[Groff] Re: Groff general issues (was: BUG-REPORT) (fwd)

[Werner LEMBERG]

   I'm sending this copy to you in case posting to gnu.groff.bug doesn't
   work.

It works -- messages posted to this newsgroup are forwarded to the
address@hidden mailing list.

   1. Are there any recognized, usable and reliable forum for groff
      things (other than gnu.groff.bug ;-) ? Hopefully somewhere for
      just groff/troff including macro packages, so as not to drown in
      other stuff.

Yes.  Yesterday a list address@hidden has been created.  Send

  subscribe address@hidden

in the subject line to

  address@hidden

for subscription.  Hopefully it will work in a few days.

   2. I've been using gpic for drawings, but I've found no way of
      embedding small pictures *inline* with text, as would typically
      be seen in user manuals that says "press KEY", where KEY would
      appear as a drawing of the actual key.

      It seems it would bit be too hard to write these (and
      contribute), but instead of re-inventing the wheel: Has anyone
      seen this implemented before? Or am I missing something?

I don't know.  Maybe Ted knows an answer.

   3. Are there any plans of collecting and structuring available
      groff documentation?

Yes.  The first thing we will do is to create a CVS server for groff
on cvs.ffii.org (with anonymous read-only access -- again this will
happen in the next few days) with a daily snapshot archive.  This
server is located in Munich, Germany.  Then we will try to read the
collected bug reports and apply simple patches.  The next step will be
then improving -- a rudimentary groff texinfo file does already exist.


    Werner