On 27-Jun-06 Peter Schaffter wrote: > On Mon, Jun 26, 2006, Ted Harding wrote: >> > FWIW, back in the Museum, even though galleys were set from >> > what amounted to "source files", the workstations had a >> > continuously updating "status line" > <snip> >> > I'm wondering if this is the kind of "pre-output access" you're >> > envisaging. > <snip> >> Sort of, I think -- though it looks as thought you're seeing the >> status line prior to, or while, the output is still being formatted. >> The sort of thing I have in mind is targeted right at the line which >> is about to be output, as follows lines. Suppose you have formatted >> output lines (say, as you mentioned, in a narrow-column context) >> like: >> >> This formatted line needs >> smaller spaces. So track kern- >> ing can be used to reduce them. >> >> If you had a "pre-output" macro (just as you can have macros which >> are sprung by bottom-of-page, so you could have macros sprung by >> "about to output line")... > > But this is brilliant! At least, if I understand you. It sounds > as if you're talking about an end-of-line trap--something sprung > at the end of every line rather than having to be set. If such a > "trap" existed, macro writers could attack the problem of letter-and > word-spacing themselves. This has many advantages over trying to > implement code in groff to do the same thing, methinks.
That's *exactly* what I mean, Peter! > Wonder if it's doable? So do I! I've had a look at the code, but didn't see a hook for it. (Which doesn't mean it isn't there -- perhaps I'll have another look). Best wishes, Ted. -------------------------------------------------------------------- E-Mail: (Ted Harding) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Fax-to-email: +44 (0)870 094 0861 Date: 27-Jun-06 Time: 09:46:18 ------------------------------ XFMail ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Groff mailing list Groff@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/groff
