[9fans] troff/groff/ms2html

[9fans] troff/groff/ms2html

[Russell Davies]

I posted to this list a while ago about a unix port of plan9's ms2html
program, someone suggested simply using groff -Thtml, but I have found
this to be mostly inadequate -- it doesn't correctly render tbl or
pic objects. I'm guessing that troff was overhauled for plan9, since
there are some new macros (.P1, .P2) however, can any one suggest a
unix method for generating decent html from troff (ms) ?

thanks,
	Russell.

Re: [9fans] troff/groff/ms2html

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Russell,

> someone suggested simply using groff -Thtml, but I have found this to
> be mostly inadequate -- it doesn't correctly render tbl or pic
> objects.

That area of groff is still under development.  Unless you used a
cutting edge version, e.g. CVS, it could be worth trying again.  If you
have a specific example, the groff@ffii.org list would be a good place
to go.

    http://www.ffii.org/mailman/listinfo/groff

Cheers,


Ralph.

Re: [9fans] troff/groff/ms2html

[rob pike, esq.]

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We did little to troff. The macros got a little work but nothing serious.
Other than supporting UTF-8, it's pretty much the way it was a long
long time ago, at least in terms of functionality.

Ms2html can't be hard to port, but whether it produces 'decent' html
is a judgment you'll have to make yourself.

-rob

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From: Russell Davies <russell.davies@db.com>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: [9fans] troff/groff/ms2html
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:19:04 +1000
Message-ID: <20020812021907.13761.qmail@pi.aus.deuba.com>

I posted to this list a while ago about a unix port of plan9's ms2html
program, someone suggested simply using groff -Thtml, but I have found
this to be mostly inadequate -- it doesn't correctly render tbl or
pic objects. I'm guessing that troff was overhauled for plan9, since
there are some new macros (.P1, .P2) however, can any one suggest a
unix method for generating decent html from troff (ms) ?

thanks,
	Russell.