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Re: [Groff] tbl problems in man


From: Eric S. Raymond
Subject: Re: [Groff] tbl problems in man
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2007 14:17:02 -0500
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Larry Kollar <address@hidden>:
> > This I don't understand.  Ugly to read for whom?  If w is chosen well 
> > for the indent and point size, it will look as though the table was 
> > filled to right margin by a smart algorithm.
> 
> What might work for nroff might not work for troff -- and then there are 
> things like -rS11 for people who want a little larger type.

I see your point.

> You might want to have a look at groff_ms(7). I put a lot of effort
> into making those tables work well for both console & print, and
> didn't use w at all.

I'll do that.
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                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>




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