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The following paragraph types are available.
Sets a paragraph with an initial indentation.
Sets a paragraph without an initial indentation.
Sets a paragraph that is indented at both left and right margins. The
effect is identical to the HTML <BLOCKQUOTE> element.
The next paragraph or heading returns margins to normal.
Sets a paragraph whose lines are indented, except for the first line. This is a Berkeley extension.
The following markup uses all four paragraph macros.
.NH 2 Cases used in the study .LP The following software and versions were considered for this report. .PP For commercial software, we chose .B "Microsoft Word for Windows" , starting with version 1.0 through the current version (Word 2000). .PP For free software, we chose .B Emacs , from its first appearance as a standalone editor through the current version (v20). See [Bloggs 2002] for details. .QP Franklin's Law applied to software: software expands to outgrow both RAM and disk space over time. .LP Bibliography: .XP Bloggs, Joseph R., .I "Everyone's a Critic" , Underground Press, March 2002. A definitive work that answers all questions and criticisms about the quality and usability of free software. |
The PORPHANS register (see ms Document Control Registers)
operates in conjunction with each of these macros, to inhibit the
printing of orphan lines at the bottom of any page.
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