> >>>>> "Bruce" == Bruce Momjian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> Bruce> Thanks. I expected this was true. I am spoiled by troff
> Bruce> because I can generate so many output formats that look almost
> Bruce> identical - postscript, ascii text, and html using troff2html
> Bruce> tool from Mick Farmer. I use the ASCII output specially for
> Bruce> sending e-mail attachments.
>
> In next version, we plan to have an ASCII writer which will be able to
> use the information in .layout files to output the document in the
> right way.
>
> Bruce> I am trying tr2latex and tr2tex now for use in converting my
> Bruce> troff stuff to lyx. They don't seem to be working. Importing
> Bruce> the latex generates lots of red text like \par. Strange.
>
> If you can come out with an example of a LaTeX construct which is not
> translated correctly, maybe will it be possible to make reLyX
> understand it.
I ran some tests, and it seems the latex file is OK. If I run latex on
the output file, then view it with xdvi, it looks perfect. However, lyx
does not read it in OK.
I am attaching the latex file for your review. I don't know much about
latex yet, but it looks similar to troff in command set and syle.
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% -*-LaTeX-*-
% Converted automatically from troff to LaTeX
% by tr2latex ($Revision: 2.2 $$Date: 1992/04/27 15:13:26 $ by C. Engel)
% on Mon Sep 6 14:18:51 1999
% tr2latex was written by Kamal Al-Yahya at Stanford University
% ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
% and substantially enhanced by Christian Engel at RWTH Aachen
% ([EMAIL PROTECTED]).
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% troff input file: /bjm/x
\documentstyle[troffms,11pt]{article}
\begin{document}
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% start of input file: /bjm/x
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\title{Minutes for June 1999 Meeting}
\par\noindent
\shead{\shead{}}
Members present
\par\noindent
Bob Citta, Bruce Momjian, Harry Mulholland, Chet Cherwinski
\shead{Guest}
\par\noindent
Rodney Rafetto
\shead{Open with prayer}
\shead{Secretary's and Treasurer's Report.}
\par\noindent
Accepted.
\shead{Old Business:}
\begin{IPlist}
\IPitem{{1.}}
We discussed the June %
\bf picnic. \rm%
Attendance was similar to earlier years.
I circulated a list of items needed for every picnic.
\IPitem{{2.}}
We discussed the upcoming %
\bf Fall Conference \rm%
at Lake Champion.
We set up people to do sign-up after church.
\IPitem{{3.}}
We discussed how to address men's issues in an %
\bf all-church event \rm%
during Sunday School hour.
Rodney Rafetto, former head of %
\it Family Life \rm%
for the Philadelphia
area, spoke to our group about possible options.
A separate proposal outlines our plans for the event, and for followup
small-group meetings.
\end{IPlist}\shead{Close with Prayer.}
\par\noindent
Next meeting is Monday, October
4th .
\par\noindent
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\end{document}
