Re: [Groff] Page numbering with the -me macro set

[Manas Laha]

 --- Kurt Nowak <address@hidden> wrote: 
> Hello all,
> 
> Can someone tell me how activate page numbering
> using the -me macro set? 

The -me macro .he will do what you want. This macro
takes a three-part header, like

.he 'l'm'r'

where the l part goes to the top left corner, the m
part to the top middle and the r part to the top right
corner of the page. In your case you should say

.he ''-%-''

There is a corresponding .fo macro to print a
three-part footer. You may obtain different headers
(footers) on odd and even pages with the .eh and .oh
(.ef and .of) macros.

> 
> Also, the groff_me man page refers to the -me macro
> documentation written by Eric Allman... Does anyone
> know where I can find this?

Yes, these come bundled with the groff source
distribution, which you can get from a site such as
ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff. They are in source form
and are named "meintro.me" and "meref.me". Assuming
you're using Unix/Linux, your system may have them
already -- just do a "find" for either of these files.
On my Linux RedHat 8 system they're at
/usr/share/doc/groff-1.18/share/doc/groff/1.18.

Allman's articles are a must if you do serious
groffing with -me.

> Kurt Nowak

Manas Laha


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