To have a place where groff examples can be found would be great! I would like to add a suggestion.
I've used lilypond frequently to typeset scores. They have a snippet-repository[1] which I found very useful at the time. One of the advantages is that users can submit their own snippets. Kind regards, Hans [1] https://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/html/whatsthis.html On 21/07/13 09:06AM, Wim Stockman wrote: > This is fantastic :-). > > > Op di 13 jul. 2021 om 04:41 schreef Dave Kemper <saint.s...@gmail.com>: > > > On 7/12/21, Thomas Dupond <tho...@dupond.eu> wrote: > > > I'm skimming through the archives to try to create such a document > > > > Fantastic! > > > > > it is taking a lot of time since it goes back to 1999 > > > > Happily, the entire archives don't need to be scoured at once. Having > > something out there in incomplete form is better than having nothing > > out there; it can always be expanded as you or others have the chance > > to peruse more of the email archive and find new things. > > > > Here are a few that I've found useful at various times. > > > > Typesetting arbitrary fractions > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2005-11/msg00029.html > > (with a caveat in > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2013-09/msg00022.html) > > > > Rotating or reversing characters (PostScript ouptut only) > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2000-08/msg00068.html > > > > Reflowing text several times to determine an optimum configuration > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2008-12/msg00006.html > > > > Outputting cut marks > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2008-12/msg00024.html > > > > Command-line utility to show all the potential hyphenation points > > groff knows for a word > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2018-11/msg00023.html > > > > and of course the strchr / strrchr macros that kick-started the > > present discussion > > http://lists.gnu.org:443/archive/html/groff/2021-06/msg00101.html > > > > > I wondered what would be actually eligible to end up in the document. > > > > > > I'm currently keeping examples using native groff syntax but I'm > > > hesitant on including personal macro sets posted to the mailing list. > > > > The great thing about volunteering to start a project is you get to > > dictate its ground rules. :-) > > > >
