Re: [Groff] troff(1) and info

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > Usually, the DocBook file is used to create various output
> > formats, so it is not unlikely that someone produces troff output
> > from DocBook.  And that is perverse IMHO.
> 
> Why?  DocBook is a structural markup language for documentation; it
> does *not* specify the appearance of a document.  Troff is a
> typesetting language; it is all about specifying the appearance of a
> document.  Why would it be perverse to transform from structural
> markup into a typesetting language for output?

A misunderstanding.  Assume that you prepare a typographically good
looking document in groff.  Then you use a hypothetical grodocbook
output device to produce SGML.  Finally, a user converts DocBook back
to groff for printing.


    Werner