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Re: [Groff] troff syntax and useability
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [Groff] troff syntax and useability |
Date: |
Wed, 04 Sep 2002 16:59:53 +0200 (CEST) |
> > However, I think the real difficulty in using troff is not the
> > terseness. I think it lies in the necessity to understand the
> > internals, at least to some degree, so that you know what really
> > goes on when a request or other formatting directive is executed.
>
> Absolutely agree here. You don't have to know exactly how it does
> what it does internally, but you do need a conceptual model that is
> accurate. That's what I'm lacking.
You should read the section `gtroff internals' in the groff.texinfo
manual; this should help.
Werner