Re: [Groff] roff mime types

[Peter Schaffter]

On Thu, Jun 27, 2002, Bernd Warken wrote:
> > With a mime.type
> > 
> >     application/x-troff-mom mom
> > 
> > and a mailcap handler
> > 
> >     application/x-troff-mom ; /usr/bin/groff -mom -X '%s' ; test=test -n 
> > "$DISPLAY"
> > 
> > apps linked to MIME display mom documents nicely with gxditview.
> > 
> > With
> > 
> >     application/x-troff-mom ; /usr/bin/groff -mom '%s' | gv - ; test=test 
> > -n "$DISPLAY"
> > 
> > mom documents display in gv.
> 
> The answer is `groffer'.  It automatically determines the most
> suitable viewing facility (Postscript, gxditview, tty, etc);
> even `-mom' is not necessary.

Great.  groffer is starting to sound like the answer to a lot of
prayers. :)

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