On Friday, 29 October 2021 19:38:42 BST T. Kurt Bond wrote: > [I hit "reply" on my previous attempt at this email, so it went only to > Ralph. Sorry about that. At least this version has the correct CSTR #.] > I'm an emacs user, and I use the info version of the groff texinfo manual, > as well as the manual pages, and usually go to the trouble of getting the > PDF version of the groff texinfo manual as well. I tend to use the manual > pages for quick reference and the info version for more detailed reading. > While I'd miss the info version, I also understand why the groff > project would rather have its documentation in a groff-native format. > > One advantage that the texinfo manual has that *isn't* built into groff -ms > is the multiple indexes that the texinfo manual produces. I suspect > someone properly motivated could produce something that would do that, > based on CSTR 128, "Tools for Printing Indexes", and pdfmark, at least for > PDF output. I have no idea what would be necessary for HTML output.
The pdf I sent to the list yesterday:- https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2021-10/msg00094.html Is produced entirely by groff and has a full clickable index. Cheers Deri
