Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template for Creating Internet Drafts and RFCs
RFC 5385
Document | Type |
RFC - Informational
(February 2010; Errata)
Obsoletes RFC 3285
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Author | Joseph Touch | ||
Last updated | 2020-01-21 | ||
Stream | ISE | ||
Formats | plain text html pdf htmlized with errata bibtex | ||
Stream | ISE state | (None) | |
Consensus Boilerplate | Unknown | ||
Document shepherd | No shepherd assigned | ||
IESG | IESG state | RFC 5385 (Informational) | |
Telechat date | |||
Responsible AD | Russ Housley | ||
Send notices to | (None) |
Independent Submission J. Touch Request for Comments: 5385 USC/ISI Obsoletes: 3285 February 2010 Category: Informational ISSN: 2070-1721 Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template for Creating Internet Drafts and RFCs Abstract This document describes the properties and use of a revised Microsoft Word template (.dot) for writing Internet Drafts and RFCs. It replaces the initial template described in RFC 3285 to more fully support Word's outline modes and to be easier to use. This template can be direct-printed and direct-viewed, where either is line-for- line identical with RFC Editor-compliant ASCII output. This version obsoletes RFC 3285. The most recent version of this template and post-processing scripts are available at http://www.isi.edu/touch/tools. Status of This Memo This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is published for informational purposes. This is a contribution to the RFC Series, independently of any other RFC stream. The RFC Editor has chosen to publish this document at its discretion and makes no statement about its value for implementation or deployment. Documents approved for publication by the RFC Editor are not a candidate for any level of Internet Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741. Information about the current status of this document, any errata, and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc5385. Touch Informational [Page 1] RFC 5385 Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template February 2010 Copyright Notice Copyright (c) 2010 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the document authors. All rights reserved. This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal Provisions Relating to IETF Documents (http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info) in effect on the date of publication of this document. Please review these documents carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect to this document. Table of Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................3 2. Use .............................................................3 2.1. Setting up Your Version of Word to Edit RFCs ...............4 2.2. Editing ....................................................4 2.3. Saving the File ............................................6 2.4. Generating Output ..........................................6 2.4.1. Printing Direct to a Printer ........................6 2.4.2. Printing the Text File ..............................6 2.4.3. XML Support .........................................7 3. Changes from RFC 3285 ...........................................7 3.1. Heading Styles .............................................7 3.2. References Style ...........................................8 3.3. Boilerplate ................................................9 3.4. Simplification .............................................9 3.5. Ability to Direct Print and Direct View ....................9 4. Compatibility Issues ...........................................10 5. Security Considerations ........................................10 6. Acknowledgments ................................................10 Appendix A. Template Configuration Details ........................11 A.1. Configure Styles ..........................................11 A.1.1. Redefine Existing Styles ...........................11 A.1.2. Add New Styles .....................................12 A.1.3. Hidden Styles ......................................13 A.2. Define Page Layout ........................................13 A.3. Insert Boilerplate ........................................14 A.4. Automatic Fields ..........................................15 Appendix B. Post-Processor Script (Perl) ..........................17 Informative References ............................................20 Touch Informational [Page 2] RFC 5385 Version 2.0 Microsoft Word Template February 2010 1. Introduction Internet Drafts and RFCs are predominantly written in embedded-text, compile-based formatting systems [1][4][5]. The primary and first such system is NROFF, a text-formatting utility based on manual entry of embedded configuration commands, such as ".p" for new paragraphs. XML is a more recent alternative that uses structure tags instead of explicit formatting commands to allow a single file (.xml) to be 'compiled' into ASCII output, HTML, or a variety of other formats asShow full document text