5.3. abstract Filter

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Interface

The general syntax is:

  !block abstract
  ...
  !endblock

See Understanding Filter Interfaces, if necessary.

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Description

The abstract filter is used to specify an abstract for a technical paper. This typically implies:

• for PostScript, the text is italics and indented from both margins
• for HTML, the text is given an appropriate heading.

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Examples

A typical paper starts like this:

!init OPT_STYLE="paper"
!define DOC_NAME "Internet Management Tools"
!define DOC_AUTHOR "I. M. Wise"
!build_title

!block abstract
The internet is out of control. This paper ...

# more paragraphs go here

!endblock

H1: Introduction

# The interesting stuff goes here