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Syntax

  As a declaration:
  break-width preferred-width (to maximum-width)?

  OR

  As a modifier to the keyword open:
  open stream-identifier with break-width preferred-width (to maximum-width)?

  OR

  As a modifier to the keyword set:
  set stream-identifier with (break-width preferred-width (to maximum-width)?) to stream-expression

  WHERE

Where:
preferred-width


maximum-width
stream-expression

Purpose

Defines acceptable line widths for all streams. Used in conjunction with replacement-break or insertion-break.

You can use break-width either as a declaration or as a modifier for open. You must also use "%/" to show each breakable point (except in PCDATA from an SGML document instance).

An OmniMark program can have only one break-width declaration.

Unlike the other open modifiers, break-width must be parenthesized within a set action. This avoids potential ambiguity in the interpretation of the to keyword.

Older versions of OmniMark allowed you to omit the keyword to when specifying the maximum width. This use is now deprecated.

    Related Syntax
   #main-output
   insertion-break
   replacement-break
 
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   Line breaking
 
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