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Spatial uses a variety of text fonts and typefaces in its documentation to highlight and differentiate information. These fonts are illustrated and explained below.
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Serif
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A proportional font is used in typical paragraphs and unspecified types of material.
Italics text designates the first use of a term or phrase in a document. Where applicable, a definition follows.
Bold and
italic typefaces may also be used for emphasis.
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A text string that has several possible values is indicated in italics within brackets, such as <install_dir>.
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Sans Serif
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A proportional font highlights filenames, functions, variables, macros, classes, keywords, and keyboard keys. It may also be used for menu names, data field names, buttons, etc., when describing operations within a specific application (such as Microsoft Developer Studio or Netscape).
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Sans Serif Bold
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A
boldface proportional font indicates literals, such as commands, options, and keywords.
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Typewriter
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A monospaced font shows examples and code reproductions. Examples or reproductions are taken directly from a display and are presented as uppercase and lowercase characters that represent text exactly as seen on the display. Types include:
C++ code fragments, Scheme examples or other commands. This font is also used in syntax definitions.
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Typewriter Bold
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A
boldface monospaced font in a syntax definition shows the minimum portion of a literal, such as a command or keyword, that must be entered.
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