[Groff] Re: Fw: Groff patch for correct HTML

[Paul Sheer]

what I am trying to do is make *all* Linux documentation
browsable with one application. See
        http://www.icon.co.za/~psheer/info-sux.html

>   +  fixed bug in generating special glyphs (seen when
>      processing groff_char.man)

yes, i notice &s everywhere

BTW you can create a large interparagraph space with:

<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="1"
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr><td><font size="+1">&nbsp;</font></td></tr></table>

and a small interparagraph space with:

<table width="100%" border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="1"
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr><td><font size="-2">&nbsp;</font></td></tr></table>

so in theory you can actually create HTML output that
looks *exactly* like the DVI output.


roff bulletted lists are not converted properly.
i believe list items should be rendered like:

<TABLE width=100% border=0 rules="none" frame="void" cols="2"
cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<TR valign="top" align="left" bgcolor=blue>
<TD width=1%>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>o</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
Item one text over here. 
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" align="left" bgcolor=red>
<TD width=1%>
&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>o</B><BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
<TD>
Item two text over here.
</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

using the same technique (as my patch) of using &nbsp; to
force the cell width.

also, the indented paragraphs of the FHS are not indented.

best

-paul

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