Re: [Groff] Setting page and paper size

[Cedric Sodhi]

On Wed, Jan 26, 2011 at 07:02:29PM +0100, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> >> The logical paper dimensions within groff are set with .ll and .pl.
> >> However, this doesn't take into account how large the `real' paper
> >> is – you can say
> >> 
> >>   .ll 200c
> >>   .pl 300in
> >> 
> >> and groff is still happy.  The real, physical paper size is only
> >> relevant for the drivers.
> >
> > Doen't work all that well, when I try to compile [...]
> 
> Compile what?  Example, please.  The error indicates a macro problem.
> 
> > And when I add the .device instruction I get 
> > 
> > grops:<standard input> (<standard input>):
> > 19: X command without `ps:' tag ignored
> 
> I told you that the stuff I've sent to the list works with -Tdvi only.
> It's not possible to change the paper size within a document if you
> use -Tps.  For grops, you have to specify the physical paper
> dimensions on the command line (for example, `-P-pa4' as an argument
> to `groff').
> 
> 
>     Werner

Sorry, I mixed up what output device I'm actually using. I wonder why it
doesnt work with ps, though. Is that a shortcoming of grops? PS itsself
should support that, should it not? Sorry for randomly guessing. I think
if PS does per se not support different paper sizes I will have to
change to DVI, just have to see how to convert it to PDF afterwards.