Re: Two questons: Norwgegian characters and space when switching typeface

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Xianwen,

John wrote:
> When learning to use Groff for the first time, my biggest hurdle was
> figuring out where/what everything was. I went some time believing
> man(7) macros were a built-in part of the language. You can liken Roff
> and its macro-packages to TeX and LaTeX — the former is low-level and
> impractical for everyday use, whereas the latter is a higher-level
> abstraction intended for commonplace usage.

If that distinction is unclear then reading Kernighan's CSTR 54 may help
as the tutorial at the end creates macros.  https://troff.org/54.pdf

I'd also highly recommend it as a good concise introduction to troff,
and an easy reference to keep returning to.

-- 
Cheers, Ralph.