Re: [Groff] Bad table images with groff -t -man -Thtml xxx.1

[Gaius Mulley]

Rick Richardson <address@hidden> writes:

> Werner:
> 
> Whats this code in pre-html.cc supposed to be doing?
> 
> 
> #ifdef PAGEA4
> #  define DEFAULT_VERTICAL_OFFSET  0   // DEFAULT_VERTICAL_OFFSET/72 of an 
> inch
> #else
> #  define DEFAULT_VERTICAL_OFFSET 50   // DEFAULT_VERTICAL_OFFSET/72 of an 
> inch
> #endif
> 
> 
> If I change the DEFAULT_VERTICAL_OFFSET from 50 to 0, then the table
> images will come out just fine.  This is the only place in the entire
> source tree where the #ifdef "PAGEA4" is used.

Hi Rick,

if groff/ghostscript is configured for `letter' then the vertical offset differs
from when it is configured for `PAGEA4'.

Hmm I'm beginning to think that this should be evaluated at run time and not 
compile
time..

a bug..

Gaius