> Some man macro packages use macros as a form of structural make-up
> in a way that allows perfect translation to HTML.
What exactly do you mean? Using only the small set of `official' man
macros? Or some hyperlink extensions?
> The common man page allows a reasonable translation - I have used
> lynx for many years on my man pages, and not many things were really
> ugly.
The next groff version (1.17; to be available around Easter) comes
with a second-generation HTML backend which is able to retain the
high-level structure of the input file. Interested people may
download the current snapshot of groff from
ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/groff-current.tar.gz
Additionally, the other manual page format, mdoc, has been completely
rewritten to get rid of most limitations.
Werner
PS: I would be glad if any extensions to the man macros could be
incorporated into the main groff package (as we did with mdoc).
Maybe the responsible person can contact me.
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