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diff --git a/contrib/mom/momdoc/intro.html b/contrib/mom/momdoc/intro.html index ec62285f..e21fa3c0 100644 --- a/contrib/mom/momdoc/intro.html +++ b/contrib/mom/momdoc/intro.html @@ -59,16 +59,16 @@ on a document's content and logical structure without worrying about typesetting or page layout at all. <p> Because <strong>mom</strong> provides both typesetting and document -processing macros, it's safe to say she blurs the distinction -between document processing and document design. While her basic -document design comes with pretty spiffy defaults (okay -- change -"spiffy" to "typographically professional"), -you can easily redesign nearly every element of a document: -title information, page headers and footers, page numbering, heads, -subheads, footnotes... The list goes on. And should you need precise +processing macros, it's safe to say she blurs the distinction between +document processing and document design. While her basic document style +comes with pretty spiffy defaults (okay -- change "spiffy" +to "typographically professional"), you can easily control +how all the various document elements look: titles, page headers and +footers, page numbering, heads, subheads, footnotes and so on can be +made to come out exactly the way you want. And should you need precise typographic control over elements in a document that fall outside the -range of <strong>mom</strong>'s document markup tags, you don't have -to read up on groff +range of <strong>mom</strong>'s document element tags, you don't have to +read up on groff <a href="definitions.html#TERMS_PRIMITIVES">primitives</a> in order to accomplish what you want; the typesetting macros take care of that. @@ -77,13 +77,16 @@ care of that. <h2><u>Typesetting with mom</u></h2> </a> -<strong>Mom</strong>'s typesetting macros control the basic elements of -type: margins, line length, type family, font, point size, linespacing, -and so on. In addition, they allow you to move around on the page -horizontally and vertically, and to set up tabs, indents, and columns. -Finally, they let you adjust such typographic details as justification -style, letter spacing, word spacing, hyphenation, and kerning. -<p> In terms of typographic control, these macros resemble the +<strong>Mom</strong>'s typesetting macros control the basic parameters +of type: margins, line length, type family, font, point size, +linespacing, and so on. In addition, they allow you to move around +on the page horizontally and vertically, and to set up tabs, indents, +and columns. Finally, they let you adjust such typographic details as +justification style, letter spacing, word spacing, hyphenation, and +kerning. + +<p> +In terms of typographic control, these macros resemble the commands used on dedicated typesetting computers like Compugraphics and Linotronics. Most of them simply give access to groff's typesetting primitives in a way that's consistent and easy to use. A few of @@ -259,11 +262,11 @@ And when explanations aren't enough, I offer examples. The canonical reference materials for groff are <strong>cstr54</strong> (a downloadable PostScript copy of which is available <a href="http://www.kohala.com/start/troff/">here</a>) -and the troff manpages. I've tried to avoid reiterating them, however, -in a few places, this has proved impossible. Be forewarned: I have -no qualms about sidestepping excrutiating completeness about groff -usage; I'm more concerned with getting <strong>mom</strong> users up -and running. <em>Mea culpa.</em> +and the <strong>troff</strong> and <strong>groff_diff</strong> manpages. +I've tried to avoid reiterating them, however, in a few places, this has +proved impossible. Be forewarned: I have no qualms about sidestepping +excrutiating completeness about groff usage; I'm more concerned with +getting <strong>mom</strong> users up and running. <em>Mea culpa.</em> <p> <strong>Note:</strong> <strong>Mom</strong>'s macro file (om.tmac) is heavily commented. Each macro is preceded by a |