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*Title: Almost Free Text
*Image-center: aft.gif
~''A documentation preparation system.''~
~''by Todd Coram''~
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_Sep 05, 2009: [Version 5.097 is now available. (Downloads)] ~(Section levels via indentation.)~_
_Sep 27, 2005: [Version 5.096 is now available. (Downloads)] ~(Minor bug fixes.)~_
_Jul 29, 2004: [Version 5.095 is now available. (Downloads)] ~(Some nit fixes, particularly with windows.)~_
~''Attention Jed users... check out http://profs.sci.univr.it/~~gonzato/jed/index.html''~
~''Attention VIM users... check out http://home.thezone.net/~~dbourgeo/aft/aft.html''~
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* What is AFT?
AFT is a document preparation system. It is mostly ''free form'' meaning that
there is little intrusive markup. AFT source documents look a lot like plain
old ASCII text.
AFT has a few rules for structuring your document and these rules have more
to do with formatting your text rather than embedding commands.
Right now, AFT produces pretty good HTML, LaTeX, {-lout@http://snark.ptc.spbu.ru/~~uwe/lout/lout.html-} and RTF. It can, in fact,
be coerced into producing all types of output (e.g. roll-your-own XML).
All that needs to be done is to edit a rule file. You can even customize your
own HTML rule files for specialized output.
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The latest documentation in HTML (for 5.09x) can be found {-here@:aft-refman.html-}.
The latest documentation in PDF (for 5.09x) can be found in {-here@:aft-refman.pdf-}.
The documentation, of course, is written using AFT.
The source document can be found {-here@:aft-refman.aft-}.
* Downloads
~_AFT needs Perl 5.6 or greater to run._~
* _LATEST_: Version 5.097 ~(minor fixes -- see [Changes])~
* {+:aft-5.097.tar.gz+}
* {+:aft-5.097.zip+}
* Quick Installation
Untar the distribution and ...
[Linux/FreeBSD/Cygwin/Unix] Run |./configure| and then |make install|.
[Windows 98/ME/2000/XP] (Assuming ActiveState Perl is installed...)
Double click on |install.pl| and answer a few questions.
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* Changes
*File: ChangeLog.aft
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Let me know what you think!
-- {-todd@mailto:todd /_insert_at_here/ maplefish.com-}
~Last update Sep 05, 2009~
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