Using Scribe Word Processor
Using Scribe involved a two phase process:
- Typing a manuscript file using any text editor, conforming to the Scribe markup.
- Processing this file through the Scribe compiler to generate an associated document file, which can be printed.
The Scribe markup language defined the words, lines, pages, spacing, headings, footings, footnotes, numbering, tables of contents, etc. in a way similar to HTML. The Scribe compiler used a database of Styles (containing document format definitions), which defined the rules for formatting a document in a particular style.
Because of the separation between the content (structure) of the document, and its style (format), writers did not need to concern themselves with the details of formatting. In this, there are similarities to the LaTeX document preparation system by Leslie Lamport.
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