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<H1>5.3. abstract Filter</H1>
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<H2><A NAME="Interface">Interface</A></H2>
<P>The general syntax is:</P>
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!block <STRONG>abstract</STRONG>
...
!endblock
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<P>See <A HREF="in_filif.html">Understanding Filter Interfaces</A>, if necessary.</P>
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<H2><A NAME="Description">Description</A></H2>
<P>The <EM>abstract</EM> filter is used to specify an abstract for a technical paper. This typically implies:</P>
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<LI>for <A HREF="http://www.adobe.com">PostScript</A>, the text is italics and indented from both margins
<LI>for <A HREF="http://www.w3.org/hypertext/WWW/MarkUp/">HTML</A>, the text is given an appropriate heading.</UL>
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<H2><A NAME="Examples">Examples</A></H2>
<P>A typical paper starts like this:</P>
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<B>!init</B> OPT_STYLE=<TT>"paper"</TT>
<B>!define</B> DOC_NAME <TT>"Internet Management Tools"</TT>
<B>!define</B> DOC_AUTHOR <TT>"I. M. Wise"</TT>
<B>!build_title</B>
<B>!block</B> abstract
The internet is out of control. This paper ...
<I># more paragraphs go here</I>
<B>!endblock</B>
H1: Introduction
<I># The interesting stuff goes here</I>
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