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Macro Attribute Differences
DocumentID: 652272
Revision Date: 29-Feb-96 8:29:14 PM

The information in this document applies to:
WordPerfect® 5.1 for DOS

Problem

Solutions: Many have had questions concerning the difference between the Attribute On/Off Characters, as is explained on page 422 of the WordPerfect manual, and the Attribute Characters, explained on page 423 of the manual. A common question is why both features duplicate themselves in the areas of reverse video, underline and bold. The following information was obtained from one of the WPCorp developers and best answers the question:

Page 422 of the WP51 manual lists the attributes supported on monochrome monitors. The 4.x documentation lists the attributes supported in that product (bold, underline and others like blink and reverse video). Each of the attributes supported in 4.x were used by the WP program but could not be used by the customer in the document.

WPCorp wanted more attributes to be available for the user in 5.x, but codes for them were not available. Because of this, the prefix codes ^N for ON and ^O for OFF, followed by a new attribute code, were added. This brought the attribute total to 265. The 4.x manner of attributes was left in the program for backward compatibility.

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