Topic:
page formatting
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Summary
Output lines can be formatted by a format specification, or intermixed data and format specifiers. Data stream output can provide a default format with optional format overrides. Fixed-length data fields are required to maintain columniation. Data fields are often specified by character codes, producing a difficult to read sub-language. (cbb 5/80)
Subtopic: stream formatting 
| Quote: character-stream I/O combine general, dynamically variable, formatting with conceptual simplicity [»huntG6_1977]
| | QuoteRef: ledgHF9_1971 ;;143 I/O as a layout stream [format] and data stream, both recycling until terminate at same time
| | Quote: in CONTROL, specify formatting by annotating the variable lists for READ and WRITE [»ruhlRC11_1976]
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Subtopic: form formatting
| QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;48 Horizontal specification by fields (right justified positioning)
| | QuoteRef: seedH_1971 ;;49 Format control literals (no field name), edit words (i.e. internal literals eg "." with blanks for field positions), or fixed edit codes
| | QuoteRef: sammJE_1969 ;;222 Forms: ---.--- for fixed point and .... for scientific
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Subtopic: bit formatting
| Quote: a formatting operator can pack multiple variables into a storage word [»memorex, OK]
| | QuoteRef: memorex ;;Memorex macro asm: output bit forms
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Subtopic: examples
| QuoteRef: abraPW2_1976 ;;copied an example program
| | QuoteRef: bateF_1970 ;;369 Lots of picture specifying options
| | QuoteRef: bateF_1970 ;;371 $$ indicates a floating dollar sign (cause don't want 2 $ together)
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