Robert Thorsby wrote:
> Try groff
EXCELLENT, because you included an example that worked {:-) and it was a
simple text based solution.
For others, after "man groff" (command line stuff), look at "info groff"
which is where the real information is.
Actualy "learning" info was the hardest {:-)
Control+x, then Cnt+c to exit
Cntrl+h for help
up and down arrows to select line
"enter" to jump to section/chapter
and "u" to go up or back
and <---- my 1am - 2am learning understanding for fiddlers
>>>>>>>>>> BEGIN TEXT FILE <<<<<<<<<
>
> .sp (2.0c) <-- a margin
> .pl (21.0c) <-- paper length
> .po (2.0c) <--- left hand margin
> .ll (25.7c) <---- printed line length
> .hy 0
> .ps 36 <-----font size in points (72/inch)
> .vs 40 <----- white space in points
> .ce <----- centre entry on page
> \fB
> LABEL TEXT HERE
> second line of text here <---- leave a space at start
> \fP
>
>>>>>>>>>>> END TEXT FILE <<<<<<<<<<
>
>
> Process with:
> groff -dpaper=a4l -P-l text.file > postscript.file
> or
> groff -dpaper=a4l -P-l text.file | lpr -l
Warning, if you muck up the spacing, margins too small, font over
whitepsace, etc, it goes bezerk and you can get 6 or 8 pages of rubbish,
so using a postsctript viewer will save paper if you fiddle {:-0).
>
> HTH,
Very much so.
I love simple text based solution to problems.
Thanks for other suggestions, I will look at them also, time permitting.
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