Re: [Groff] The bottom is always ok, the head never is

2006-03-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> >> Based on the man pages I thought that .ps |xxx was setting the > >> height excactly/absolutely at xxx from the top. Perhaps a > >> sentence in "man" would be welcome to explain what really > >> happens. > > > > Please provide a patch. > > > > I'd like to suggest the following: This is now

[Groff] Re: Adding fonts to groff

2006-03-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> I guess that printafm program, now bundled with ghostscript, was > used It prints afm for a Type 1 font. Aah, excellent. > When I have run > > printafm Symbol-Slanted > symbolsl7.afm > > the resulting file had only minor differences with symbolsl.afm from > groff. Can you provide a Makefile

[Groff] int() in gpic

2006-03-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
I've seen this paragraph in dpic_man.txt: Gpic int() computes the floor of its argument rather than the integer part as specified by DWB pic. Dpic provides both the floor() and int() functions but int() does not compute the same value as gpic int() for non-integer negative arguments. Th

[Groff] Re: gpic bug? line and arrow .c and .end

2006-03-19 Thread Werner LEMBERG
> This pic drawing parses fine, but I don't get the results I expect. > It is as though the "with .whatever" isn't there. I think "line" > has the same problem as arrow, but I have used arrows here to make > > .PS > box > arrow up with .start at last box.nw > arrow right with .end at last box.nw

[Groff] Re: Adding (math) fonts to groff

2006-03-19 Thread Michail Vidiassov
Dear Werner and Pedro Alejandro, an attempt to create URW fonts descriptions for groff had problems with Symbol-Slanted also http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html//groff/2002-04/msg00032.html On Sun, 19 Mar 2006, Werner LEMBERG wrote: I guess that printafm program, now bundled with ghostscript, wa