[Forwarding to the right list, cf. https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/groff. Please subscribe!]
> Hello, this isn't going to be about any bugs. So far, I haven't > seen any bugs. However, I would like to start by asking a few > n00bish questions I have regarding Troff typesetting in general. > So, here we go. I also assume that some features I may be talking > about are only available in GNU Troff, but since I am using GNU > Troff anyway, it really doesn't matter if it's Groff-only. I will > be fine. :) > > 1) How do I use colours inside documents? For example, I want to > colour a word blue. Also, are there ways to colour graphic > primitives as well? How about invert all colours? Basically, > how is colour-trickery done? > > 2) How do I include pictures in my documents? Pictures in this > sense mean real-life pictures, like the ones in JPG or PNG. > > 3) Is the `-dpaper` option the proper way to set the paper size? > Are there more proper ways? > > 4) Given a TTF file, what is the best way to add custom fonts? I > have actually added a few fonts with success. I was able to > successfully add and use EmojiOne SVGinOT > (https://github.com/eosrei/emojione-color-font) on Troff using > ttf2afm and afmtodit and the textmap table. Some fonts don't > work, though. I have no idea why. > > Thank you so much! :)
