$text = Text::Format->new ( 
        {
            text           =>  [], # all
            columns        =>  72, # format, paragraphs, center
            leftMargin     =>   0, # format, paragraphs, center
            rightMargin    =>   0, # format, paragraphs, center
            firstIndent    =>   4, # format, paragraphs
            bodyIndent     =>   0, # format, paragraphs
            rightFill      =>   0, # format, paragraphs
            rightAlign     =>   0, # format, paragraphs
            justify        =>   0, # format, paragraphs
            extraSpace     =>   0, # format, paragraphs
            abbrevs        =>  {}, # format, paragraphs
            hangingIndent  =>   0, # format, paragraphs
            hangingText    =>  [], # format, paragraphs
            noBreak        =>   0, # format, paragraphs
            noBreakRegex   =>  {}, # format, paragraphs
            tabstop        =>   8, # expand, unexpand,  center
        }
    ); # these are the default values