new groff release 1.19.1
From: Werner LEMBERG (wl_at_gnu.org)
Date: 05/13/04
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Date: 13 May 2004 14:25:05 GMT
groff 1.19.1 has been released.
It is available from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/groff/ and mirrors of that site
(see list of mirror sites at http://www.gnu.org/order/ftp.html). Current
snapshots are available from ftp://ftp.ffii.org/pub/groff/devel/.
groff is the GNU implementation of troff, a document formatting system.
Included in this release are implementations of troff, pic, eqn, tbl, grn,
refer, -man, -mdoc, -mom, and -ms macros, and drivers for PostScript, TeX dvi
format, HP LaserJet 4 printers, Canon CAPSL printers, HTML format (still
alpha), and typewriter-like devices. Also included is a modified version of
the Berkeley -me macros, an enhanced version of the X11 xditview previewer,
and an implementation of the -mm macros.
See below for the relevant snippet from the NEWS file.
Bug reports should go to bug-groff@gnu.org.
Enjoy!
Werner
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VERSION 1.19.1
==============
Groff
-----
o The argument of the command line option `-I' is now also passed to troff
and grops, specifying a directory to search for files on the command line,
files named in `so' and `psbb' requests, and files named in \X'ps: file'
and \X'ps: import' escapes.
o If option `-V' is used more than once, the commands will be both printed
on standard error and run.
Troff
-----
o Two new read-only, string-valued registers `.m' and `.M' return the
name of the current drawing and background color, respectively.
o New read-only register `.U' which is set to 1 if in safer mode and set
to 0 if in unsafe mode.
o An input encoding file for latin-5 (a.k.a. ISO 8859-9) has been added.
Example use:
groff -Tdvi -mlatin5 my_file > my_file.dvi
Note that some output devices don't support all glyphs of this encoding.
o If the `return' request is called with an argument, it exits twice,
namely the current macro and the macro one level higher. This is
used to define a wrapper macro for `return' in trace.tmac.
o For completeness, two new requests have been added: `dei1' and `ami1'.
They are equivalent to `dei' and `ami', respectively, but the macros
are executed with compatibility mode off (similar to `de1' and `am1').
o New command line option `-I' to specify a directory for files (both
those on the command line and those named in `psbb' requests). This is
also handled by the groff wrapper program.
o Since version 1.19 you can say `.vs 0'. Older versions emit a warning
and convert this to `.vs \n[.V]'.
This hasn't been documented properly. Note that `.vs 0' isn't saved in a
diversion since it doesn't result in vertical motion.
Pic
___
o Dashed and dotted ellipses have been implemented.
Tbl
--- o New key character `x' to make tbl call a user-defined macro on a table cell. Patch by Heinz-Jürgen Oertel <hj.oertel@surfeu.de>. Grap2graph ---------- o A new script contributed by Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com>. It converts a grap diagram into a cropped image. Since it uses gs and the PNM library, virtually all graphics formats are available for output. [Note that the grap program itself isn't part of the groff package; see the file MORE.STUFF how to obtain grap.] Grohtml ------- o New option `-j' to emit output splitted into multiple files. Grops ----- o New command line option `-I' to specify a directory to search for files on the command line and files named in \X'ps: import' and \X'ps: file' escapes. This is also handled by the groff wrapper program. o The default value for the `broken' keyword in the DESC file is now 0. Grolj4 ------ o A new man page `lj4_font(5)' documents how fonts are accessed with grolj4. o The built-in fonts for LJ4 and newer PCL 5 devices have been completely revised, mainly to access as much glyphs as possible. The provided metric files should be compatible with recent PCL 5 printers also. Additionally, font description files have been added for the Arial and Times New Roman family, the MS symbol, and Wingdings fonts. Afmtodit -------- o New option `-x' to prevent use of built-in Adobe Glyph List. Hpftodit -------- o Completely revised to handle HP TrueType metric files also. See the hpftodit manual page for more details. Groffer ------- o This version is a rewrite of groffer in many parts, but it is kept in the old single script style. New options: --text, --mode text, --tty-viewer, --X, --mode X, --X-viewer, --html, --mode html, --html-view, --apropos-data, --apropos-devel, --apropos-progs. New documentation file: README_SH. Enhancement of the configuration files and the `apropos' handling. Macro Packages -------------- o www.tmac: New macro `JOBNAME' to split output into multiple files. o In mdoc, multiple calls to `.Lb' are now supported in the LIBRARY section. ########################################################################## # Send submissions for comp.os.linux.announce to: cola@stump.algebra.com # # PLEASE remember a short description of the software and the LOCATION. # # This group is archived at http://stump.algebra.com/~cola/ # ##########################################################################
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