[Groff] Re: grap-1.36 clip and logscale patch

2006-03-11 Thread Ted Faber
On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 08:01:25AM +0100, Werner LEMBERG wrote: Why not /usr/local/share/doc/grap/examples ? Additionally, the former location can't be controlled with an option to the configure script. I develop on FreeBSD, and this is where FreeBSD expects

Re: [Groff] Re: grap-1.36 clip and logscale patch

2006-03-11 Thread Michail Vidiassov
Dear Ted, On Fri, 10 Mar 2006, Ted Faber wrote: Why not /usr/local/share/doc/grap/examples ? Additionally, the former location can't be controlled with an option to the configure script. I develop on FreeBSD, and this is where FreeBSD expects examples according to hier(9).

[Groff] Re: groff special PS fonts

2006-03-11 Thread Michail Vidiassov
Dear Werner, On Tue, 7 Mar 2006, Werner LEMBERG wrote: 2) pfa files for SS and ZDR lack %%EndComments comment, mentioned in grops(1). Patches, please. if the example of a kosher font from grops font file for Garamond-Outline indicates its dependence on Garamond by means of the

Re: [Groff] PS printing

2006-03-11 Thread Michail Vidiassov
Dear M, On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, M Bianchi wrote: And the real question behind the poll is what version of the Adobe metrics to use - PostScript 2 or PostScript 3. does the default groff change from PS 2 to PS 3 and cause things that used to work just like I wanted it to change Something is is

Re: [Groff] PS printing

2006-03-11 Thread Werner LEMBERG
An approach is to do a groff release where the PS 3 fonts are there, but not used by default, with a notice that in time (say in one year) the default will change. Then in the next major release have the PS 2 fonts there, but as a fall back for those who find the change over too painful.

Re: [Groff] PS printing

2006-03-11 Thread D. E. Evans
Please, tell us, how do you use groff PS output. I use PS for printing school papers, letters, etc. PS is my primary output mode for groff. Do you use fonts supplied with groff or install your own font files? I use those referenced via groff.

Re: [Groff] Adding fonts to groff -- instructions?

2006-03-11 Thread Michail Vidiassov
Dear Robert, On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, Robert Marks wrote: I have never added a font to groff myself. Now I want to add an ESSTIX font (which comes with .pfb, .afm, .pfm, and .ttf files) and the only doc I can find is in the momdoc appendices, at

Re: [Groff] PS printing

2006-03-11 Thread M Bianchi
On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 05:41:55PM +0300, Michail Vidiassov wrote: On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, M Bianchi wrote: And the real question behind the poll is what version of the Adobe metrics to use - PostScript 2 or PostScript 3. does the default groff change from PS 2 to PS 3 and cause things

Re: [Groff] PS printing

2006-03-11 Thread M Bianchi
On Sat, Mar 11, 2006 at 08:12:30PM +0100, Werner LEMBERG wrote: An approach is to do a groff release where the PS 3 fonts are there, but not used by default, with a notice that in time (say in one year) the default will change. Then in the next major release have the PS 2 fonts there, but

RE: [Groff] Adding fonts to groff -- instructions?

2006-03-11 Thread Ted Harding
In view of the current discussion on installing PS fonts in groff, I am reposting a method which I originally posted back in 2000. This is a bare hands method, which can be applied even for fonts with nasty encodings. It was originally posted in connection with installing IPA (International

Re: [Groff] Adding fonts to groff -- instructions?

2006-03-11 Thread Werner LEMBERG
In view of the current discussion on installing PS fonts in groff, I am reposting a method which I originally posted back in 2000. This is slightly out of date, I think. :-) However, for such a font (where the groff name you might want to give a character my not be obvious) I install these

Re: [Groff] Adding fonts to groff -- instructions?

2006-03-11 Thread Michail Vidiassov
Dear Werner, On Sat, 11 Mar 2006, Werner LEMBERG wrote: In view of the current discussion on installing PS fonts in groff, I am reposting a method which I originally posted back in 2000. This is slightly out of date, I think. :-) It seems a lot of people would like to have such

Re: [Groff] Adding fonts to groff -- instructions?

2006-03-11 Thread Werner LEMBERG
It seems a lot of people would like to have such instruction. Ergo - please, write at least a draft of it (preferably in sh). I did! I've sent it to the list yesterday, it appears in the list archive, but it hasn't shown up (yet?) on the list. Strange. Here it is again. Werner