Even mouse movements and keyboard entries have macro codes. At the simplest level, an experienced operator will use macros for repetitive tasks and program keys to perform macros at a single keystroke. 3B2 document files can include macros, and macros can be incorporated into 3B2 start-up and system files. For example, in one automated publishing implementation the pagination process involves extracting information from a large database, incorporating mark-up tags, extracting images as appropriate from a separate database, creating complex multiple indices and sending the final pages to a series of output devices. The 3B2 font handling is unique.
Fonts are stored in outline format, the outline data is used for screen display and final output.
This allows complete control of the scaling factor of a font for screen zooming or final output.