On 2010-08-20 09:37 +0200, Werner LEMBERG wrote: > > > I'd like to include a simple diagram in a man page, something > > like this : > > > > _____ _____ _____ > > | | A | | C | | > > | X |---->| Y |----->| Z | > > | |<----| |<-----| | > > |_____| B |_____| D |_____| > > > > I suppose I could use tbl or switch to a fixed-spacing font and > > use .nf. What would you recommend ? > > The advantage of tbl is that you get a real graphics with non-TTy > output devices.
But for the boxes, not for the arrows, if I'm not mistaken. > > It must work both in print and in a terminal and not depend on > > Groff. > > `Must not depend on groff'? What does this mean? Simply that it must work with any nroff & troff, not just Groff. -- André Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/
