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    @{" ascii.datatype() " Link "ascii.datatype()"}
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@Node "ascii.datatype()" "ascii.datatype/ascii.datatype"

@{b}    NAME@{ub}
	ascii.datatype -- data type for ANSI text.

@{b}    FUNCTION@{ub}
	The ASCII data type, a sub-class of the @{"text.datatype" Link "text_dtc/text.datatype()"}, is used
	to load ANSI text files.

@{b}    METHODS@{ub}
	@{"OM_NEW" Link "tabs_gc/OM_NEW"} -- Create a new text object from ANSI characters.  The
	    source may be either a file or the clipboard.

	OM_UPDATE -- re-render the contents of the datatype.

	@{"OM_SET" Link "tabs_gc/OM_SET"} -- identical to OM_UPDATE.

	@{"GM_LAYOUT" Link "tabs_gc/GM_LAYOUT"} -- layout the object and notify the application on it.
	    This is an asynchronous method.

	DTM_PROCLAYOUT -- layout the object in the task of the caller.

	OM_DISPOSE -- Dispose the object.

@{b}    SEE ALSO@{ub}
	@{"text.datatype" Link "text_dtc/text.datatype()"}.

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