ipfc.hlp (Table of Contents; Topic list)
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IPFC
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 Introduction  Introduction to IPF compiler
 Bookmaster    Bookmaster Tags
 DTL           Dialog Tag Language
 :afnref       Creates a footnote reference in art
 :ahdref       Creates a section reference in art
 :ainform      Creates an information reference in art
 :alaunch      Creates a launch reference in art
 :artlink      Defines a link-definition file
 :artwork      Adds artwork to a help panel
 :aspotref     Creates a spot reference in art
 :body         Starts the body of the help document
 :caution      Starts a caution message
 :cgraphic     Starts a character-graphics area
 :color        Sets the foreground and background colors
 :dd           Specifies definition data
 :ddhd         Specifies definition-data header
 :dl           Starts a definition list
 :docprof      Sets the help-document profile
 :dt           Specifies a definition item
 :dthd         Specifies a definition-item header
 :eartlink     Ends a link definition file
 :ecaution     Ends a caution message
 :ecgraphic    Ends a character-graphics area
 :edl          Ends a definition list
 :efig         Ends a figure
 :efn          Ends a footnote
 :ehide        Ends conditional viewing of text
 :ehp          Ends a font or color
 :ehpart       Ends a hyperart section
 :ehpt         Ends hypertext
 :elines       Ends an unformatted area
 :ent          Ends a note
 :eol          Ends an ordered list
 :eparml       Ends a parameter list
 :esl          Ends a simple list
 :eul          Ends an unordered list
 :euserdoc     Ends a help document
 :ewarning     Ends a warning message
 :exmp         Ends an example
 :fig          Starts a figure
 :figcap       Specifies a figure caption
 :font         Specifies a font
 :fn           Starts a footnote
 :fnref        Creates a footnote reference
 :h            Creates a section
 :hdref        Creates a section reference
 :hide         Starts conditional viewing of text
 :hp           Starts a new font or color
 :hpart        Starts a hyperart section
 :hpt          Starts hypertext
 :i1           Creates a first-level index entry
 :i2           Creates a second-level index entry
 :index        Creates an index
 :inform       Creates an information reference
 :isyn         Specifies index synonyms
 :launch       Creates a launch reference
 :li           Starts a list item
 :lines        Starts an unformatted area
 :link         Establishes a hypertext/hypergraphic link
 :lm           Sets the left margin
 :lp           Starts a list paragraph
 :note         Inserts a note
 :nt           Starts a note
 :ol           Starts an ordered list
 :p            Starts a paragraph
 :parml        Starts a parameter list
 :pd           Specifies parameter data
 :pt           Specifies a parameter item
 :rm           Sets the right margin
 :sl           Starts a simple list
 :spot         Marks a spot
 :spotref      Creates a spot reference
 :table        Creates a table
 :title        Specifies the help document title
 :toc          Creates a table of contents
 :ul           Starts an unordered list
 :userdoc      Starts a help document
 :warning      Starts a warning message
 :xmp          Starts an example
 .*            Starts a comment
 .br           Breaks the current line
 .ce           Centers a line of text
 .im           Imbeds a file
 Symbols       Insert special characters in text
 caution       Creates a caution message
 /caution      Ends a caution message
 dd            Specifies definition data
 ddhd          Specifies a definition-data heading
 dl            Creates a definition list
 /dl           Ends a definition list
 dthd          Specifies a definition-term heading
 dt            Specifies a definition term
 fig           Creates a figure
 /fig          Ends a figure
 figcap        Specifies a figure caption
 help          Creates a help panel
 /help         Ends a help panel
 h             Creates sections
 itop          Creates an index entry
 li            Starts a list item
 lines         Starts an unformatted area
 /lines        Ends an unformatted area
 lp            Starts a list paragraph
 note          Inserts a note
 nt            Creates a note
 /nt           Ends a note
 ol            Creates an ordered list
 /ol           Ends an ordered list
 p             Starts a paragraph
 parml         Creates a parameter list
 /parml        Ends a parameter list
 pd            Specifies parameter data
 pt            Specifies a parameter item
 rp            Creates a reference phrase
 /rp           Ends a reference phrase
 sl            Creates a simple list
 /sl           Ends a simple list
 ul            Creates an unordered list
 /ul           Ends an unordered list
 warning       Creates a warning message
 /warning      Ends a warning message
 xmp           Creates an example
 /xmp          Ends an example