File examples in
https://list.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2023-12/msg00013.html
with subject "Groff hdtbl tables disappear near the footer".
/usr/bin/groff -Tpdf -ms -mhdtbl hdtbl-issue.ms > hdtbl-issue.pdf
Output does not have a "coloured" header "Professional
Experience" (but black on wh
On Thursday, 14 December 2023 22:35:26 GMT Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote:
> File examples in
>
> https://list.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2023-12/msg00013.html
>
> with subject "Groff hdtbl tables disappear near the footer".
>
> /usr/bin/groff -Tpdf -ms -mhdtbl hdtbl-issue.ms > hdtbl-issue.pdf
>
> Almost all my exams (being a science teacher) are created using
Groff.
That sounds really interesting. If it isn't confidential, I'd love to
see a copy of your exam paper to see how it was made and how you create
two versions in the same document.
Kind regards,
Mike
On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 01:28:56AM +, Mike wrote:
> > Almost all my exams (being a science teacher) are created using
> Groff.
>
> That sounds really interesting. If it isn't confidential, I'd love to
> see a copy of your exam paper to see how it was made and how you create
> two versions in t
On 15/12/23 12:44, Larry McVoy wrote:
Here's the intro at the top of the -ms doc:
It may be worth noting that you do not need to use the ms macro package
or any macro package at all (apart from the built-in macros, of course).
I usually create a defined string (.ds) or number register (.nr)
Typo \^[Answers] should be \*[Answers]
There may be more.
Rotten debilitating medical condition is to blame.
Robt
On 15/12/23 13:33, Robert Thorsby wrote:
.ds Answers marker
...
.ie '\^[Answers]'marker' \{\
. etc etc etc
Agreed, I plugged -ms because after trying other stuff, I came back
to -ms. Haven't tried mom, I'm retired, but I hear good things.
But your point that this is pure troff is spot on. No macro package
required.
On Fri, Dec 15, 2023 at 01:33:42PM +1100, Robert Thorsby wrote:
> On 15/12/23 12:44,
On Thu, 14 Dec 2023, Larry McVoy wrote:
Agreed, I plugged -ms because after trying other stuff, I came back
to -ms. Haven't tried mom, I'm retired, but I hear good things.
But your point that this is pure troff is spot on. No macro package
required.
There are times when I prefer to use othe
On 15/12/23 14:14, Damian McGuckin wrote:
There are times when I prefer to use other tools like simple Python to
do some of the harder work such as creating alternate/multiple documents
from some master depending on the scenario.
A lot of the documentation for Documenters Workbench 3.3, the mo
