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.infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox"><caption class="infobox-title" style="padding-bottom:0.15em;">Setext</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Filename_extension" title="Filename extension">Filename extension</a></th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.35em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886049734">.mw-parser-output .monospaced{font-family:monospace,monospace}</style><div class="monospaced"> .etx<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Developed by</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.35em;">Ian Feldman</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Initial release</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.35em;">January 6, 1992<span class="noprint">; 32 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1992-01-06</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="line-height:1.2em; padding-right:0.65em;">Type of format</th><td class="infobox-data" style="line-height:1.35em;"><a href="/wiki/Lightweight_markup_language" title="Lightweight markup language">Lightweight markup language</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Setext</b> (Structure Enhanced Text)<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Lightweight_markup_language" title="Lightweight markup language">lightweight markup language</a> used to format plain text documents such as e-newsletters, <a href="/wiki/Usenet" title="Usenet">Usenet</a> postings, and e-mails. In contrast to some other markup languages (such as <a href="/wiki/HTML" title="HTML">HTML</a>), the markup is easily readable without any <a href="/wiki/Parsing" title="Parsing">parsing</a> or special software. </p><p>Setext was first introduced in 1991 by Ian Feldman for use in the <i><a href="/wiki/TidBITS" class="mw-redirect" title="TidBITS">TidBITS</a></i> electronic newsletter. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Purpose">Purpose</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Setext&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Purpose"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Setext allows viewing of marked-up documents without special viewing software. When appropriate software <i>is</i> used, however, a <a href="/wiki/Rich_text" class="mw-redirect" title="Rich text">rich text</a>-style experience is available to the user. </p><p>Smaller documents are trivial to create in any text editor. </p><p>To prevent errors, most large <i>setext</i> publications are created using a markup language such as HTML or SGML and then converted. The <i>setext</i> document can then be distributed without the need for the recipient to use a HTML email or web viewer. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multiple_setext_documents_in_the_same_file">Multiple <i>setext</i> documents in the same file</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Setext&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Multiple setext documents in the same file"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Multiple <i>setext</i> documents can be stored in the same file, similarly to how the <i><a href="/wiki/Mbox" title="Mbox">mbox</a></i> format can store multiple <a href="/wiki/E-mail" class="mw-redirect" title="E-mail">e-mail</a> messages together. </p><p>It was initially announced<sup id="cite_ref-tidbits100_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tidbits100-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that multiple documents could be included in a single stream, separated by a special <code><end></code> tag serving as a <a href="/wiki/Delimiter" title="Delimiter">document delimiter</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>. After several months, it was clarified<sup id="cite_ref-tidbits-admint13_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tidbits-admint13-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> that this tag was <i>not</i> an official part of <i>setext</i>, and that multiple documents should instead be delimited by <code>$$</code> appearing at the end of a line of text. </p><p>Regardless of the number of documents stored in the same file, basic metadata can be stored about any or all of them by using the <i>subject-tt</i> tag syntax. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Setext_tags">Setext tags</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Setext&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Setext tags"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The following are the ten most common of the 16 different <b>setext</b> tags.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable" summary="Syntax and examples of various setext markup tags"> <caption style="text-align: center;"><i>setext</i> tag usage and examples<sup id="cite_ref-table_notes_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-table_notes-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-formal_def_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-formal_def-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Name<sup id="cite_ref-typotag_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-typotag-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>f<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="text-align: left; min-width= 30em;">setext pattern </th> <th style="text-align: left;">Example <sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>g<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th style="text-align: left; width= 25%;">Comments </th></tr> <tr> <th id="b" scope="row">title-tt </th> <td class="nowrap"><code>Title</code> <p><code>===== </code> </p> </td> <td><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-rst mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="gh">This is a long title</span> <span class="gh">====================</span> </pre></div> </td> <td>A distinct title identified by the text, maximum one per setext. <p>Must start at the beginning of the line. </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th id="c" scope="row">subhead-tt </th> <td class="nowrap"><code>Subhead</code> <p><code>-------</code> </p> </td> <td><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-rst mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="gh">Subheading One</span> <span class="gh">--------------</span> </pre></div> </td> <td>A distinct subheading identified by the text, zero or more per text. <p>Must start at beginning of line. See note in title-tt about handling. </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th>indent-tt </th> <td>66-char lines indented by 2 spaces </td> <td class="nowrap"><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-rst mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span> First paragraph... <span class="cp"> ...more of paragraph.</span> [blank line] Next paragraph... </pre></div> </td> <td>Lines undented and unfolded (longer lines are generally tolerated by most parsers). <p>This is primary body text, generally plain undented in emails, etc. currently. </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th>bold-tt </th> <td class="nowrap"><code>**[multi<span class="nowrap"> </span>]word**</code> </td> <td><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-rst mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span>This is <span class="gs">**very important**</span>... </pre></div> </td> <td>One or more <b>bold</b> words, generally <code>*word*</code> or <code>**word**</code> in emails </td></tr> <tr> <th>italic-tt </th> <td class="nowrap"><code>~word~</code> </td> <td><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span>This is an ~italic~ word. </pre></div> </td> <td>A <i>single</i>, <i>italicized</i> word; multi-word form was not officially specified due to "visual-clarity reasons" <p>Multi-word form of <code>~first~second~third~</code> supported by <i>setext2latex</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th class="nowrap">underline-tt </th> <td class="nowrap"><code>[_multi<span class="nowrap"> </span>]word_</code> <p><code>[_multi]_word_</code> </p> </td> <td><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-rst mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span>This is _underlined text_. </pre></div> <div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-rst mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span>This is _underlined_text_. </pre></div> </td> <td>Display in a (user) selected style, preferably with underlining--except in browsers where underlining corresponds to <a href="/wiki/Hyperlink" title="Hyperlink">hot links</a>. <p>One or more underlined words </p> </td></tr> <tr> <th>hot-tt </th> <td class="nowrap"><code>[multi_]word_</code> </td> <td><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-rst mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span>This is a hot_word_. </pre></div> </td> <td>Used to mark notes and URLs<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>h<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hotlinks_note_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hotlinks_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <th>include-tt </th> <td class="nowrap"><code>>[space] [text]</code> </td> <td><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-md mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span><span class="k">> </span><span class="ge">This is quoted text...</span> <span class="k">> </span><span class="ge">...more...</span> </pre></div> </td> <td>Displayed in a user selected style, preferably monospaced with the leading ">" </td></tr> <tr> <th>bullet-tt </th> <td class="nowrap"><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-text mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span>*[space] [text] </pre></div> </td> <td><div class="mw-highlight mw-highlight-lang-rst mw-content-ltr" dir="ltr"><pre><span></span> <span class="m">*</span> Item 1 that is... <span class="cp"> ...really long</span> <span class="m">*</span> Item 2 </pre></div> </td> <td>Displayed in bullet or list format. </td></tr> <tr> <th>href-tt </th> <td class="nowrap"><code>^.. _hot_word<span class="nowrap"> </span>URL</code> </td> <td><code>^.. _Wikipedia_home_page <a class="external free" href="https://wikipedia.org">https://wikipedia.org</a></code> </td> <td><i>(Linked in the text with a </i>hot-tt<i> as <code>Wikipedia_home_page_</code>)</i><br /> These 'link definitions' are commonly placed at the end of a paragraph/section, or at the very end of the setext document.<sup id="cite_ref-hotlinks_note_17-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hotlinks_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>i<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Standalone_Setext_files">Standalone Setext files</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Setext&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Standalone Setext files"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>By default all properly setext-ized files will have an ".etx" or ".ETX" suffix. This stands for an "emailable/enhanced text".<sup id="cite_ref-tidbits100_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tidbits100-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Setext&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Other lightweight markup languages (inspired by Setext): </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Markdown" title="Markdown">Markdown</a>, one of the most used.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/ReStructuredText" title="ReStructuredText">reStructuredText</a>, used to generate <a href="/wiki/Python_(programming_language)" title="Python (programming language)">Python</a> manuals.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Textile_(markup_language)" title="Textile (markup language)">Textile</a>, designed to generate <a href="/wiki/HTML" title="HTML">HTML</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Txt2tags" title="Txt2tags">txt2tags</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Setext&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Notes">Notes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Setext&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> ("enhanced/ e-mailable text") <sup id="cite_ref-tidbits100_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tidbits100-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">This was to function much in the same way as the original purpose of the <a href="/wiki/ASCII" title="ASCII">ASCII</a> "File Separator" (<b>FS</b>; 0x1C; typed as <code>Ctrl-\</code>) <a href="/wiki/C0_and_C1_control_codes" title="C0 and C1 control codes">C0 control character</a> but it proved too visually distracting and so was removed before <i>setext</i> was finalized. </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>(Not currently shown in table: <b>note-tt</b>, <b>quote-tt</b>, <b>subject-tt</b>, <b>suppress-tt</b>, <b>twobuck-tt</b>, and <b>twodot-tt</b>)</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-table_notes-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-table_notes_9-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>(For a document to be valid setext, the only required tag is either 'subhead-tt' or 'title-tt' - all others are optional.)</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-formal_def-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-formal_def_12-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> "(A) formal definition of what makes a <i>setext</i>: <i>a text that contains at least one verified setext subhead or setext title</i>" <sup id="cite_ref-sermon1_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sermon1-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-sermon2_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sermon2-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-typotag-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-typotag_13-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"> ('-tt' stands for 'typotag', the Feldman's shorthand for 'typographic tags'; contrast with the 'tags' used in modern systems for categorizing data or photos into groups) </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>(i.e. the actual text as stored / transmitted, except in the case of <b>bullet-tt</b>. Visual appearance would be defined/controlled by the program displaying the document.)</i></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"synonymous with the 'grouped' style of <a href="/wiki/HyperCard" title="HyperCard">HyperCard</a>"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-hotlinks_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-hotlinks_note_17-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-hotlinks_note_17-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"> A <i>href-tt</i> or <i>note-tt</i> 'hot word' <i>prefixed</i> with an underscore <i>(i.e., <code>_hot_word</code>)</i> <i>defines</i> a hyperlink or reference, whereas a <i>hot-tt</i> 'hot word' <i>suffixed</i> with an underscore <i>(i.e., <code>hot_word_</code>)</i> references that hyperlink/reference <i>by name</i> in the body of the text. <i>(Before the <a href="/wiki/WWW" class="mw-redirect" title="WWW">Web</a> was ubiquitous, what are now commonly known as '<a href="/wiki/Hyperlink" title="Hyperlink">hyperlinks</a>' were then commonly called 'hot links', especially in '<a href="/wiki/CD-ROM" title="CD-ROM">CD-ROM</a> era' software such as <a href="/wiki/HyperCard" title="HyperCard">HyperCard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Macromedia_Director" class="mw-redirect" title="Macromedia Director">Macromedia Director</a> and in games such as <a href="/wiki/Myst" title="Myst">Myst</a>.)</i></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="References_2">References</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Setext&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-tidbits100-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-tidbits100_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tidbits100_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-tidbits100_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://tidbits.com/1992/01/06/tidbits-in-new-format/">"TidBITS in new format"</a>. <i>TidBITS</i>. 1992-01-06<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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