Re: Eroff History and Notes

[Oliver Corff]

Hi Jeff, Branden,

the index page looks as if some DOS-style system tried to process
U*X-style linefeeds. Once this problem was fixed, everything aligned
smoothly.

Using regexes I could fix everything. See attachments.

Best, Oliver.


On 27/08/2024 22:44, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> At 2024-08-27T13:10:47-0700, Jeff Conrad wrote:
> > EroffT was an implementation of AT&T Version 2 troff that
> > specialized in support for HP LaserJetR printers.
> Thanks, Jeff.  I recognize some of the language in the mm chapter you
> attached from the DWB 2 mm documentation, and it may go back farther
> than that within AT&T.
>
> "Use of other requests without fully understanding their implications
> very often leads to disaster!" (p. 5-9)
>
> > I've attached the chapter on the MM macros from the Eroff manual;
> > everything else I have is bound hardcopy.
> Thank you!  Something interesting went wrong on page 5-78.  It looks
> _almost_ like someone forgot to run tbl(1)...but not quite.  Normally
> when that happens one sees the table format and options bleed into the
> text, like box center; l l c.  I think something else is the matter.
>
> Regards,
> Branden

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