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Re: Issue with output format of "mom" macro document
From: |
Serge Baumer |
Subject: |
Re: Issue with output format of "mom" macro document |
Date: |
Thu, 01 Feb 2018 23:25:21 +0200 |
Richard Ellis writes:
> groff version 1.22.3.
>
> I have a test 'mom' macro file formatted as below:
>
> .DOCTYPE DEFAULT
> .PRINTSTYLE TYPESET
> .COPYSTYLE FINAL
> .PAPER LETTER
> .FAMILY T
> .FONT R
> .PT_SIZE 9.5
> .AUTOLEAD 1.125 FACTOR
> .COLUMNS 2 0.25i
> .START
> The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog.
>
> Except that in the real file, the last line is repeated 249 times to
> create a longer output.
>
> When I render that file using this groff command line:
>
> groff -mom -Tps test1.mom > test1.ps
>
> I get an output postscript file where the first page is typeset
> properly, but the second page has both columns of text typeset on top
> of each other, and both columns are in the column 2 position (right
> hand column) on the page.
>
> I also get the same result if I render to pdf.
>
> Did I overlook a critical 'mom' macro in my test input file, or did I
> discover a bug?
Hi, Richard.
I've got all the output correct. Maybe your groff build doesn't have
upstream patches. The 1.22.3 version is the last official release (if I
understand correctly), and it's of 2014. Both groff and mom have
undergone many changes since then.
--
Best regards,
Serge Baumer