Re: PDFPIC issues

2024-08-27 Thread Peter Schaffter
Deri -- I was expecting to have to do some work in mom to accommodate PDFPIC, but it turns out I don't. \X'pdf: pdfpic ...' in PDF_IMAGE accepts all the image formats I threw at it--without the need for -U. PDF_IMAGE still requires the image dimensions for correct placement and scaling, so the o

Re: Rendering the em dash on the terminal

2024-08-27 Thread Peter Schaffter
> Convention, Again > = > > > So ultimately, I dunno. For the most common usages, ‘——’ may be > > > aesthetically preferable to ‘--’. But in some less common > > > situations, this may confuse more than enhance. I think it’s > > > worth hearing what others think. Since you ask..

Re: Eroff History and Notes

2024-08-27 Thread Oliver Corff
Hi Jeff, Branden, the index page looks as if some DOS-style system tried to process U*X-style linefeeds. Once this problem was fixed, everything aligned smoothly. Using regexes I could fix everything. See attachments. Best, Oliver. On 27/08/2024 22:44, G. Branden Robinson wrote: At 2024-08-2

Re: Eroff History and Notes

2024-08-27 Thread G. Branden Robinson
At 2024-08-27T13:10:47-0700, Jeff Conrad wrote: > EroffT was an implementation of AT&T Version 2 troff that > specialized in support for HP LaserJetR printers. Thanks, Jeff. I recognize some of the language in the mm chapter you attached from the DWB 2 mm documentation, and it may go back farther