Formatting paragraphs

The TF (text flow) line command formats paragraphs. It assumes that the sentences are roughly in paragraph form with a ragged right margin when it attempts to recognize groupings. TF can be followed by a number (TF72 for example) that specifies the desired right side column for the paragraph. If you do not specify a number, the right side of the panel is used unless you have set bounds different from the default. In that case, the right boundary is used. The editor assumes that because the first line of a paragraph may be at a different indentation level than the remainder of the paragraph, the starting column of the second line is the left side of the paragraph.

When formatting paragraphs, the editor:

Moves text so that each line contains the maximum number of words. TF limits its activity to within the bounds. Thus, it can be used to flow text within a border.
Keeps any blanks between words.
Assumes one blank between the word at the end of a line and the word on the next line except when the line ends with a period. In that case, the editor inserts two blanks.

The end of the paragraph is denoted by a blank line, a change in indentation, or the special characters period (.), colon (:), ampersand (&), or left angle bracket (<) in the left boundary column. These special characters are used as Document Composition Facility (SCRIPT/VS) control word delimiters.

The restructure operation removes trailing blanks on a line by using words from the following line. It does not, however, remove embedded blanks within a line. Accordingly, if one or more words in a line are to be removed, delete the words rather than type over them.

The text to be restructured is taken from within the currently defined column boundaries. Any text outside the bounds is not included in the restructuring. The restructured text is also positioned within the current boundaries. If the original text was indented from the left boundary, that indentation is preserved.