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From: xiaofei@acsu.buffalo.edu (Xiaofei Wang)
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Subject: Two problems with my directory format
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Date: 11 Feb 91 17:23:14 GMT
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The following is the directory format I used. It is so simple that it
is hardly a format. It has two features: Two column and
each line is indeed appears as a line [without joining lines together.] 
The minor problem is that the blank that falls in the first line
of the first column of a new page appears literally as a blank line
which should be avoided. I would appreciate it if some one can provide
a solution. Another thing is one has to enter the directory entry
alphabetically manually. [I looked the phone.tex and my impression is
it does not have ``auto ordering'' feature.]

\input eplain
\headline={\sl My Diretory\hfil}
\centerline{My Directory}
\centerline{Xiaofei Wang}

\doublecolumns
{\catcode`\^^M=\active \def^^M{\hbox{}\par\parindent=0 pt}\parindent=0 pt%
%/ *
%above line was from baronov@polyof.poly.edu with my modification, i.e. 
%the two parindent lines.
% */
american national standards institute, inc.
sales dept.
1430 broadway
new york, ny 10018
phone 212-354-3300
ask for ansi x3.9-1978, "programming language fortran".
price is now \$35.00 + shipping

american express                                                         
1-800-528-4800                                                          

amnesty international                                                    
212-864-6109                                                            
us coordinate on china;535 w 110 st, apt 9d;
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coordinator.rosalie lipsett                                                   
}
\singlecolumn
\end
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