Re: [Groff] troff(1) and info

[T. Kurt Bond]

Werner LEMBERG writes:
> 
> > > Usually, the DocBook file is used to create various output
> > > formats, so it is not unlikely that someone produces troff output
> > > from DocBook.  And that is perverse IMHO.
> > 
> > Why?  DocBook is a structural markup language for documentation; it
> > does *not* specify the appearance of a document.  Troff is a
> > typesetting language; it is all about specifying the appearance of a
> > document.  Why would it be perverse to transform from structural
> > markup into a typesetting language for output?
> 
> A misunderstanding.  Assume that you prepare a typographically good
> looking document in groff.  Then you use a hypothetical grodocbook
> output device to produce SGML.  Finally, a user converts DocBook back
> to groff for printing.

Ah, yes.  That *would* be perverse! (:-)

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T. Kurt Bond, address@hidden