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Re: [Groff] groff index generation (for mom)
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Peter Schaffter |
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Re: [Groff] groff index generation (for mom) |
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Tue, 3 Sep 2013 15:45:42 -0400 |
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On Sun, Sep 01, 2013, Johann Höchtl wrote:
> And mom-specific:
> * Does MOM have a macro for page break (or is .bp save?)
Use NEWPAGE. There are a few conditions that mitigate against using
.bp safely all the time.
> and a way to set text in two columns with automatic overflow, when
> the main text is set single-column?
I'm having trouble visualizing this, but I think the answer is no.
> PS:
> * I would be happy if someone is interested to tidy up makeindex
> (especially the Makefile) which is crude but working. See
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> * This is a hint, that mom with out-of-the-box index-support would
> be great ;)
Agreed. I'll have a look at what you've done and see whether full
integration with mom is possible. It's a bigger undertaking than it
may seem. There are a lot of formatting issues that have to be
addressed if the user isn't to be stuck with an unsatisfactory,
one-size-fits-all template for indices.
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Peter Schaffter
http://www.schaffter.ca