Re: [Groff] developers only?

2005-03-29 Thread Ted Harding
On 29-Mar-05 Otavio Exel wrote: > [...] > I'm printing the lyrics of a CD; I want it in 2-col; so I did > > .2c > .nf > > I wanted groff to *not* join short lines but break long lines; > Short lines were not joined, ok! > But groff did not break the long lines :-)) > - Long lines in t

Re: [Groff] developers only?

2005-03-29 Thread Tadziu Hoffmann
> I'm printing the lyrics of a CD; I want it in 2-col; so I did > > .2c > .nf > > I wanted groff to *not* join short lines but break long lines; > Short lines were not joined, ok! > But groff did not break the long lines :-)) > - Long lines in the first column invaded the second colu

Re: [Groff] developers only?

2005-03-29 Thread Alejandro López-Valencia
Otavio Exel wrote: Jorgen Grahn wrote: Yes, the list is dominated by developers and/or power users, but that should not discourage anyone from talking about more basic things. in the hope that "more basic" includes "stupid".. here I go! :-)) This is not stupid! In fact this is not partic

Re: [Groff] developers only?

2005-03-29 Thread Heinz-Jürgen Oertel
Am Dienstag, 29. März 2005 22:44 schrieb Otavio Exel: > Jorgen Grahn wrote: > > Yes, the list is dominated by developers and/or power users, but that > > should not discourage anyone from talking about more basic things. > > in the hope that "more basic" includes "stupid".. here I go! :-)) > > I'm

Re: [Groff] developers only?

2005-03-29 Thread Alejandro López-Valencia
Otavio Exel wrote: Groff'ers, I see this list is mainly for groff developers; could you please recommend a list for groff users (actually groff newbies)? [ Hola Otavio, there is no beginner's list, but don't be afraid to ask; somebody, usually someone a lot more knowledgeable than I, will answer.

Re: [Groff] pic: new box attribute - slanted

2005-03-29 Thread Heinz-Jürgen Oertel
Am Dienstag, 29. März 2005 12:11 schrieben Sie: > > While waiting for better suggestions, I played with > > .PS > > box xslanted color ... > > box yslanted > > .PE > > to get the following results (see attached file) > > Nice! Can you send the source too? I wonder whether it is possible > to prov

Re: [Groff] developers only?

2005-03-29 Thread Otavio Exel
Jorgen Grahn wrote: > > Yes, the list is dominated by developers and/or power users, but that > should not discourage anyone from talking about more basic things. in the hope that "more basic" includes "stupid".. here I go! :-)) I'm printing the lyrics of a CD; I want it in 2-col; so I did

RE: [Groff] developers only?

2005-03-29 Thread Ted Harding
On 29-Mar-05 Otavio Exel wrote: > Groff'ers, > > I see this list is mainly for groff developers; > could you please recommend a list for > groff users (actually groff newbies)? > > []s, The list is for everybody! True, recent postings have mainly been on "development" types of topics, but that's

Re: [Groff] developers only?

2005-03-29 Thread Jorgen Grahn
On Tue Mar 29 20:58:42 2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tuesday 29 March 2005 8:32 pm, Otavio Exel wrote: > > Groff'ers, > > > > I see this list is mainly for groff developers; > > could you please recommend a list for > > groff users (actually groff newbies)? ... > We were all newbies once. An

Re: [Groff] developers only?

2005-03-29 Thread Keith Marshall
On Tuesday 29 March 2005 8:32 pm, Otavio Exel wrote: > Groff'ers, > > I see this list is mainly for groff developers; > could you please recommend a list for > groff users (actually groff newbies)? No, this list is for users and developers alike. Feel free to ask any question you like; even if y

[Groff] developers only?

2005-03-29 Thread Otavio Exel
Groff'ers, I see this list is mainly for groff developers; could you please recommend a list for groff users (actually groff newbies)? []s, -- Otavio Exel /<\oo/>\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ Groff mailing list Groff@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/l

Re: [Groff] pic: new box attribute - slanted

2005-03-29 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> While waiting for better suggestions, I played with > .PS > box xslanted color ... > box yslanted > .PE > to get the following results (see attached file) Nice! Can you send the source too? I wonder whether it is possible to provide high-level macros to handle such 3d-boxes... Werner