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Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 18:24:26 -0400
Subject: [TUHS] TeX/troff/typesetting markups - Re: SunOS 4 documentation
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On 2017-04-14 9:56 AM, Michael Kerpan wrote:
> Of course, these days, there's a version of troff that borrows TeX's
> layout rules, while also adding vastly improved font handling, support
> for the most useful/widely used groff extensions, and more. Why Heirloom
> troff isn't more widely used is a puzzle for the ages.

No matter how far you tart up the former, Troff and TeX just aren't 
playing the same ballgame.

--T

>
> Mike