Re: [Groff] troff syntax and useability

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > However, I think the real difficulty in using troff is not the
> > terseness. I think it lies in the necessity to understand the
> > internals, at least to some degree, so that you know what really
> > goes on when a request or other formatting directive is executed.
> 
> Absolutely agree here.  You don't have to know exactly how it does
> what it does internally, but you do need a conceptual model that is
> accurate.  That's what I'm lacking.

You should read the section `gtroff internals' in the groff.texinfo
manual; this should help.


    Werner