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diff --git a/doc/webpage.ms b/doc/webpage.ms index b195f6c8..573ba323 100644 --- a/doc/webpage.ms +++ b/doc/webpage.ms @@ -115,10 +115,10 @@ README This is the GNU groff document formatting system. The version number is given in the file VERSION. -Included in this release are implementations of troff, pic, eqn, tbl, -grn, refer, \-man, \-mdoc, \-mom, and \-ms macros, and drivers for -PostScript, TeX dvi format, HP LaserJet\~4 printers, Canon CAPSL printers, -HTML and XHTML formats (beta status), and typewriter-like devices. +Included in this release are implementations of troff, pic, eqn, tbl, grn, +refer, \-man, \-mdoc, \-mom, and \-ms macros, and drivers for PostScript, +PDF, TeX DVI format, HP LaserJet\~4 printers, Canon CAPSL printers, HTML and +XHTML formats (beta status), and typewriter-like devices. Also included is a modified version of the Berkeley \-me macros, the enhanced version gxditview of the X11 xditview previewer, and an implementation of the \-mm macros contributed by @@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ The complete groff source as a single file is available .URL http://\:groff.ffii.org/\:groff/\:devel/\:groff-current.tar.gz here . A diff file relative to groff-\[la]version\[ra], the latest official groff -release is available at +release, is available at .in 2m .ft C @@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ output. If you don't intend to produce output in either of these formats, then these packages are unnecessary. +Additionally, producing `PDF' output directly with the `gropdf' device +needs a working installation of Perl. + In Linux Debian, the installation of texinfo is dangerous, for it creates a file install-info that blocks the system installation. So the created /usr/local/bin/install-info must be renamed. @@ -296,7 +299,7 @@ postings to the corresponding mailing list. . . .SH -NEWS VERSION 1.21.1 +NEWS VERSION 1.22 .LP .SH 2 groff @@ -308,6 +311,15 @@ A new option `\-j' has been added to call the `chem' preprocessor. . . .SH 2 +tbl + +.ULS +.LI +Improved line numbering support. +.ULE +. +. +.SH 2 macro packages .ULS @@ -315,14 +327,25 @@ macro packages Support for the `refer' preprocessor has been added to the \-mm macro package. +.LI +In \-me, the `TH' macro was changed for compatibility with line number +support in tables. + +`bl' now works inside of blocks. + +The behaviour of centered blocks has been improved. + +Line numbering support has been improved. .LI -Bugs in the support for the `n1' and `n2' requests in the \-me package were -fixed that caused extra line numbers to be added to text in floats and -diversion environments, as well as equations and pic-style pictures. +The \-mom macro package has reached version 2.0, focusing on PDF output +with gropdf (using the new `pdfmom' wrapper script). +See the file `version-2.html' of the \-mom documentation for a list of the +many changes. -The `TH' macro was changed for compatibility with line number support in -tables. +.LI +Some generic Unicode fallback characters (mainly Roman numerals) have been +added. .ULE . . @@ -335,6 +358,29 @@ Added numbered line support in tables. .ULE . . +.SH 2 +gropdf + +.ULS +.LI +A new driver for generating PDF output directly, contributed by +.MTO deri@chuzzlewit.myzen.co.uk "Deri James" . + +Note that this driver is written in Perl, thus you need a working Perl +installation to run this output device. +.ULE +. +. +.SH 2 +pdfmom + +.ULS +.LI +A new wrapper around groff that facilitates the production of PDF documents +from files formatted with the \-mom macros. +.ULE +. +. .SH NEWS VERSION 1.21 .LP |