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[groff] 01/01: * doc/webpage.ms: Updates.


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: [groff] 01/01: * doc/webpage.ms: Updates.
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 06:31:29 +0000

wl pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit d7496c446e14dd3fd7927e0b213a0d3efd316655
Author: Werner Lemberg <address@hidden>
Date:   Fri Oct 10 08:30:16 2014 +0200

    * doc/webpage.ms: Updates.
    
    The README and NEWS sections are not yet synchronized, though.
---
 ChangeLog      |    6 +++++
 doc/webpage.ms |   63 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
 2 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 91e1699..cdc0976 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2014-10-10  Werner LEMBERG  <address@hidden>
+
+       * doc/webpage.ms: Updates.
+
+       The README and NEWS sections are not yet synchronized, though.
+
 2014-10-09  Ingo Schwarze  <address@hidden>
 
        * Makefile.in: Let `clean' and `distclean' descend into gnulib.
diff --git a/doc/webpage.ms b/doc/webpage.ms
index 90f2c9b..dab01ff 100644
--- a/doc/webpage.ms
+++ b/doc/webpage.ms
@@ -56,37 +56,54 @@ Home of Groff (GNU Troff).
 .DC T HIS mydarkred
 is the home page for groff (\c
 .URL http://\:www.gnu.org/ GNU
-Troff).
+Troff), which is a software typesetting package
+that reads plain text mixed with formatting commands
+and produces formatted output.
 .
-Groff is a software typesetting package which reads plain text mixed with
-formatting commands and produces formatted output.
+Output may be PostScript or PDF, html,
+or ASCII/UTF8 for display at the terminal.
 .
+Formatting commands may be either low-level typesetting requests
+(\[lq]primitives\[rq]) or macros from a supplied set.
+.
+Users may also write their own macros.
+.
+All three may be combined.
+
+Present on most Unix systems owing to its long association
+with Unix manuals (manpages),
+groff is capable of producing typographically sophisticated documents
+while consuming only minimal system resources.
+
 The source code of the currently released versions of groff is
-available at the 
-.URL "http://\:groff.ffii.org/\:groff/"; "FFII host (Germany)" ,
-.URL "ftp://\:ftp.gnu.org/\:gnu/\:groff/"; "GNU host (USA)" ,
-and its mirrors.
+available at the
+.URL "http://\:ftp.gnu.org/\:gnu/\:groff/"; "GNU host"
+and its mirrors;
+the current development version is available from a
+.URL "https://\:savannah.gnu.org/\:git/\:?group=groff"; "git repository" .
 .
-The USA site also contains older, obsolete versions.
+The current version is 1.22.2 (07-Feb-2013).
+
+To view the git repository in your browser, use
+.URL "http://\:git.savannah.gnu.org/\:cgit/\:groff.git"; \
+     "Savannah's cgit interface" .
 .
-Development snapshots (produced twice a day from the development repository)
-can be downloaded from
-.URL "http://\:groff.ffii.org/\:groff/\:devel"; here .
+There you can also download snapshots;
+simply click on a commit entry line to get the URL.
+
+Additional contributions can be found
+.URL "http://\:groff.ffii.org/\:groff/\:contrib/"; here .
 
 For a special version of groff on the Microsoft operating systems, see
-.URL "http://\:gnuwin32.sf.net/\:packages/\:groffl.htm"; "Groff for Windows" .
+.URL "https://\:sf.net/\:projects/\:ezwinports/\:files/"; \
+     "Groff for Windows"
+(version 1.21).
 
-Groff was originally written and maintained by James Clark, however it
+Groff was originally written and maintained by James Clark; it
 is now maintained by
 .MTO address@hidden:nessie.mcc.ac.uk "Ted Harding"
 and
 .MTO address@hidden:gnu.org "Werner Lemberg" .
-
-User issues lead:
-.MTO address@hidden:nessie.mcc.ac.uk "Ted Harding" .
-.br
-Technical issues lead:
-.MTO address@hidden:gnu.org "Werner Lemberg" .
 .
 .HR
 .
@@ -97,6 +114,7 @@ The image at the top has been contributed by Imogen Mulley,
 based on a similar picture found on the
 .URL http://www.gnu.org "GNU server" .
 .
+.
 .SH
 License
 .LP
@@ -104,8 +122,7 @@ GNU troff is released under the
 .URL http://\:www.gnu.org/\:copyleft/\:gpl.html "GNU Copyright License" .
 The documentation is released under the
 .URL http://\:www.gnu.org/\:copyleft/\:fdl.html "Free Documentation License" .
-Groff is an official GNU project as defined on
-.URL http://\:savannah.gnu.org savannah .
+.
 .
 .SH
 README
@@ -136,6 +153,7 @@ compiling, installing, and running groff.
 The file MORE.STUFF contains information about add-on packages useful for
 groff.
 .
+.
 .SH
 Repository and FTP access
 .LP
@@ -173,6 +191,7 @@ gunzip -c ../groff-\[la]version\[ra]-current.diff.gz | 
patch -p1
 .fi
 .in
 .
+.
 .SH
 Groff dependencies
 .LP
@@ -217,6 +236,7 @@ So the corresponding developer packages of your system must 
be installed,
 otherwise groff does not install gxditview and the -TX* devices.
 In Debian, the developer packages are libxaw7-dev and libxmu-dev.
 .
+.
 .SH
 Bug reports
 .LP
@@ -228,6 +248,7 @@ Even if you are not sure that something is a bug, report it 
using
 BUG-REPORT: this enables us to determine whether it really is a bug or
 not.
 .
+.
 .SH
 Mailing lists
 .LP



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