Re: groff-examples repository

[Wim Stockman]

Maybe create some managed wikipage
So the community can contribute to it.
kind regards
Wim Stockman

Op wo 14 jul. 2021 om 09:18 schreef Hans Bezemer <hbezemer@kliksafe.nl>:

> To have a place where groff examples can be found would be
> great!
>
> I would like to add a suggestion.
>
> I've used lilypond frequently to typeset scores.
> They have a snippet-repository[1] which I found very useful
> at the time.
>
> One of the advantages is that users can submit their own
> snippets.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Hans
> [1] https://lsr.di.unimi.it/LSR/html/whatsthis.html
>
> On 21/07/13 09:06AM, Wim Stockman wrote:
> > This is fantastic :-).
> >
> >
> > Op di 13 jul. 2021 om 04:41 schreef Dave Kemper <saint.snit@gmail.com>:
> >
> > > On 7/12/21, Thomas Dupond <thomas@dupond.eu> wrote:
> > > > I'm skimming through the archives to try to create such a document
> > >
> > > Fantastic!
> > >
> > > > it is taking a lot of time since it goes back to 1999
> > >
> > > Happily, the entire archives don't need to be scoured at once.  Having
> > > something out there in incomplete form is better than having nothing
> > > out there; it can always be expanded as you or others have the chance
> > > to peruse more of the email archive and find new things.
> > >
> > > Here are a few that I've found useful at various times.
> > >
> > > Typesetting arbitrary fractions
> > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2005-11/msg00029.html
> > > (with a caveat in
> > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2013-09/msg00022.html)
> > >
> > > Rotating or reversing characters (PostScript ouptut only)
> > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2000-08/msg00068.html
> > >
> > > Reflowing text several times to determine an optimum configuration
> > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2008-12/msg00006.html
> > >
> > > Outputting cut marks
> > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2008-12/msg00024.html
> > >
> > > Command-line utility to show all the potential hyphenation points
> > > groff knows for a word
> > > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2018-11/msg00023.html
> > >
> > > and of course the strchr / strrchr macros that kick-started the
> > > present discussion
> > > http://lists.gnu.org:443/archive/html/groff/2021-06/msg00101.html
> > >
> > > > I wondered what would be actually eligible to end up in the document.
> > > >
> > > > I'm currently keeping examples using native groff syntax but I'm
> > > > hesitant on including personal macro sets posted to the mailing list.
> > >
> > > The great thing about volunteering to start a project is you get to
> > > dictate its ground rules. :-)
> > >
> > >
>
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