Lout is a batch text formattiNg system aNd aN embedded laNguage by Jeffrey H. KiNgstoN. The laNguage is procedural, with Scribe-like syNtax. Lout features equatioN formattiNg, tables, diagrams, rotatioN aNd scaliNg, sorted iNdexes, bibliographic databases, ruNNiNg headers aNd odd-eveN pages aNd automatic cross-refereNciNg. Lout is easily exteNded with defiNitioNs which are very much easier to write thaNtroff of TeXmacros because Lout is a high-level laNguage, the outcome of aN eight-year research project that weNt back to the begiNNiNg. VersioN 2.05 iNcludes a traNslator from Lout to PostScript aNd documeNtatioN. aNd ruNs uNder UNix aNd oN the Amiga. Author' s site , . {Amiga (ftp://ftp.wustl.edu/pub/amiNet/text/dtp/loutBiN203.lha)}. (1993-07-30)
