Re: [Groff] groff index generation (for mom)

[Johann Höchtl]

On 2013-09-03 21:45, Peter Schaffter wrote:
> 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.
The Documentation for mom is superb, but NEWPAGE slipped my attention.
> > 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.
Yes, I was to succinct. My intention was to set the 'index' in two 
columns, much like .2C of mm and ms, where the content, once it reaches 
the bottom, will automatically overflow to the next column .COLUMN is 
for the entire document sans COVER and .MCO doesn't give me what I want.
> > PS:
> > * I would be happy if someone is interested to tidy up makeindex
> > (especially the Makefile) which is crude but working. See
> >
> > * 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.
That sounds good. No need to hurry. troff was around ?30 years and will 
be around for another 30 ones. I like the monolithic yet configurable 
approach of mom!

Johann