Re: [Heirloom] Using the Symbola font in Heirloom troff

Hi! The issue arises before it even gets to the PostScript. If you run the following commands: .do xflag 3 .lc_ctype UTF-8 .fp 5 Symbola Symbola ttf .ft Symbola ❊ works .sp 🂡 char .sp \U'1F0A1' uesc .sp \[u1F0

Re: [Heirloom] Using the Symbola font in Heirloom troff

Interesting. On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 8:55 AM Richard Morse wrote: > Hi! The issue arises before it even gets to the PostScript. > > If you run the following commands: > > .do xflag 3 > .lc_ctype UTF-8 > .fp 5 Symbola Symbola ttf > .ft Symbola > ❊ works >

Re: Groff vs Heirloom troff (was Re: Quick question: how to do .index in groff?)

Hi, Dave Kemper wrote on Tue, Aug 04, 2020 at 08:17:25PM -0500: > On 7/31/20, Peter Schaffter wrote: >> Several years ago, I fielded the idea that, instead of chasing after >> the Grail of paragraph-at-once, groff's line-formatting algorithm be >> improved instead. I worked on systems that used

Re: Groff vs Heirloom troff (was Re: Quick question: how to do .index in groff?)

In all fairness, the only thing stopping me from attempting this is my lack of confidence (and general dislike) of C++. Eventually, I might take a crack… probably in an effort to marry the miracle called variable fonts with my love of Troff, fuelled by my lifelong obsession

Re: [Heirloom] Using the Symbola font in Heirloom troff

What happens if Symbola is mounted on a high font position (>10)? .do xflag 3 .fp 11 Symbola Symbola otf I vaguely remember encountering a few oddities with fonts remounted on position 5. > > I tried the following: > > .do xflag 3 > .fp 5 Symbola Symbola otf >

Re: [Heirloom] Using the Symbola font in Heirloom troff

I just tried that and it didn't work. On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 10:41 PM Roy Fisher wrote: > What happens if Symbola is mounted on a high font position (>10)? > >.do xflag 3 >.fp 11 Symbola Symbola otf > > I vaguely remember encountering a few oddities with fonts remounted on > position 5.

Re: [Heirloom] Using the Symbola font in Heirloom troff

I also just tried `.fp 0 … `, and also changing to `.fp 0 Symbola Symbola.ttf`, incase the issue was with the whole “supply” argument. Ricky > On Aug 5, 2020, at 10:49 PM, T. Kurt Bond wrote: > > I just tried that and it didn't work. > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 10:41 PM Roy Fisher wrote: > >

Re: [Heirloom] Using the Symbola font in Heirloom troff

Thanks! On Wed, Aug 5, 2020 at 10:51 PM Richard Morse wrote: > I also just tried `.fp 0 … `, and also changing to `.fp 0 Symbola > Symbola.ttf`, incase the issue was with the whole “supply” argument. > > Ricky > > > On Aug 5, 2020, at 10:49 PM, T. Kurt Bond wrote: > > > > I just tried that and

Re: Groff vs Heirloom troff (was Re: Quick question: how to do .index in groff?)

On Tue, Aug 04, 2020 at 08:20:54PM -0500, Dave Kemper wrote: > Subject: Re: Groff vs Heirloom troff (was Re: Quick question: how to do > .index in groff?) > > On 7/31/20, Steve Izma wrote: > > When I adjust the kerning (or mortising, if necessary) > > in values of one-hundredth or one-thousandth