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Re: [groff] Groff & tbl as a report generator
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Blake McBride |
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Re: [groff] Groff & tbl as a report generator |
Date: |
Mon, 30 Jul 2018 11:49:43 -0500 |
The following code does what I need:
https://github.com/kiss-web/Kiss/blob/master/src/main/java/org/kissweb/Groff.java
On Tue, Jul 24, 2018 at 12:26 PM Blake McBride <address@hidden> wrote:
> A few years ago I thought of a really, really good use for groff and tbl.
> Thought I'd share.
>
> I write (web-based) business applications. Often I have to generate
> reports which largely mean PDF files. In the past, I used some open-source
> PDF generation utilities. They worked, but what a nightmare! Handling
> paging and lining everything up took hours.
>
> Then, a few years ago, I thought of generating groff/tbl input instead and
> then calling those tools to generate the final PDF output. This made my
> ability to produce reports skyrocket. I have a deep love of troff but
> don't get to use it as much as I'd like. Now I'll be using it all of the
> time.
>
> This is a great use of groff et al. I will be using it all of the time
> now!
>
> Blake McBride
>
>
- Re: [groff] Groff & tbl as a report generator, (continued)
Re: [groff] Groff & tbl as a report generator, James K. Lowden, 2018/07/24
Re: [groff] Groff & tbl as a report generator,
Blake McBride <=