{{gimms(13);charwidth=0.45;colour=black}} SCRIBE - Design Philosophy. Of course, this apparently simple approach hides a lot from the user. Ultimately, SCRIBE must include in the output all the necessary information about spacing, line length, typeface etc. for different output devices and document types. This is done by having SCRIBE refer to a large database whenever it is run. It is this database which contains all the relevant information for formatting output for different devices, document types, text environments etc. {{goto(0.5,0.0);gimms(11);charwidth=0.15;colour=black}} R.HARE, TRAINING GROUP, ERCC, 59 GEORGE SQUARE. SCRIBE 1 SLIDE 11. {{end}}