Re: [Groff] *roff for desktop publishing - is it feasible?

[Robert Thorsby]

On 24/10/16 05:52:41, Gerard Lally wrote:
> Is it possible to lay out a page, as in the attached sample file,  
> using *roff? I'm about to commit myself to learning troff and friends  
> more thoroughly. Before I start I'd like to have a broad idea of its  
> limitations.
>
> I don't need a how-to, detailed or otherwise, showing the steps you'd  
> take to produce this page in *roff. Just an idea whether or not the  
> wizards among you on this list would consider tackling such a project  
> with your favourite document formatter.

The short answer is Yes.  Groff could reproduce this layout.  Any of  
the frequent contributors to this list (which doesn't include me) could  
knock this out.

The long answer is No.  There are probably "easier" applications to  
use, especially as most other applications can handle images that are  
in other than postscript format.

Would I consider tackling the illustrated page?  No way, my sense of  
responsible typography forbids it.

BTW, I use groff for all my DTP needs (which nowadays are restricted to  
photography).

Robert