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Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff
From: |
Peter Schaffter |
Subject: |
Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff |
Date: |
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 13:13:25 -0400 |
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Mutt/1.5.20 (2009-06-14) |
On Fri, Jul 29, 2011, Mike Bianchi wrote:
> I worry that *roff is an old technology loved only by old people.
> It won't survive much longer if it isn't loved by people much
> younger than me.
...
> That way one would not have to memorize quite as much trivial
> detail to understand the document source you were reading,
> especially if you are a novice (as we all were at one time).
> Heck, I could use such a thing if I ever wanted to transition to
> groff_mom.
>
> The same could be done for raw *roff commands. Registers would
> also be handled.
Odd you should mention transitioning to groff_mom by making the
macro names more humanly readable, since the whole ethos behind mom
was to accomplish precisely that! Interestingly, your entire post
sounds like a mission statement for mom. Clearly, we agree on many
things, especially the need to keep groff vibrant by attracting
next-gen users.
--
Peter Schaffter
Author of The Binbrook Caucus
http://www.schaffter.ca
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, (continued)
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Deri James, 2011/07/28
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Pierre-Jean, 2011/07/28
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Anton, 2011/07/29
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Ralph Corderoy, 2011/07/29
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Anton Shepelev, 2011/07/29
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Keith Marshall, 2011/07/30
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Werner LEMBERG, 2011/07/29
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Mike Bianchi, 2011/07/29
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Werner LEMBERG, 2011/07/29
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Mike Bianchi, 2011/07/29
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff,
Peter Schaffter <=
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Pierre-Jean, 2011/07/29
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Anton Shepelev, 2011/07/29
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Clarke Echols, 2011/07/29
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Ingo Schwarze, 2011/07/31
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Ralph Corderoy, 2011/07/30
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Peter Schaffter, 2011/07/30
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Ralph Corderoy, 2011/07/30
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Peter Schaffter, 2011/07/30
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Ralph Corderoy, 2011/07/30
- Re: [Groff] gropdf and pdfroff, Mike Bianchi, 2011/07/30