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#PW Suggestions for Codes

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#58191From: John DublerJun 4, 1993 8:26 AM
I'd like to request some way to create "Hidden Fields" or codes in PW. Providing such a feature could easily allow user-extendable functions via ARexx such as table-of-contents generation, indexes, etc. Such fields wouldn't print, and you could figure out a way to make them editable vs. non-display. That doesn't seem like a lot of development effort and would tap into the potential of your users. What do you say?
#58211From: New Horizons SoftwareJun 4, 1993 3:17 PM
John, Currently there is only one suitable character that can be used to mark things in ProWrite and that is the soft hyphen (Alt + hyphen) A number of people have written simple (and some not so simple) index generating routines around the soft hypen. The advantage that it has is that it does not affect formatting or spell checking the disadvantage is that it is a kludge. I will of course forward your suggestion on to the programming staff for their consideration.
#58746From: Carl DemeloJun 13, 1993 11:54 AM
I second the notion for insertable codes. Printer escape codes would be very helpfull. Carl