Re: [Groff] Cross references

[Meg McRoberts]

I believe Amber's question was not how to build a PDF or PS
file, but how to create cross-references that become hot links
in the build document.  I don't think raw groff has this
capability...

I did once work with an mm derivate that had this capability
and it was pretty nicely done.  Alas, I just wrote with that
tool set and had nothing to do with the implementation.  I
wonder if SCO would like to contribute it to us ;-)

Does ps2pdf no longer work?  It worked fine for version 17.1
but I haven't been able to get it to work for ps files generated
with 19.1.  I'll have to try it again with the new version.

meg

--- Keith MARSHALL <address@hidden> wrote:

> > amber hassan wrote:
> >
> >> Please tell me , How do I create cross references in pdf or ps 
> >> document which enabel movement within a document through mouse clicks
> >
> > Get the CVS version of groff, or a nightly build from http:// 
> > groff.ffii.org/groff/devel/ and compile it. The development version 
> > includes support (and documentation) for creating PDF files.
> 
> Better still, get the official 1.19.2 release :-)  (Larry offered
> the above advice, in good faith, just a few hours before Werner's
> announcement:
> > groff 1.19.2 has been released.
> >
> > It is available from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/ and mirrors of that
> > site (see list of mirror sites at http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html).
> > Current snapshots are available from ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/.
> )
> 
> Do note that the pdfroff/pdfmark packages incorporated into this release
> are still considered as alpha code.  Also note that the documentation
> Larry refers to is, as yet, incomplete -- I'm still working on it, but
> don't have as much time to devote to it as I might like.  Look in
> pdfmark.tmac itself, (it's extensively commented), and in the pdfmark.ms
> documentation source, (also heavily commented), for additional clues on
> how to use it.
> 
> > Hope that helps. If you can't compile your own version, let us know 
> > what OS you're running & someone here can probably furnish you with a 
> > package.
> 
> HTH.
> 
> Keith.
> 
> 
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