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Re: Groff vs Heirloom troff (was Re: Quick question: how to do .index in


From: Pierre-Jean Fichet
Subject: Re: Groff vs Heirloom troff (was Re: Quick question: how to do .index in groff?)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 2020 20:52:59 +0200
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Hello Larry,
hello alls,

Larry Kollar <larry.kollar@me.com> wrote:
> I’m using neatroff for printed fiction, because it directly supports TrueType
> (including font features like small caps and extended ligatures) and 
> paragraph-
> at-once justification. Still, I chafe at its low resolution (1/720in vs 
> Groff’s
> 1/72000in), because some microtypography requires a bit more than 1/10pt
> precision. The macro set I use tries to accommodate either one.

As a simple curiosity, to help me improve my typographic eye, could
you please explain me in which situation you need a higher resolution?

Did you consider sending a request to Ali Gholami Rudi? He always
seems happy interacting with neatroff's users.

Cheers,
Pierre-Jean.

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