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Re: [Groff] Setting different page lengths for troff and nroff
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [Groff] Setting different page lengths for troff and nroff |
Date: |
Wed, 31 May 2006 08:55:57 +0200 (CEST) |
> I have a design document that I need to output in two forms: as a
> properly typeset PostScript file (troff) and in plain text (nroff).
> I want the latter not to have page breaks.
Have a look how this problem is solved in an-old.tmac.
> 1. I can't find a number register than I can tweak to change the
> page height. The ones I find are read-only and can only be set
> from the command line.
In an-old.tmac, the requests `.ne' and `.bp' are redefined to increase
and set the page length as necessary (with `.pl'). Additionally, no
header and footer traps are used. Of course, this is suitable for
online-display only, not for paper output.
Do you want to a single large page?
> 2. The document contains footnotes. If I do set a large page size
> from the command line, I have to guess it exactly, or I end up
> with a footnote separated from the rest of the document by a lot
> of white space.
Hmm. Shall the footnotes be converted to endnotes?
Werner
Re: [Groff] Setting different page lengths for troff and nroff,
Werner LEMBERG <=
Re: [Groff] Setting different page lengths for troff and nroff, Jon Snader, 2006/05/31