Any other line than those shown above is considered to be a text line. Text lines are always assumed by the compiler to relate to the last keyword line that was read in by the compiler.

Note that any carriage returns or line feeds within the body of the text are ignored by the compiler. To force text onto a new line, a "|" (vertical bar) character must be used. e.g.

The quick brown fox jumped over these items:|A box|A tree|A hen

This will ensure that, when displayed in Solar Writer's interpretations window, the last three items each appear on a new line, as follows

The quick brown fox jumped over these items:

A box

A tree

A hen

Because the compiler ignores carriage returns, it does not matter how many words are contained in each text line. You can put as many or as few words on a line as you wish. When you run Solar Writer, the interpretation text lines are automatically formatted to fit within the interpretations window, whatever its size.

The limit to the amount of text that can be entered in relation to any one keyword is that it cannot exceed about 30,000 characters (i.e. roughly 500 lines of 60 characters width). There is no specific limit on how much text may be entered into any one interpretations file. In practice you will be limited by the amount of available disk space on your computer.

Text Substitution

The name of the chart may be inserted into text lines by using the code ‘%1’ (and also ‘%2’ for the second chart of a synastry report).

Gender specific text may be inserted by using the construct ‘[male text/female text/n]’ when n is ‘1’ for the first or only chart, or ‘2’ for the second chart in a synastry report.

Examples:

“When %1 attempts a task, [he/she/1] works hard at it until it is complete.” The final report for a chart named Sally Johnson would read: “When Sally attempts a task, she works hard at it until it is complete.”.

“%1 and %2 get on well unless %1 gets [his/her/1] hopes up to high, in which case %2 might feel that [he/she/2] is being pushed too far.” The final synastry report for charts Sally Johnson and Greg Smith would read: “Sally and Greg get on well unless Sally gets her hopes up to high, in which case Greg might feel that he is being pushed too far.”

Text Formatting

It is possible to apply certain text formatting attributes, such as bold, italic and underlined text, and bulleted lists, by inserting certain commands into the text.

>> To embolden text

1.Insert <BOLDON> before and <BOLDOFF> after the text

e.g. a <BOLDON>aspect<BOLDOFF> is an angular relationship between two bodies.

>> To italicise text

1.Insert <ITALICON> before and <ITALICOFF> after the text

e.g. an <ITALICON>aspect<ITALICOFF> is an angular relationship between two bodies.

>> To underline text

1.Insert <UNDERLINEON> before and <UNDERLINEOFF> after the text

e.g. an <UNDERLINEON>aspect<UNDERLINEOFF> is an angular relationship between two bodies.

>> To produce a bulleted list

1.Insert <LIST> before and <LISTOFF> after the list, and precede each list item with <BULLET>

Example:

<LIST>

<BULLET>All planets can have the same orb, with the size of the orb basically being determined by the "School" of Astrology represented. For example, Cosmobiology and Uranian have tended to use small orbs or less than two degrees.

<BULLET>The Lights (the Sun and Moon) are assigned a larger orb, and the rest of the planets are assigned a smaller orb.

<BULLET>The orb size is determined by the harmonic of the aspect. Conjunctions get the largest size, then oppositions, trines, squares, sextiles, etc.

<ENDLIST>