Re: [Groff] Mac Editor with Groff Syntax Highligting

[Clarke Echols]

On 08/02/2011 03:40 PM, wiremoons wrote:
> Hi - sorry this is not directly a Groff question, but related none the less!
>
> I use Groff (ms macro) on my Mac computers for virtually all my
> documentation (reports, meeting notes, technical notes) that I output to pdf
> format using Mac OS X provided `pstopdf' command. Example below in case
> anyone finds it useful:
>
>      groff -t -p -ms MyFile.ms | ps2pdf -i -o MyFile.pdf
>
> My question is does anyone on this list use a Mac OS X computer and a text
> editor that supports syntax highlighting for Groff macros please?
>
> I have looked at BBedit, TextMate, UltraEdit, SKEdit, Smultron and a few
> others too - but none have support included for the Groff macro format(s)
> that I can find.
>
> I know a lot the above allow you to create a syntax support file of your own
> - by that requires regular expression skills that are beyond my current
> capabilities unfortunately.
>
> So, if anyone has Mac editor suggestions - or uses a Mac editor and can
> share their Groff language syntax support file with me that would be great
> :)
>
> I am using MacVIM at the moment - which has great syntax highlighting
> support. I am finding it odd to use after using TextEdit for so long though,
> so hence the quest for something else.
>
> Thanks for any help
>
> Simon

Bite the bullet and keep using vim.  The book "The Ultimate Guide to
the Vi and Ex Text Editors" is still available from Amazon, though
availability appears to be fading (1-3 month lead time, but some are
in stock (used?).

I wrote the original in 1987, and have been using vi/vim since 1985.
It's still the only one I use.

When a client insists I use word, my price jumps 25% or more.  Vi's
that good!

Dave Taylor in Workstation magazine (1990) said even if you have
thousands of hours of experience using vi, it's well worth several
hours reading that book.  A better one has never been written.

Clarke