Re: [Groff] setting a custom page length

2010-04-02 Thread Werner LEMBERG
>>> Is this not documented or did I just overlook it >> >> It is documented. >> >>> From grops(1): [...] >> >> and from groff_font(5): [...] And from groff_tmac(5): Special Packages [...] papersize This macro file is already loaded at start-up by troff

Re: [Groff] setting a custom page length

2010-04-02 Thread Richard Ray
On Fri, 2 Apr 2010, Tadziu Hoffmann wrote: Don't y'all just love dealing with beginners As with most computer programs, experience helps quite a lot, and the best way to gain experience is through experimentation. I had figured out that I had to pass a page size to grops but I had it stuc

Re: [Groff] setting a custom page length

2010-04-02 Thread Tadziu Hoffmann
> Don't y'all just love dealing with beginners As with most computer programs, experience helps quite a lot, and the best way to gain experience is through experimentation. > I had figured out that I had to pass a page size to grops but > I had it stuck in my head that it had to be a defined si

Re: [Groff] snapshot compile fails

2010-04-02 Thread Richard Ray
On Fri, 2 Apr 2010, Denis M. Wilson wrote: I reported this in February, below is what Werner said: Denis Remove the `inline' keyword as described in the last entry of the PROBLEMS file. I haven't had time yet to fix this. Werner That did the trick Thanks Richard

Re: [Groff] snapshot compile fails

2010-04-02 Thread Denis M. Wilson
I reported this in February, below is what Werner said: Denis Remove the `inline' keyword as described in the last entry of the PROBLEMS file. I haven't had time yet to fix this. Werner

Re: [Groff] setting a custom page length

2010-04-02 Thread Richard Ray
On Fri, 2 Apr 2010, Tadziu Hoffmann wrote: If I set .pl 15i the resulting document is 11i long and the bottom of my document is cut off How else should I define a custom length Using groff-1.18.1 $ cat long_page_test .pl 15i this is the top .sp |14.5i this is the bottom $ groff long_page_tes