Re: [Groff] Devps unmatched metrics

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > I believe that an installation should attempt to build the metric
> > files from the local fonts, [...]
> 
> For the sake of argument, I will contest this.  The default setup
> for the ps device -- analogous to, for example, the lj4 device --
> should create output that can be sent to the corresponding printer
> -- Postscript or PCL -- using whatever fonts are provided by the
> device itself.  As such, the metrics should correspond to those of
> the builtin fonts.  Anything else should be delegated to an add-on
> package.

This is my position too.  I very welcome any add-on packages which
provide groff metrics (and scripts to easily install them).


    Werner