAGE-- break to a new page
NEWSLIDE-- break to a new slide
PAUSE-- pause slide presentation
TRANSITION-- transition effect for slides
PAD-- insert equalized whitespace into a line
PAD_MARKER-- change the pad marker
\*[RULE]-- draw a full measure rule
SIZESPECS-- cap-height, x-height, descender depth
SILENT-- output processing off or on
TRAP-- enable or disable page position traps
LEFT_HANG / \*[HANG]-- hanging punctuation
+++ Graphical objects and images
DRH-- draw a horizontal rule
DRV-- draw a vertical rule
DBX-- draw a box
DCL-- draw a circle (ellipse)
RULE_WEIGHT-- set weight of rules drawn with \*[RULE]
PDF_IMAGE-- insert a PDF image
PSPIC-- insert a PostScript image
DOCUMENT PROCESSING MACROS
+++ Reference macros
TITLE-- document title
DOCTITLE-- document title (if different from TITLE)
ENDNOTE_TITLE-- document/chapter id string for endnotes
CHAPTER-- chapter number
CHAPTER_TITLE-- chapter title
CHAPTER_STRING-- what to use in place of “Chapter”
SUBTITLE-- document subtitle
AUTHOR-- document author(s)
DOC_COVERTITLE-- document title cover
COVERTITLE-- section cover title
COPYRIGHT-- copyright
MISC-- miscellaneous cover information
DRAFT-- document’s draft number
DRAFT_STRING-- what to use in place of “Draft”
REVISION-- document’s revision number
REVISION_STRING-- what to use in place of “Revision”
PDF_TITLE-- PDF viewer window title
TOC_HEADING-- non-pagenumbered line inserted into the TOC
+++ General document formatting directives
DOCTYPE-- general document type
DOCTYPE SLIDES-- create slide presentation
COPYSTYLE-- draft or final copy
PRINTSTYLE-- typeset or “typewritten”
+++ Line numbering
NUMBER_LINES-- automatic line numbering on/off
NUMBER_QUOTE_LINES-- numbering of QUOTE lines on/off
NUMBER_BLOCKQUOTE_LINES-- numbering of BLOCKQUOTE lines on/off
Control macros
+++ Set documents in columns
COLUMNS
COL_NEXT
COL_BREAK
+++ TYPEWRITE control macros
TYPEWRITER_FAMILYalternative to Courier
TYPEWRITER_SIZEpoint size of typewriter font
UNDERLINE_ITALIC-- underlining of italics on
UNDERLINE_QUOTES-- underlining of QUOTEs on/off
ITALIC_MEANS_ITALIC-- use real italics (not underlining)
UNDERLINE_SLANT-- underlining of pseudo-italics on
SLANT_MEANS_SLANT-- use pseudo italics (not underlining)
+++ Initiate document processing
START-- begin document processing
+++ Epigraphs
EPIGRAPH-- set an epigraph underneath the docheader
Control macros-- change default style of epigraphs
+++ Headings
HEADING-- hierarchical headings
Control macros-- style heading levels
 HEADING_STYLE-- set style parameters for heading levels
 PREFIX_CHAPTER_NUMBER-- add chapter number to heading numbering
+++ Paragraphs
PP-- set a paragraph
Control macros-- managing paragraph style concerns
 PP_FONT-- globally change font of regular paragraphs
 PARA_INDENT-- set the paragraph first-line indent
 INDENT_FIRST_PARAS-- indenting of paragraph first-lines on/off
 PARA_SPACE-- linespace between paragraphs on/off
+++ Quotes (line for line verbatim quotes)
QUOTE-- set quoted text line for line
Control macros-- change default style of quotes
 ALWAYS_FULLSPACE_QUOTES-- control vertical space around quotes
+++ Blockquotes (cited passages of text)
BLOCKQUOTE-- set passages of cited text
Control macros-- change default blockquote style
 ALWAYS_FULLSPACE_BLOCKQUOTES-- control vertical spacing
+++ Floats
FLOAT-- keep blocks of input together, output on next page
   if necessary
+++ Images and graphics
PDF_IMAGE-- inserting pdf images
 PDF_IMAGE_FRAME-- set parameters for pdf image frames
PSPIC-- inserting PostScript images
+++ Shaded backgrounds, frames, page colour
BOX -- shaded backgrounds and frames
PAGE_COLOR
+++ eqn support
EQ-- begin an eqn block
EN-- end an eqn block
+++ pic support
PS-- begin a pic block
PE-- end a pic block
PIC_TEXT_STYLE-- set style for pic text
+++ grap support
G1-- begin a grap block
G2-- end a grap block
+++ tbl support
TS-- begin a tbl block
TH-- running table header (after TS H)
TE-- end tbl block
+++ Captions and labels
AUTOLABEL-- auto-label figures, tables, equations
SET_AUTOLABEL-- set or reset autolabel numbers
CAPTION_AFTER_LABEL-- place captions after labels
MLA-- MLA-style labelling and captioning
CAPTION-- add a caption to a float or (block)quote
LABEL-- add a label to a float or (block)quote
CAPTIONS-- set style for captions
LABELS-- set style for labels
SOURCES-- set style for sources (tbl only)
+++ Lists of Figures, Tables, and Equations
LIST_OF_FIGURES-- generate a List of Figures
LIST_OF_TABLES-- generate a List of Tables
LIST_OF_EQUATIONS-- generate a List of Equations
LISTS_STYLE-- set style parameters for Lists
+++ Code snippets
CODE-- set a code snippet
Control macros-- change default style of code snippets
 General-- family, font, and colour
 CODE_SIZE-- code size as a percentage of prevailing text
+++ Author linebreaks (section breaks)
LINEBREAK-- insert an author linebreak (section break)
Control macros-- change default style of linebreaks
 LINEBREAK_CHAR-- character to use for author linebreaks
 LINEBREAK_COLOR-- colour of author linebreak character
+++ Document termination string
FINIS-- insert a document termination string
Control macros-- change default style finis string
 FINIS_STRING-- set the document termination string
 FINIS_STRING_CAPS-- capitalization of termination string
 FINIS_COLOR-- set the document termination string colour
+++ Footnotes
FOOTNOTE-- set a footnote
Control macros-- change default style of footnotes
 FOOTNOTE_MARKERS-- footnote markers on/off
 FOOTNOTE_MARKER_STYLE-- type of footnote marker to use
 RESET_FOOTNOTE_NUMBER-- reset footnote numbering
 FOOTNOTE_RULE-- footnote separator rule on/off
 FOOTNOTE_RULE_ADJ-- adjust position of footnote rule
 FOOTNOTE_RULE_LENGTH-- adjust length of footnote rule
 FOOTNOTES_RUN_ON -- instruct footnotes to be continuous
+++ Endnotes
ENDNOTE-- set an endnote
\*[EN-MARK] -- mark initial line of a range of line numbers
   (for use with line numbered endnotes)
ENDNOTES-- output endnotes
Control macros
General style control
Pagination
Header/footer control
Title control
Document/section identification control
Identification style
+++ Margin notes
MN_INIT-- initialize margin notes
MN-- set a margin note
+++ Bibliographic references
REF-- begin a reference
FOOTNOTE_REFS-- place references in footnotes
ENDNOTE_REFS-- place references in endnotes
REF( / REF)-- put parentheses around embedded references
REF[ / REF]-- put square brackets around embedded references
REF{ / REF}-- put curly braces around embedded references
BIBLIOGRAPHY-- output a bibliography
Control macros
BIBLIOGRAPHY_TYPE -- "plain" or enumerated list
General style control
Header/footer control
Main head control
+++ Tables of contents
TOC-- output a table of contents
NO_TOC_ENTRY-- omit a document section from the TOC
TOC_HEADING-- insert a heading into the TOC
Control macros
General style control
Page numbering
Header string control
Entries and reference page numbers style control
TOC_TITLE_STYLE
TOC_ENTRY_STYLE
TOC_HEADING_STYLE
Additional table of contents control macros
+++ Letter (correspondence) macros
DATE-- letter’s date
FROM-- letter’s addresser
TO-- letter’s addressee
GREETING-- letter’s salutation
CLOSING-- letter’s closing salutation
CLOSING_INDENT-- indentation of the closing salutation
SIGNATURE_SPACE-- room to leave for the signature
NO_SUITE-- printing of "next page number" off or on
+++ Changing global print style parameters after START
DOC_LEFT_MARGIN-- left margin of everything on the page
DOC_RIGHT_MARGIN-- right margin of everything on the page
DOC_LINE_LENGTH-- document’s base line length
DOC_FAMILY-- document’s base family
DOC_PT_SIZE-- document’s base point size
DOC_LEAD-- document’s base lead
DOC_QUAD-- document’s base quad directions
+++ Managing a document’s first-page header
DOCHEADER-- document first-page header on/off
Control macros-- change default style of docheader elements
+++ Managing page headers and footers
HEADERS-- page headers on/off
FOOTERS-- page footers on/off
HEADERS_AND_FOOTERS-- enable generation of both headers and
   footers
Control macros
Strings-- left-right-center strings
Style-- change defaults for headers and/or footers
Global-- global style changes
Part-by-part-- part-by-part style changes
Vertical placement-- adjust position of headers and/or footers
Separator rule-- manage the header/footer separator rule
+++ Recto/verso page headers and footers
RECTO_VERSO-- recto/verso headers and/or footers on/off
FORCE_RECTO-- insert blank pages so chapters start recto
SWITCH_HEADERS-- switch recto or verso header
SWITCH_FOOTERS-- switch recto or verso footer
HEADER_RECTO-- string that constitutes a recto header
HEADER_VERSO-- string that constitutes a verso header
FOOTER_RECTO-- string that constitutes a recto footer
FOOTER_VERSO-- string that constitutes a recto footer
+++ Pagination
PAGINATE-- pagination on/off
Control macros-- change default style for pagination
 PAGENUMBER-- user-defined (starting) page number
 PAGENUM_STYLE-- digits, roman numerals, etc
 PAGENUMBER_STRING-- user-defined page numbering string
 PAGENUM_ON_FIRST_PAGE-- when page numbering is at page top
 DRAFT_WITH_PAGENUMBER-- attach draft/revision to page number
+++ Vertical whitespace management
SHIM-- align to the baseline grid
FLEX-- insert flexible whitespace
+++ Document and section cover (title) pages
DOC_COVER-- information to include in a document cover
COVER-- information to include in a section cover
DOC_COVERS-- printing of document covers on/off
COVERS-- printing of section covers on/off
DOC_COVERTEXT-- user-added text for document covers
COVERTEXT-- user-added text for section covers
DOC_COVER_IMAGE-- add images to document covers
COVER_IMAGE-- add images to document covers
Control macros-- change style defaults for covers
+++ Utilities
ADD_SPACE-- add space to the top of a page
RESTORE_SPACE-- restore spacing at the top of a page
BLANKPAGE-- output one or more blank pages
DOC_LEAD_ADJUST-- adjust leading to fill pages
COLLATE-- join documents (chapters/sections)
CENTER_BLOCK-- centre blocks of type

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