aft.aft

*Title: Almost Free Text
*Image-center: aft.gif

		~''A documentation preparation system.''~
		~''by Todd Coram''~
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		_Sep 10, 2010: [Version 5.098 is now available. (Downloads)] ~(Experimental Indexing support.)~_
		_Sep 05, 2009: [Version 5.097 is now available. (Downloads)] ~(Section levels via indentation.)~_

		~Semi/Psuedo Literate Programming can be accomplished via {-Knit@:knit.html-}~
		~VimOutliner fans should check out {-this@:otl2aft.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 5.098 ~(indexing support -- see [Changes])~
		* {+:aft-5.098.tar.gz+}
	* _STABLE_: 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 10, 2010~