The Text input converter converts a Text (ISO Latin1) input file
to an intermediate format that is then converted to the specified
output file format. The information in the text input file maps
directly to an intermediate representation. Line breaks and form
feeds are mapped to DDIF directives. One or more contiguous blank
lines are interpreted as end-of-paragraph markers.
If the text input file was entered as a DEC Multinational
Character Set file on a character-cell terminal or terminal
emulator, the following conversions occur:
Original Character Converted Character
Concurrency sign Diaeresis
Capital OE ligature Multiplication sign
Capital Y with Capital Y with acute accent
diaeresis
Small oe ligature Division sign
Small y with diaeresis Y with acute accent
The text input file does not lose any text when converted
to the intermediate representation because no structure
information is contained in a text file. All nonprinting
characters are converted to space characters. For example,
characters introducing ANSI escape characters are converted to
space characters. There is no attempt to interpret ANSI escape
sequences.