Re: [Groff] Suggestion for images in groff/gpic, current state

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi,

Don't know if this is too late to have been superceded but...

Egil wrote:
> Werner wrote:
> > Can someone please post the results of the following:
> > 
> >   M
> >   .tm .w == \n[.w]
> >   i
> >   .tm .w == \n[.w]
> >   \w'a'
> >   .tm .w == \n[.w]
> >   \w'aa'
> >   .tm .w == \n[.w]
> > 
> > With `troff -Tps' I get
> > 
> >   .w == 8890
> >   .w == 2780
> >   .w == 5000
> >   .w == 5000
> 
> Unix V7 on a PDP-11 gives:
> 
> $ cat test
> M
> .tm .w = \n(.w
> i
> .tm .w = \n(.w
> \w'a'
> .tm .w = \n(.w
> \w'aa'
> .tm .w = \n(.w
> $ troff test
> .w = 20
> .w = 20
> .w = 20
> .w = 20
> $
> 
> Apperantly, this does not work. .w is probably not really valid beyond
> the current input line, and is probably set to the width of a space
> (ending the lines with \c did no difference, btw).

AIX 3.2.5 does seem to work.

    $ cat t
    M
    .tm .w == \n(.w
    i
    .tm .w == \n(.w
    \w'a'
    .tm .w == \n(.w
    \w'aa'
    .tm .w == \n(.w
    $ troff -Tpsc t >/dev/null        
    .w == 71
    .w == 22
    .w == 40
    .w == 40

Cheers,


Ralph.