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diff --git a/doc/expert/pre_outl b/doc/expert/pre_outl new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f62ec9f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/expert/pre_outl @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +@Section + @Title { "@Outline" } + @Tag { outline } +@Begin +@PP +The @@Outline symbol +outline.sym @Index { @@Outline symbol } +causes all the words in the right parameter (which may be an +arbitrary object) to be printed in outline, rather than filled as +is usual. For example, +@ID @Code @Verbatim { @Outline @Box 24p @Font HELP } +produces +@ID @Outline @Box 24p @Font HELP +Outlining is part of the style information, in the same way as +colour, font, underlining, and so forth. Outlining can be applied +to any font likely to be used in practice. At the time of writing, +there is no way to control the thickness of the outline, and +@@Outline has no effect in PDF output. The size of outlined +words is taken by Lout to be the same as if they had not been +outlined, even though they are in reality slightly larger. +@End @Section |