[Groff-commit] groff ChangeLog NEWS

[Werner LEMBERG]

CVSROOT:        /cvsroot/groff
Module name:    groff
Changes by:     Werner LEMBERG <wl>     08/12/15 14:50:42

Modified files:
        .              : ChangeLog NEWS 

Log message:
        * NEWS: Mention `preconv'.

CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/groff/ChangeLog?cvsroot=groff&r1=1.1161&r2=1.1162
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/groff/NEWS?cvsroot=groff&r1=1.251&r2=1.252

Patches:
Index: ChangeLog
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RCS file: /cvsroot/groff/groff/ChangeLog,v
retrieving revision 1.1161
retrieving revision 1.1162
diff -u -b -r1.1161 -r1.1162
--- ChangeLog   16 Nov 2008 17:22:21 -0000      1.1161
+++ ChangeLog   15 Dec 2008 14:50:42 -0000      1.1162
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2008-12-15  Werner LEMBERG  <address@hidden>
+
+       * NEWS: Mention `preconv'.
+
 2008-11-12  Werner LEMBERG  <address@hidden>
 
        Implement `x' specifier for expanded columns.  Contrary to old DWB

Index: NEWS
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvsroot/groff/groff/NEWS,v
retrieving revision 1.251
retrieving revision 1.252
diff -u -b -r1.251 -r1.252
--- NEWS        16 Nov 2008 17:22:21 -0000      1.251
+++ NEWS        15 Dec 2008 14:50:42 -0000      1.252
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@
   in groff.  This has the effect of creating an XHTML validator
   button at the bottom of each page.
 
+o Some options have been added to control a new preprocessor,
+  `preconv' (see below): `-k' activates it, `-K' sets the input
+  encoding, and `-D' sets the default encoding.
+
+o A new environment variable `GROFF_ENCODING' sets the encoding
+  of input files; it implies command option `-k'.
+
 Troff
 -----
 
@@ -82,6 +89,15 @@
 o Two new command line options `-w' and `-W' are accepted and passed to
   groff to enable and disable warning messages, respectively.
 
+Preconv
+-------
+
+o This is a new preprocessor to convert various input encodings to something
+  groff understands (this is, ASCII and \[uXXXX] entities, with `XXXX' a
+  hexadecimal number with 4 to 6 digits, representing a Unicode input code).
+  Normally, preconv should be invoked with options `-k' and `-K' of groff.
+  See the preconv man page for details.
+
 Pic
 ---
 
@@ -128,7 +144,7 @@
   extended set of kerning values).
 
   For backwards compatibility, the old set of font definition files is still
-  available; for details please read the man page of `grops(1)'.
+  available; for details please read the man page of grops.
 
 Grotty
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