SDF 2.001: SDF Reference: verbatim Filter

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# 5. Filters

## 5.1. Overview

The filters available are summarised below.

Name | Purpose
General: |
table | tabular data
note | a note
quote | a quotation
abstract | the abstract for a paper
title | title block for a memo, fax or minutes
Line based: |
example | fixed-width text (e.g. source code)
verbatim | fixed-width text, ignoring embedded symbols
ascii_graphic | fixed-width text, wide enough for ASCII graphics
nofill | a set of lines
address | an address
Components: |
front | front section of a document
about | about section of a document
appendix | change headings to appendix style
plain | change headings to plain style
Formatting: |
box | surround a region of text with a box
changed | mark a block of text as changed
sections | paragraphs are sections
namevalues | format a set of name-value pairs (e.g. as used in a title block)
sdf | apply arbitrary phrase attributes to text
pod | embedded POD
File processing: |
comment | ignore text
topics | include a set of sub-topics
inline | embed text into target format (e.g. HTML)
script | execute text as a Perl script
end | process text at the end
get | extract embedded documentation
Configuration: |
langdefs | define vgrind-like language definitions
define | define a block of variables
default | provide defaults for a block of variables
simple | generic filter for building others
datestrings | define strings used within dates
Help: |
hlp_header | table of jumps at the top of a help topic
hlp_window | contents of a help popup window

Further details on these are provided below.

about Filter

abstract Filter

address Filter

appendix Filter

ascii_graphic Filter

box Filter

changed Filter

comment Filter

datestrings Filter

default Filter

define Filter

end Filter

example Filter

front Filter

get Filter

hlp_header Filter

hlp_window Filter

inline Filter

langdefs Filter

namevalues Filter

nofill Filter

note Filter

plain Filter

pod Filter

quote Filter

script Filter

sdf Filter

sections Filter

simple Filter

table Filter

title Filter

topics Filter

verbatim Filter