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Re:[Groff] UTP - time to jumpstart it
From: |
Manas Laha |
Subject: |
Re:[Groff] UTP - time to jumpstart it |
Date: |
Mon, 26 Aug 2002 11:12:28 +0530 |
Meg McRoberts wrote:
> --- Jon Snader <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Sat, Aug 24, 2002 at 06:53:36PM +0000, Stewart Russell wrote:
> > > Ralph wrote:
> > > >
> > > > No, please don't do this. If it's a book on troff then let's use troff
> > > > to write it.
> > >
> > > that's what (apart from a time crush) is stopping me converting the
> > > chapters I OCR'd.
> > troff's an okay intermediate format for printed output, but I wouldn't want
> > to write
> > anything new in it.
> > >
> >
> > OK, but just to present the contrary view, *I* wouldn't want to use
> > anything else.
> >
> > Jon Snader
>
> I'm with Jon! I much prefer writing in troff to other alternatives.
>
> meg
The chief reason I volunteered for UTP was that I could learn more
g/troff and Unix (and, of course, help revive a classic). I wouldn't use
anything else.
- Manas Laha