[Groff] Re: patch for troff (building block for new grohtml)

[Werner LEMBERG]

> here are a few patches for troff.

Thanks a lot -- nevertheless, I won't apply them right now.  Please
wait (one or two weeks) for the release of groff 1.16.  Then we can
start with these things.

> They provide some of the
> building blocks for the revised grohtml. Basically I've added
> a command .output <arg> which if the value of <arg> is zero
> then all ditroff output is suppressed until troff encounters
> a command .output 1 (or non zero).

If you think that your stuff isn't experimental, please update the
documentation files (i.e. troff.man, groff.texinfo) also.


    Werner