>From the user's perspective, I think simplest would be if "line" took a
"fill" attribute subject to the constraint that the line ends where it
begins, something pic can enforce. In that case, it would draw a solid
polygon instead of a sequence of lines.
I once looked into the code to see if that
On Mon, 7 Aug 2023 10:44:44 -0500
"G. Branden Robinson" wrote:
> But groff does support "boxes", if you will.
Cunnigham's Law strikes again!
> \D'p h1 v1 ... hn vn'
> Draw polygon with vertices at drawing position and each
> point in sequence. GNU troff closes the polygon by
At 2023-08-07T04:55:56-0400, James K. Lowden wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Aug 2023 21:52:26 -0400
> Douglas McIlroy wrote:
>
> > I can edit the content of figures, which I believe is impossible in
> > PDF. One use of this capability is to overcome a
> > deficiency in pic: filling polygons.
>
> I'm surpri
On Sat, 5 Aug 2023 21:52:26 -0400
Douglas McIlroy wrote:
> I can edit the content of figures, which I believe is impossible in
> PDF. One use of this capability is to overcome a
> deficiency in pic: filling polygons.
I'm surprised you're forced to edit the object code. What is missing
in the p
On Sat, Aug 05, 2023 at 09:52:26PM -0400, Douglas McIlroy wrote:
> Subject: Re: interviews with groff developers
>
> But PostScript seems to be barely hanging on by its
> fingernails. I uninstalled my Ghostly .ps reader on one of my
> computers and have been unable to reins
> I don't know of any other PDF generation tool chain that works that way
> [via PostScript] or regards it as optimal.
Nor do I, but I stick with the PostScript route because it's more flexible.
PostScript can be edited. In particular, I can edit the content of
figures, which I believe is impossib
On Friday, 4 August 2023 17:58:13 BST G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> Read Deri's first--it's more interesting. :) Mine is about as
> hair-splitting as any reader of this mailing list would expect.
Hi Branden,
Oh, I don't know, I think yours is better, in a quantative sense. :-)
Cheers
Der
Hi folks,
Jim Hall, who solicited this list for interview subjects last month, has
posted a couple, one with Deri and one with me.
Read Deri's first--it's more interesting. :) Mine is about as
hair-splitting as any reader of this mailing list would expect.
https://technicallywewrite.com/2023/0
