On Sun, Oct 23, 2016, Gerard Lally wrote: > Is it possible to lay out a page, as in the attached sample file, > using *roff? I'm about to commit myself to learning troff and friends > more thoroughly. Before I start I'd like to have a broad idea of its > limitations.
It's all doable with groff. The images would have to be converted to PostScript or PDF, depending on the macro package and output device used (i.e. -Tps [PostScript device, grops] or -Tpdf [PDF device, gropdf]). Whatever fonts you're using could easily be converted for groff (Type 1, TrueType, OpenType can all be converted). I would not, however, use groff for this kind of layout. The effort involved wouldn't be worth the candle. A good page layout program is more suitable because it would allow quick, visual positioning of the images and blocks of type. In groff, you'd have to specify every horizontal and vertical page motion, which, unless you were working from a fully marked-up mockup, would involve a lot of trial and error, especially for text flowing around objects. -- Peter Schaffter http://www.schaffter.ca
