Re: [Groff] widow/orphan control?

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Ken,

> How do I accomplish widow/orphan control in groff (I'm using -me
> macros)?
> 
> I want to avoid page breaks after the first line

I think -me does that automatically as part of the .pp, etc., macros.
The troff request is .ne, e.g.

    .ne 2

means 2v of vertical space is needed.

> or before the last line of a paragraph.  I thought groff could do
> this, but I don't see how.

That's more tricky.  You need to put the paragraph into a diversion and
at the end look at the height of the paragraph and the remaining space
on the page and do something appropriate.

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Cheers,


Ralph.