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diff --git a/upstream/opensuse-tumbleweed/man7/groff_mom.7 b/upstream/opensuse-tumbleweed/man7/groff_mom.7 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c7d184fc --- /dev/null +++ b/upstream/opensuse-tumbleweed/man7/groff_mom.7 @@ -0,0 +1,3427 @@ +.TH groff_mom 7 "4 October 2023" "groff 1.23.0" +.SH Name +groff_mom \- modern macros for document composition with GNU +.I roff +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Legal Terms +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" +.\" Copyright (C) 2002-2020 Free Software Foundation, Inc. +.\" +.\" This file is part of mom, which is part of groff, the GNU roff +.\" type-setting system. +.\" +.\" This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify +.\" it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by +.\" the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or +.\" (at your option) any later version. +.\" +.\" This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but +.\" WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of +.\" MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU +.\" General Public License for more details. +.\" +.\" You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License +.\" along with this program. If not, see +.\" <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. +. +. +.\" Save and disable compatibility mode (for, e.g., Solaris 10/11). +.do nr *groff_groff_mom_7_man_C \n[.cp] +.cp 0 +. +.\" Define fallback for groff 1.23's MR macro if the system lacks it. +.nr do-fallback 0 +.if !\n(.f .nr do-fallback 1 \" mandoc +.if \n(.g .if !d MR .nr do-fallback 1 \" older groff +.if !\n(.g .nr do-fallback 1 \" non-groff *roff +.if \n[do-fallback] \{\ +. de MR +. ie \\n(.$=1 \ +. I \%\\$1 +. el \ +. IR \%\\$1 (\\$2)\\$3 +. . +.\} +.rr do-fallback +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Setup +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.hw line-space +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" .FONT (<font name> <text> [<font name> <text> ...]) +.\" +.\" Print in different fonts: R, I, B, CR, CI, CB +.\" +.de FONT +. if (\\n[.$] = 0) \{\ +. nop \&\f[P]\& +. return +. \} +. ds result \& +. while (\\n[.$] >= 2) \{\ +. as result \,\f[\\$1]\\$2 +. if !"\\$1"P" .as result \f[P]\"" +. shift 2 +. \} +. if (\\n[.$] = 1) .as result \,\f[\\$1] +. nh +. nop \\*[result]\& +. rm result +. hy \\n[HY] +.. +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.SH Synopsis +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.SY groff +.B \-mom +.RI [ option\~ .\|.\|.\&] +.RI [ file\~ .\|.\|.] +. +.SY groff +.B "\-m mom" +.RI [ option\~ .\|.\|.\&] +.RI [ file\~ .\|.\|.] +.YS +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.SH Description +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.I mom +is a macro set for +.IR groff , +designed primarily to prepare documents for PDF and PostScript output. +. +. +.I mom +provides macros in two categories: typesetting +and document processing. +. +The former provide access to +.IR groff 's +typesetting capabilities in ways that are simpler to master than +.IR groff 's +requests and escape sequences. +. +The latter provide highly customizable markup tags that allow the user +to design and output professional-looking documents with a minimum of +typesetting intervention. +. +. +.P +Files processed with +.MR pdfmom 1 +produce PDF documents. +. +The documents include a PDF outline that appears in the navigation pane +panel of document viewers, +and may contain clickable internal and external links. +. +.P +Normally. +.IR groff 's +native PDF driver, +.MR gropdf 1 , +is used to generate the output. +. +When +.I pdfmom +is given the +.RB \[lq] "\-T ps" \[rq] +option, +it still produces PDF, +but processing is delegated to +.IR pdfroff , +which uses +.IR groff 's +PostScript driver, +.MR grops 1 . +. +Not all PDF features are available when +.B \-T ps +is given; +its primary use is to allow processing of files with embedded PostScript +images. +.\" XXX: but we have PDFPIC now...so -Tps is necessary only for people +.\" who want to avoid use of unsafe mode? +. +. +.P +Files processed with +.B groff \-mom +(or +.BR "\-m mom" ) +format for the device specified with the +.B \-T +option. +. +(In this installation, +.B \%ps +is the default output device.) +. +. +.P +.I mom +comes with her own comprehensive documentation in HTML. +. +A PDF manual, +\[lq]Producing PDFs with +.I groff +and +.IR mom \[rq], +discusses preparation of PDF documents with +.I mom +in detail. +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.SH Files +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.TP +.I /usr/\:\%share/\:\%groff/\:\%1.23.0/\:\%tmac/\:mom.tmac +is a wrapper enabling the package to be loaded with +.RB \[lq] "groff \-m mom" \[rq]. +. +. +.TP +.I /usr/\:\%share/\:\%groff/\:\%1.23.0/\:\%tmac/\:om.tmac +implements the package. +. +. +.TP +.I /usr/\:\%share/\:\%doc/\:\%packages/\:\%groff/\:\%html/\:mom/\:toc.html +is the entry point to the HTML documentation. +. +. +.TP +.I /usr/\:\%share/\:\%doc/\:\%packages/\:\%groff/\:\%pdf/\:mom\-pdf.pdf +is \[lq]Producing PDFs with +.I groff +and +.IR mom \[rq], +by Deri James and Peter Schaffter. +. +. +.TP +.IR /usr/\:\%share/\:\%doc/\:\%packages/\:\%groff/\:\%examples/\:mom/\: * .mom +are examples of +.I mom +usage. +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.SH Reference +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.SS "Escape sequences" +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[ I <colorname> B ] +begin using an initialized colour inline +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[BCK I " n" B ] +move backward in a line +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[BOLDER] +invoke pseudo bold inline (related to macro +.BR .SETBOLDER ) +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[BOLDERX] +off pseudo bold inline (related to macro +.BR .SETBOLDER ) +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[BU I " n" B ] +move characters pairs closer together inline (related to macro +.BR \%.KERN ) +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[COND] +invoke pseudo condensing inline (related to macro +.BR \%.CONDENSE ) +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[CONDX] +off pseudo condensing inline (related to macro +.BR \%.CONDENSE ) +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[CONDSUP] R .\|.\|. B \[rs]*[CONDSUPX] +pseudo-condensed superscript +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[DOWN I " n" B ] +temporarily move downward in a line +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[EN\-MARK] +mark initial line of a range of line numbers (for use with line +numbered endnotes) +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[EXT] +invoke pseudo extending inline (related to macro +.BR \%.EXTEND ) +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[EXTX] +off pseudo condensing inline (related to macro +.BR \%.EXTEND ) +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[EXTSUP] R .\|.\|. B \[rs]*[EXTSUPX] +pseudo extended superscript +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[FU I " n" B ] +move characters pairs further apart inline (related to macro +.BR \%.KERN ) +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[FWD I " n" B ] +move forward in a line +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[LEADER] +insert leaders at the end of a line +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[RULE] +draw a full measure rule +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[SIZE I " n" B ] +change the point size inline (related to macro +.BR \%.PT_SIZE ) +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[SLANT] +invoke pseudo italic inline (related to macro +.BR \%.SETSLANT ) +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[SLANTX] +off pseudo italic inline (related to macro +.BR \%.SETSLANT ) +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[ST I <n> B ] R .\|.\|. B \[rs]*[ST I <n> B X] +string tabs (mark tab positions inline) +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[SUP] R .\|.\|. B \[rs]*[SUPX] +superscript +. +. +.TP +.B \[rs]*[TB+] +inline escape for +.B .TN +.RI ( "Tab Next" ) +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[UL] R .\|.\|. B \[rs]*[ULX] +invoke underlining inline (fixed width fonts only) +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[UP I " n" B ] +temporarily move upward in a line +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.SS Macros +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.TP +.B .AUTOLEAD +set the linespacing relative to the point size +. +. +.TP +.B .B_MARGIN +set a bottom margin +. +. +.TP +.B .BR +break a justified line +. +. +.TP +.B .CENTER +set line-by-line quad centre +. +. +.TP +.B .CONDENSE +set the amount to pseudo condense +. +. +.TP +.B .EL +break a line without advancing on the page +. +. +.TP +.B .EXTEND +set the amount to pseudo extend +. +. +.TP +.B .FALLBACK_FONT +establish a fallback font (for missing fonts) +. +. +.TP +.B .FAM +alias to +.B .FAMILY +. +. +.TP +.BI ".FAMILY " <family> +set the +.I family type +. +. +.TP +.B .FT +set the font style (roman, italic, etc.) +. +. +.TP +.BI ".HI [" " <measure> " ] +hanging indent +. +. +.TP +.B .HY +automatic hyphenation on/off +. +. +.TP +.B .HY_SET +set automatic hyphenation parameters +. +. +.TP +.BI ".IB [" " <left measure> <right measure> " ] +indent both +. +. +.TP +.B .IBX [ CLEAR ] +exit indent both +. +. +.TP +.BI ".IL [" " <measure> " ] +indent left +. +. +.TP +.B .ILX [ CLEAR ] +exit indent left +. +. +.TP +.B .IQ [ CLEAR ] +quit any/all indents +. +. +.TP +.BI ".IR [" " <measure> " ] +indent right +. +. +.TP +.B .IRX [ CLEAR ] +exit indent right +. +. +.TP +.B .JUSTIFY +justify text to both margins +. +. +.TP +.B .KERN +automatic character pair kerning on/off +. +. +.TP +.B .L_MARGIN +set a left margin (page offset) +. +. +.TP +.B .LEFT +set line-by-line quad left +. +. +.TP +.B .LL +set a line length +. +. +.TP +.B .LS +set a linespacing (leading) +. +. +.TP +.B .PAGE +set explicit page dimensions and margins +. +. +.TP +.B .PAGEWIDTH +set a custom page width +. +. +.TP +.B .PAGELENGTH +set a custom page length +. +. +.TP +.BI .PAPER " <paper_type>" +set common paper sizes (letter, A4, etc) +. +. +.TP +.B .PT_SIZE +set the point size +. +. +.TP +.B .QUAD +"justify" text left, centre, or right +. +. +.TP +.B .R_MARGIN +set a right margin +. +. +.TP +.B .RIGHT +set line-by-line quad right +. +. +.TP +.B .SETBOLDER +set the amount of emboldening +. +. +.TP +.B .SETSLANT +set the degree of slant +. +. +.TP +.B .SPREAD +force justify a line +. +. +.TP +.B .SS +set the sentence space size +. +. +.TP +.B .T_MARGIN +set a top margin +. +. +.TP +.BI ".TI [" " <measure> " ] +temporary left indent +. +. +.TP +.B .WS +set the minimum word space size +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.SH "Documentation of details" +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.SS "Details of inline escape sequences in alphabetical order" +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[ I <colorname> B ] +begin using an initialized colour inline +. +. +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[BCK I " n" B ] +move backward in a line +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" BOLDER +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B \[rs]*[BOLDER] +.TQ +.B \[rs]*[BOLDERX] +Emboldening on/off +. +.RS +. +.P +.B \[rs]*[BOLDER] +begins emboldening type. +. +.B \[rs]*[BOLDERX] +turns the feature off. +. +Both are inline escape sequences; +therefore, +they should not appear as separate lines, +but rather be embedded in text lines, like this: +.RS +.EX +.FONT R "Not " B \[rs]*[BOLDER] R everything B \[rs]*[BOLDERX] \ +R " is as it seems." +.EE +.RE +. +.P +Alternatively, if you wanted the whole line emboldened, you should do +.RS +.EX +.FONT B \[rs]*[BOLDER] R "Not everything is as it seems." \ +B \[rs]*[BOLDERX] +.EE +.RE +. +Once +.B \[rs]*[BOLDER] +is invoked, it remains in effect until turned off. +. +.P +Note: If you're using the document processing macros with +.BR "\%.PRINTSTYLE \%TYPEWRITE" , +.I mom +ignores +.B \[rs]*[BOLDER] +requests. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" BU +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[BU I " n" B ] +move characters pairs closer together inline (related to macro +.BR \%.KERN ) +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" COND +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B \[rs]*[COND] +.TQ +.B \[rs]*[CONDX] +Pseudo-condensing on/off +. +.RS +. +.P +.B \[rs]*[COND] +begins pseudo-condensing type. +. +.B \[rs]*[CONDX] +turns the feature off. +. +Both are inline escape sequences; +therefore, +they should not appear as separate lines, +but rather be embedded in text lines, like this: +.RS +.EX +.FONT B \[rs]*[COND] I "Not everything is as it seems." B \[rs]*[CONDX] +.EE +.RE +.B \%\[rs]*[COND] +remains in effect until you turn it off with +.BR \%\[rs]*[CONDX] . +. +.P +IMPORTANT: You must turn +.B \%\[rs]*[COND] +off before making any changes to the point size of your type, either +via the +.B \%.PT_SIZE +macro or with the +.B \[rs]s +inline escape sequence. +. +If you wish the new point size to be pseudo-condensed, simply reinvoke +.B \%\[rs]*[COND] +afterward. +. +Equally, +.B \%\[rs]*[COND] +must be turned off before changing the condense percentage with +.BR \%.CONDENSE . +. +.P +Note: If you're using the document processing macros with +.BR "\%.PRINTSTYLE \%TYPEWRITE" , +.I mom +ignores +.B \%\[rs]*[COND] +requests. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" CONDSUP +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[CONDSUP] R .\|.\|. B \[rs]*[CONDSUPX] +pseudo-condensed superscript +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" DOWN +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[DOWN I " n" B ] +temporarily move downward in a line +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" EN-MARK +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B \[rs]*[EN\-MARK] +mark initial line of a range of line numbers (for use with line +numbered endnotes) +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" EXT +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B \[rs]*[EXT] +.TQ +.B \[rs]*[EXTX] +Pseudo-extending on/off +. +.RS +. +.P +.B \[rs]*[EXT] +begins pseudo-extending type. +. +.B \[rs]*[EXTX] +turns the feature off. +. +Both are inline escape sequences; +therefore, +they should not appear as separate lines, +but rather be embedded in text lines, like this: +.RS +.EX +.FONT B \[rs]*[EXT] I "Not everything is as it seems." B \[rs]*[EXTX] +.EE +.RE +.B \[rs]*[EXT] +remains in effect until you turn it off with +.BR \[rs]*[EXTX] . +. +.P +IMPORTANT: You must turn +.B \%\[rs]*[EXT] +off before making any changes to the point size of your type, either +via the +.B \%.PT_SIZE +macro or with the +.B \[rs]s +inline escape sequence. +. +If you wish the new point size to be +.IR \%pseudo-extended , +simply reinvoke +.B \%\[rs]*[EXT] +afterward. +. +Equally, +.B \%\[rs]*[EXT] +must be turned off before changing the extend percentage with +.BR \%.EXTEND . +. +.P +Note: If you are using the document processing macros with +.BR "\%.PRINTSTYLE \%TYPEWRITE" , +.I mom +ignores +.B \%\[rs]*[EXT] +requests. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" EXTSUP +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[EXTSUP] R .\|.\|. B \[rs]*[EXTSUPX] +pseudo extended superscript +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" FU +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[FU I " n" B ] +move characters pairs further apart inline (related to macro +.BR .KERN ) +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" FWD +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[FWD I " n" B ] +move forward in a line +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" LEADER +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B \[rs]*[LEADER] +insert leaders at the end of a line +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" RULE +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B \[rs]*[RULE] +draw a full measure rule +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" PT_SIZE +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[SIZE I " n" B ] +change the point size inline (related to macro +.BR \%.PT_SIZE ) +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" SLANT +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B \[rs]*[SLANT] +.TQ +.B \[rs]*[SLANTX] +Pseudo italic on/off +. +.RS +. +.P +.B \%\[rs]*[SLANT] +begins +.I pseudo-italicizing +.IR type . +. +.B \%\[rs]*[SLANTX] +turns the feature off. +. +Both are inline escape sequences; +therefore, +they should not appear as separate lines, +but rather be embedded in text lines, like this: +.RS +.EX +.FONT R "Not " B \[rs]*[SLANT] R everything B \[rs]*[SLANTX] \ +R " is as it seems." +.EE +.RE +. +.P +Alternatively, if you wanted the whole line +.IR pseudo-italicized , +you'd do +.RS +.EX +.FONT B \[rs]*[SLANT] R "Not everything is as it seems." \ +B \[rs]*[SLANTX] +.EE +.RE +. +.P +Once +.B \[rs]*[SLANT] +is invoked, it remains in effect until turned off. +. +.P +Note: If you're using the document processing macros with +.BR "\%.PRINTSTYLE \%TYPEWRITE" , +.I mom +underlines pseudo-italics by default. +. +To change this behaviour, use the special macro +.BR .SLANT_MEANS_SLANT . +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" ST +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[ST I <number> B ] R .\|.\|. B \[rs]*[ST I <number> B X] +Mark positions of string tabs +. +.RS +.P +The +.I quad +direction must be +.B LEFT +or +.B \%JUSTIFY +(see +.B \%.QUAD +and +.BR \%.JUSTIFY ) +or the +.I no-fill mode +set to +.B LEFT +in order for these inlines to function properly. +. +Please see +.IR \%IMPORTANT , +below. +. +.P +String tabs need to be marked off with inline escape sequences before +being set up with the +.B .ST +macro. +. +Any input line may contain string tab markers. +. +.IR <number> , +above, means the numeric identifier of the tab. +. +.P +The following shows a sample input line with string tab markers. +.RS +.EX +.BR \[rs]*[ST1] "De minimus" \[rs]*[ST1X] \c +.RB "non curat" \[rs]*[ST2] lex \[rs]*[ST2X] . +.EE +.RE +. +.P +String +.I tab 1 +begins at the start of the line and ends after the word +.IR \%time . +. +String +.I tab 2 +starts at +.I good +and ends after +.IR men . +. +.I Inline escape sequences +(e.g., +.I font +or +.I point size +.IR changes , +or horizontal movements, including padding) are taken into account +when +.I mom +determines the +.I position +and +.I length +of +.I string +.IR tabs . +. +.P +Up to nineteen string tabs may be marked (not necessarily all on the +same line, of course), and they must be numbered between 1 and 19. +. +.P +Once string tabs have been marked in input lines, they have to be +.I set +with +.BR .ST , +after which they may be called, by number, with +.BR .TAB . +. +.P +Note: Lines with string tabs marked off in them are normal input +lines, i.e.\& they get printed, just like any input line. +. +If you want to set up string tabs without the line printing, use the +.B \%.SILENT +macro. +. +.P +.I IMPORTANT: +Owing to the way +.I groff +processes input lines and turns them into output lines, it is not +possible for +.I mom +to +.I guess +the correct starting position of string tabs marked off in lines that +are centered or set flush right. +. +.P +Equally, she cannot guess the starting position if a line is fully +justified and broken with +.BR \%.SPREAD . +. +.P +In other words, in order to use string tabs, +.B LEFT +must be active, or, if +.B .QUAD LEFT +or +.B \%JUSTIFY +are active, the line on which the +.I string tabs +are marked must be broken +.I manually +with +.B .BR +(but not +.BR \%.SPREAD ). +. +.P +To circumvent this behaviour, I recommend using the +.B PAD +to set up string tabs in centered or flush right lines. +. +Say, for example, you want to use a +.I string tab +to +.I underscore +the text of a centered line with a rule. +. +Rather than this, +.RS +.EX +.B .CENTER +.B \[rs]*[ST1]A line of text\[rs]*[ST1X]\[rs]c +.B .EL +.B .ST 1 +.B .TAB 1 +.B .PT_SIZE 24 +.B .ALD 3p +.B \[rs]*[RULE] +.B .RLD 3p +.B .TQ +.EE +.RE +you should do: +.RS +.EX +\&.QUAD CENTER +\&.PAD "#\[rs]*[ST1]A line of text\[rs]*[ST1X]#" +\&.EL +\&.ST 1 +\&.TAB 1 +\&.PT_SIZE 24 +\&.ALD 3p +\&\[rs]" You can\[aq]t use \[rs]*[UP] or \[rs]*[DOWN] with \[rs]*[RULE]. +\&.RLD 3p +\&.TQ +.EE +.RE +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" SUP +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[SUP] R .\|.\|. B \[rs]*[SUPX] +superscript +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" TB+ +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B \[rs]*[TB+] +Inline escape for +.B .TN +.RI ( "Tab Next" ) +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" UL +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[UL] R .\|.\|. B \[rs]*[ULX] +invoke underlining inline (fixed width fonts only) +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" UP +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B \[rs]*[UP I " n" B ] +temporarily move upward in a line +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.SS "Details of macros in alphabetical order" +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" AUTOLEAD +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B .AUTOLEAD +set the linespacing relative to the point size +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Bottom Margin +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI .B_MARGIN " <bottom margin>" +Bottom Margin +. +.RS +. +.P +Requires a unit of measure +. +.P +.B .B_MARGIN +sets a nominal position at the bottom of the page beyond which you +don't want your type to go. +. +When the bottom margin is reached, +.I mom +starts a new page. +. +.B .B_MARGIN requires a unit of measure. +. +Decimal fractions are allowed. +. +To set a nominal bottom margin of 3/4 inch, enter +.RS +.EX +.B .B_MARGIN .75i +.EE +.RE +. +.P +Obviously, if you haven't spaced the type on your pages so that the +last lines fall perfectly at the bottom margin, the margin will vary +from page to page. +. +Usually, but not always, the last line of type that fits on a page +before the bottom margin causes mom to start a new page. +. +.P +Occasionally, owing to a peculiarity in +.IR groff , +an extra line will fall below the nominal bottom margin. +. +If you're using the document processing macros, this is unlikely to +happen; the document processing macros are very hard-nosed about +aligning bottom margins. +. +.P +Note: The meaning of +.B .B_MARGIN +is slightly different when you're using the document processing +macros. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Fallback Font +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI \%.FALLBACK_FONT " <fallback font> " "[ ABORT | WARN ]" +Fallback Font +. +.RS +. +.P +In the event that you pass an invalid argument to +.B \%.FAMILY +(i.e.\& a non-existent +.IR family ), +.IR mom , +by default, uses the +.IR "fallback font" , +.B Courier Medium Roman +.RB ( CR ), +in order to continue processing your file. +. +.P +If you'd prefer another +.IR "fallback font" , +pass +.B \%.FALLBACK_FONT +the full +.I family+font name +of the +.I font +you'd like. +. +For example, if you'd rather the +.I fallback font +were +.BR "Times Roman Medium Roman" , +.RS +.EX +.B .FALLBACK_FONT TR +.EE +.RE +would do the trick. +. +.P +.B Mom +issues a warning whenever a +.I font style set +with +.B .FT +does not exist, either because you haven't registered the style +or because the +.I font style +does not exist in the current +.I family set +with +.BR .FAMILY . +. +By default, +.B \%mom +then aborts, which allows you to correct the problem. +. +.P +If you'd prefer that +.B \%mom +not abort on non-existent +.IR fonts , +but rather continue processing using a +.IR "fallback font" , +you can pass +.B \%.FALLBACK_FONT +the argument +.BR WARN , +either by itself, or in conjunction with your chosen +.IB "fallback font" . +. +.P +Some examples of invoking +.BR \%.FALLBACK_FONT : +. +.TP +.B .FALLBACK_FONT WARN +.I mom +will issue a warning whenever you try to access a non-existent +.I font +but will continue processing your file with the default +.IR "fallback font" , +.BR "Courier Medium Roman" . +. +. +.TP +.B .FALLBACK_FONT TR WARN +.B \%mom +will issue a warning whenever you try to access a non-existent +.I font +but will continue processing your file with a +.I fallback font +of +.BR "Times Roman Medium Roman" ; +additionally, +.B TR +will be the +.I fallback font +whenever you try to access a +.I family +that does not exist. +. +.TP +.B .FALLBACK_FONT TR ABORT +.B \%mom +will abort whenever you try to access a non-existent +.BR font , +and will use the +.I fallback font +.B TR +whenever you try to access a +.I family +that does not exist. +. +If, for some reason, you want to revert to +.BR ABORT , +just enter +.B \%".FALLBACK_FONT ABORT" +and +.I mom +will once again abort on +.IR "font errors" . +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" FAM +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI .FAM " <family>" +Type Family, +alias of +.B .FAMILY +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" FAMILY +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI .FAMILY " <family>" +Type Family, +alias of +.B .FAM +. +.RS +. +.P +.B .FAMILY +takes one argument: the name of the +.I family +you want. +. +.I Groff +comes with a small set of basic families, each identified by a 1-, +2- or 3-letter mnemonic. +. +The standard families are: +.RS +.EX +.B "A = Avant Garde" +.B "BM = Bookman" +.B "H = Helvetica" +.B "HN = Helvetica Narrow" +.B "N = New Century Schoolbook" +.B "P = Palatino" +.B "T = Times Roman" +.B "ZCM = Zapf Chancery" +.EE +.RE +. +.P +The argument you pass to +.B .FAMILY +is the identifier at left, above. +. +For example, if you want +.BR Helvetica , +enter +.RS +.EX +.B .FAMILY H +.EE +.RE +. +.P +Note: The font macro +.RB ( .FT ) +lets you specify both the type +.I family +and the desired font with a single macro. +. +While this saves a few +keystrokes, I recommend using +.B .FAMILY for +.IR family , +and +.B .FT for +.IR font , +except where doing so is genuinely inconvenient. +. +.BR ZCM , +for example, +only exists in one style: +.B Italic +.RB ( I ). +. +.P +Therefore, +.RS +.EX +.B .FT ZCMI +.EE +.RE +makes more sense than setting the +.I family +to +.BR ZCM , +then setting the +.I font +to +.IR I . +. +.P +Additional note: If you are running a +.I groff +version prior to +1.19.2, +you must follow all +.B .FAMILY +requests with a +.B .FT +request, +otherwise +.I mom +will set all type up to the next +.B .FT +request in the fallback font. +. +.P +If you are running +.I groff +1.19.2 or later, +when you invoke the +.B .FAMILY +macro, +.I mom +.I remembers +the font style +.BR ( Roman , +.BR Italic , +etc) currently in use (if the font style exists in the new +.IR family ) +and will continue to use the same font style in the new family. +For example: +.RS +.EX +.BI ".FAMILY BM " "\[rs]"" Bookman family" +.BI ".FT I " "\[rs]"" Medium Italic" +.I <some text> \[rs]" Bookman Medium Italic +.BI ".FAMILY H " "\[rs]"" Helvetica family" +.I <more text> \[rs]" Helvetica Medium Italic +.EE +.RE +. +.P +However, if the font style does not exist in the new family, +.I mom +will set all subsequent type in the fallback font (by default, +.B Courier Medium +.BR Roman ) +until she encounters a +.B .FT +request that's valid for the +.IR family . +. +.P +For example, assuming you don't have the font +.B Medium Condensed Roman +.RI ( mom +extension +.IR CD ) +in the +.I Helvetica +.IR family : +.RS +.EX +.BI ".FAMILY UN " "\[rs]"" Univers family" +.BI ".FT CD " "\[rs]"" Medium Condensed" +.I <some text> \[rs]" Univers Medium Condensed +.BI ".FAMILY H " "\[rs]"" Helvetica family" +.I <more text> \[rs]" Courier Medium Roman! +.EE +.RE +. +.P +In the above example, you must follow +.B .FAMILY H +with a +.B .FT +request that's valid for +.BR Helvetica . +. +.P +Please see the Appendices, +.I Adding fonts to +.IR groff , +for information on adding fonts and families to +.IR groff , as well as to +see a list of the extensions +.I mom +provides to +.IR groff 's +basic +.BR R , +.BR I , +.BR B , +.B BI +styles. +. +.P +Suggestion: When adding +.I families to +.IR groff , +I recommend following the established standard for the naming families +and fonts. +. +For example, if you add the +.B Garamond +family, name the font files +.RS +.EX +.B GARAMONDR +.B GARAMONDI +.B GARAMONDB +.B GARAMONDBI +.EE +.RE +. +.B GARAMOND then becomes a valid +.I family name +you can pass to +.BR .FAMILY . +. +(You could, of course, shorten +.B GARAMOND +to just +.BR G , +or +.BR GD .) +.BR R , +.BR I , +.BR B , +and +.B BI +after +.B GARAMOND +are the +.IR roman , +.IR italic , +.I bold +and +.I bold-italic +fonts respectively. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" FONT +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI ".FONT R | B | BI | " "<any other valid font style>" +Alias to +.B .FT +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" FT +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI ".FT R | B | BI | " "<any other valid font style>" +Set font +. +.RS +. +.P +By default, +.I groff +permits +.B .FT +to take one of four possible arguments specifying the desired font: +.RS +.EX +.B R = (Medium) Roman +.B I = (Medium) Italic +.B B = Bold (Roman) +.B BI = Bold Italic +.EE +.RE +. +.P +For example, if your +.I family +is +.BR Helvetica , +entering +.RS +.EX +.B .FT B +.EE +.RE +will give you the +.I Helvetica bold +.IR font . +. +If your +.I family +were +.BR \%Palatino , +you'd get the +.I \%Palatino bold +.IR font . +. +.P +.B Mom +considerably extends the range of arguments you can pass to +.BR .FT , +making it more convenient to add and access fonts of differing weights +and shapes within the same family. +. +.P +Have a look here for a list of the weight/style arguments +.I mom +allows. +. +Be aware, though, that you must have the fonts, correctly installed +and named, in order to use the arguments. +. +(See +.I Adding fonts to groff +for instructions and information.) +. +Please also read the +.I ADDITIONAL NOTE +found in the description of the +.B \%.FAMILY +macro. +. +. +.P +How +.I mom +reacts to an invalid argument to +.B .FT +depends on which version of +.I groff +you're using. +. +If your +.I groff +version is 1.19.2 or later, +.I mom +will issue a warning and, +depending on how you've set up the fallback font, +either continue processing using the fallback font, +or abort +(allowing you to correct the problem). +. +In earlier versions, +.I mom +will silently continue processing, +using either the fallback font or the font that was in effect prior to +the invalid +.B .FT +call. +. +. +.P +.B .FT +will also accept, as an argument, a full +.I family +and +.I font +.IR name . +. +.P +For example, +.RS +.EX +.B .FT HB +.EE +.RE +will set subsequent type in +.I Helvetica +.IR Bold . +. +.P +However, I strongly recommend keeping +.I family +and +.I font +separate except where doing so is genuinely inconvenient. +. +.P +For inline control of +.IR fonts , +see +.I Inline +.IR Escapes , +font control. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Hanging Indent +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI "\%.HI [" " <measure> " ] +Hanging indent \[em] the optional argument requires a unit of measure. +. +.RS +. +.P +A hanging indent looks like this: +.RS +.EX +The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as best I + could, but when he ventured upon insult, I vowed + revenge.\& You who so well know the nature of my soul + will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a + threat, at length I would be avenged.\|.\|. +.EE +.RE +. +The first line of text +.I hangs +outside the +.IR "left margin" . +. +.P +In order to use +.IR "hanging indents" , +you must first have a +.I left indent +active (set with either +.B .IL +or +.BR .IB ). +. +.B Mom +will not hang text outside the +.I left margin set +with +.B \%.L_MARGIN +or outside the +.I left margin +of a +.IR \%tab . +. +.P +The first time you invoke +.BR .HI , +you must give it a +.BR measure . +. +If you want the first line of a paragraph to +.IR "hang by" , +say, +.IR "1 pica" , +do +.RS +.EX +.B ".IL 1P" +.B ".HI 1P" +.EE +.RE +. +Subsequent invocations of +.B \%.HI +do not require you to supply a +.IR measure ; +.I mom +keeps track of the last measure you gave it. +. +.P +Generally speaking, you should invoke +.B .HI +immediately prior to the line you want hung (i.e.\& without any +intervening control lines). +. +And because +.I hanging indents +affect only one line, there's no need to turn them off. +. +.P +.I IMPORTANT: +Unlike +.BR IL , +.B IR +and +.BR IB , +measures given to +.B .HI +are NOT additive. +. +Each time you pass a measure to +.BR .HI , +the measure is treated literally. +. +.B +.I Recipe: +A numbered list using +.I hanging indents +. +.P +.I Note: +.I mom +has macros for setting lists. +. +This recipe exists to demonstrate the use of +.I hanging indents +only. +.RS +.EX +\&.PAGE 8.5i 11i 1i 1i 1i 1i +\&.FAMILY T +\&.FT R +\&.PT_SIZE 12 +\&.LS 14 +\&.JUSTIFY +\&.KERN +\&.SS 0 +\&.IL \[rs]w\[aq]\[rs]0\[rs]0.\[aq] +\&.HI \[rs]w\[aq]\[rs]0\[rs]0.\[aq] +1.\[rs]0The most important point to be considered is whether +the answer to the meaning of Life, the Universe, and +Everything really is 42.\& We have no one\[aq]s word on the +subject except Mr.\& Adams\[aq]s. +\&.HI +2.\[rs]0If the answer to the meaning of Life, the Universe, +and Everything is indeed 42, what impact does this have on +the politics of representation?\& 42 is, after all not a +prime number.\& Are we to infer that prime numbers don\[aq]t +deserve equal rights and equal access in the universe? +\&.HI +3.\[rs]0If 42 is deemed non-exclusionary, how do we present +it as the answer and, at the same time, forestall debate +on its exclusionary implications? +.EE +.RE +. +.P +First, we invoke a left indent with a measure equal to the width of 2 +figures spaces plus a period (using the \[rs]w inline escape). +. +At this point, the left indent is active; text afterward would +normally be indented. +. +However, we invoke a hanging indent of exactly the same width, which +hangs the first line (and first line only!\&) to the left of the indent +by the same distance (in this case, that means \[lq]out to the left +margin\[rq]). +. +Because we begin the first line with a number, a period, and a figure +space, the actual text +.RI ( "The most important point.\|.\|.\&" ) +starts at exactly the same spot as the indented lines that follow. +. +.P +Notice that subsequent invocations of +.B .HI +don't require a +.I measure +to be given. +. +.P +Paste the example above into a file and preview it with +.RS +.EX +.B pdfmom filename.mom | ps2pdf \- filename.pdf +.EE +.RE +to see hanging indents in action. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" IB - INDENT BOTH +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI "\%.IB [" " <left measure> <right measure> " ] +Indent both \[em] the optional argument requires a unit of measure +. +.RS +. +.P +.B .IB +allows you to set or invoke a left and a right indent at the same time. +. +.P +At its first invocation, you must supply a measure for both indents; +at subsequent invocations when you wish to supply a measure, both must +be given again. +. +As with +.B .IL +and +.BR .IR , +the measures are added to the values previously passed to the +macro. +. +Hence, if you wish to change just one of the values, you must give an +argument of zero to the other. +. +.P +.I A word of advice: +If you need to manipulate left and right indents separately, use a +combination of +.B .IL +and +.B .IR +instead of +.BR .IB . +. +You'll save yourself a lot of grief. +. +.P +A +.I minus sign +may be prepended to the arguments to subtract from their current +values. +. +The \[rs]w inline escape may be used to specify text-dependent +measures, in which case no unit of measure is required. +. +For example, +.RS +.EX +.B .IB \[rs]w\[aq]margarine\[aq] \[rs]w\[aq]jello\[aq] +.EE +.RE +left indents text by the width of the word +.I margarine +and right indents by the width of +.IR jello . +. +.P +Like +.B .IL +and +.BR .IR , +.B .IB +with no argument indents by its last active values. +. +See the brief explanation of how mom handles indents for more details. +. +.P +.I Note: +Calling a +.I tab +(with +.BR ".TAB <n>" ) +automatically cancels any active indents. +. +.P +.I Additional note: +Invoking +.B .IB +automatically turns off +.B .IL +and +.BR .IR . +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" IL - INDENT LEFT +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI "\%.IL [" " <measure> " ] +Indent left \[em] the optional argument requires a unit of measure +. +.RS +. +.P +.B .IL +indents text from the left margin of the page, or if you're in a +.IR tab , +from the left edge of the +.IR tab . +. +Once +.I IL +is on, the +.I left indent +is applied uniformly to every subsequent line of text, even if you +change the line length. +. +.P +The first time you invoke +.BR .IL , +you must give it a measure. +. +Subsequent invocations with a measure add to the previous measure. +. +A minus sign may be prepended to the argument to subtract from the +current measure. +. +The +.B \[rs]w +inline escape may be used to specify a text-dependent measure, in +which case no unit of measure is required. +. +For example, +.RS +.EX +.B .IL \[rs]w\[aq]margarine\[aq] +.EE +.RE +indents text by the width of the word +.IR margarine . +. +.P +With no argument, +.B .IL +indents by its last active value. +. +See the brief explanation of how +.I mom +handles indents for more details. +. +.P +.I Note: +Calling a +.I tab +(with +.BR ".TAB <n>" ) +automatically cancels any active indents. +. +.P +.I Additional note: +Invoking +.B .IL +automatically turns off +.BR IB . +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" IQ - quit any/all indents +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI "\%.IQ [" " <measure> " ] +IQ \[em] quit any/all indents +. +.RS +. +.P +.I IMPORTANT NOTE: +The original macro for quitting all indents was +.BR .IX . +. +This usage has been deprecated in favour of +.BR IQ . +. +.B .IX +will continue to behave as before, but +.I mom +will issue a warning to +.I stderr +indicating that you should update your documents. +. +.P +As a consequence of this change, +.BR .ILX , +.B .IRX +and +.B .IBX +may now also be invoked as +.BR .ILQ , +.B .IRQ +and +.BR .IBQ . +. +Both forms are acceptable. +. +.P +Without an argument, the macros to quit indents merely restore your +original margins and line length. +. +The measures stored in the indent macros themselves are saved so you +can call them again without having to supply a measure. +. +.P +If you pass these macros the optional argument +.BR CLEAR , +they not only restore your original left margin and line length, but +also clear any values associated with a particular indent style. +. +The next time you need an indent of the same style, you have to supply +a measure again. +. +.P +.BR ".IQ CLEAR" , +as you'd suspect, quits and clears the values for all indent +styles at once. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" IR - INDENT RIGHT +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI "\%.IR [" " <measure> " ] +Indent right \[em] the optional argument requires a unit of measure +. +.RS +. +.P +.B .IR +indents text from the +.I right margin +of the page, or if you're in a +.IR tab , +from the end of the +.IR tab . +. +.P +The first time you invoke +.BR .IR , +you must give it a measure. +. +Subsequent invocations with a measure add to the previous indent +measure. +. +A +.I minus sign +may be prepended to the argument to subtract from the current indent +measure. +. +The \[rs]w inline escape may be used to specify a text-dependent +measure, in which case no +.I unit of measure +is required. +. +For example, +.RS +.EX +.B .IR \[rs]w\[aq]jello\[aq] +.EE +.RE +indents text by the width of the word +.IR jello . +. +.P +With no argument, +.B .IR +indents by its last active value. +. +See the brief explanation of how +.I mom +handles indents for more details. +. +.P +.I Note: +Calling a +.I tab +(with +.BR "\%.TAB <n>" ) +automatically cancels any active indents. +. +.P +.I Additional note: +Invoking +.B .IR +automatically turns off +.BR IB . +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Left Margin +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI .L_MARGIN " <left margin>" +Left Margin +. +.RS +. +.P +L_MARGIN establishes the distance from the left edge of the printer +sheet at which you want your type to start. +. +It may be used any time, +and remains in effect until you enter a new value. +. +.P +Left indents and tabs are calculated from the value you pass to +.BR .L_MARGIN , +hence it's always a good idea to invoke it before starting any serious +typesetting. +. +A unit of measure is required. +. +Decimal fractions are allowed. +. +Therefore, +to set the left margin at 3 picas (1/2 inch), +you'd enter either +.RS +.EX +.B .L_MARGIN 3P +.EE +.RE +or +.RS +.EX +.B .L_MARGIN .5i +.EE +.RE +. +.P +If you use the macros +.BR .PAGE , +.B .PAGEWIDTH +or +.B .PAPER +without invoking +.B .L_MARGIN +(either before or afterward), +.I mom +automatically sets +.B .L_MARGIN +to +.IR "1 inch" . +. +.P +Note: +.B .L_MARGIN +behaves in a special way when you're using the document processing +macros. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" MCO - BEGIN MULTI-COLUMN SETTING +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B .MCO +Begin multi-column setting. +. +.RS +.P +.B .MCO +.RI ( "Multi-Column On" ) +is the +.I macro +you use to begin +.IR "multi-column setting" . +. +It marks the current baseline as the top of your columns, for use +later with +.BR .MCR . +. +See the introduction to columns for an explanation of +.I multi-columns +and some sample input. +. +.P +.I Note: +Do not confuse +.B .MCO +with the +.B .COLUMNS +macro in the document processing macros. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" MCR - RETURN TO TOP OF COLUMN +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B \%.MCR +Once you've turned +.I multi-columns +on (with +.BR \%.MCO ), +.BR .MCR , +at any time, +returns you to the +.IR "top of your columns" . \" XXX: Are italics truly required here? +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" MCX - EXIT MULTI-COLUMNS +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI "\%.MCX [ " "<distance to advance below longest column>" " ]" +Optional argument requires a unit of measure. +. +.RS +. +.P +Exit multi-columns. +. +.P +.B .MCX +takes you out of any +.I tab +you were in (by silently invoking +.BR .TQ ) +and advances to the bottom of the longest column. +. +.P +Without an argument, +.B .MCX +advances +.I 1 linespace +below the longest column. +. +.P +Linespace, in this instance, is the leading in effect at the moment +.B .MCX +is invoked. +. +.P +If you pass the +.I <distance> +argument to +.BR .MCX , +it advances +.I 1 linespace +below the longest column (see above) +.I PLUS +the distance specified by the argument. +. +The argument requires a unit of measure; therefore, to advance an +extra 6 points below where +.B \%.MCX +would normally place you, you'd enter +.RS +.EX +.B .MCX 6p +.EE +.RE +. +.P +.I Note: +If you wish to advance a precise distance below the baseline of the +longest column, use +.B .MCX +with an argument of +.B 0 +(zero; no +.I unit of measure +required) in conjunction with the +.B \%.ALD +macro, like this: +.RS +.EX +.B .MCX 0 +.B .ALD 24p +.EE +.RE +. +The above advances to precisely +.I 24 points +below the baseline of the longest column. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Start a new Page +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B .NEWPAGE +. +.RS +. +.P +Whenever you want to start a new page, use +.BR .NEWPAGE , +by itself with no argument. +. +.B Mom +will finish up processing the current page and move you to the top of +a new one (subject to the top margin set with +.BR .T_MARGIN ). +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Page +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI ".PAGE " <width> " [ " <length> " [ " <lm> " [ " <rm> " [ " \ + <tm> " [ " <bm> " ] ] ] ] ]" +. +.RS +. +.P +All arguments require a unit of measure +. +.P +.I IMPORTANT: +If you're using the document processing macros, +.B .PAGE +must come after +.BR .START . +. +Otherwise, it should go at the top of a document, prior to any text. +. +And remember, when you're using the document processing macros, top +margin and bottom margin mean something slightly different than when +you're using just the typesetting macros (see Top and bottom margins +in document processing). +. +.P +.B .PAGE +lets you establish paper dimensions and page margins with a single +macro. +. +The only required argument is page width. +. +The rest are +optional, but they must appear in order and you can't skip over +any. +. +.IR <lm> , +.IR <rm> , +.I <tm> +and +.I <bm> +refer to the left, right, top and bottom margins respectively. +. +.P +Assuming your page dimensions are 11 inches by 17 inches, and that's +all you want to set, enter +.RS +.EX +.B .PAGE 11i 17i +.EE +.RE +. +If you want to set the left margin as well, say, at 1 inch, +.B PAGE +would look like this: +.RS +.EX +.B .PAGE 11i 17i 1i +.EE +.RE +. +.P +Now suppose you also want to set the top margin, +say, +at 1\(en1/2 inches. +. +.I <tm> +comes after +.I <rm> +in the optional arguments, but you can't skip over any arguments, +therefore to set the top margin, you must also give a right margin. +. +The +.B .PAGE +macro would look like this: +.RS +.EX +.tr -\- +\&.PAGE 11i 17i 1i 1i 1.5i + | | +required right---+ +---top margin + margin +.tr -- +.EE +.RE +. +.P +Clearly, +.B .PAGE +is best used when you want a convenient way to tell +.I mom +just the dimensions of your printer sheet (width and length), or when +you want to tell her everything about the page (dimensions and all the +margins), for example +.RS +.EX +.B .PAGE 8.5i 11i 45p 45p 45p 45p +.EE +.RE +. +This sets up an 8\(12 by 11 inch page with margins of 45 points +(5/8-inch) all around. +. +.P +Additionally, if you invoke +.B .PAGE +with a top margin argument, any macros you invoke after +.B .PAGE +will almost certainly move the baseline of the first line of text down +by one linespace. +. +To compensate, do +.RS +.EX +.B .RLD 1v +.EE +.RE +immediately before entering any text, or, if it's feasible, make +.B .PAGE +the last macro you invoke prior to entering text. +. +.P +Please read the +.I Important note +on page dimensions and papersize for information on ensuring +.I groff +respects your +.B .PAGE +dimensions and margins. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Page Length +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI .PAGELENGTH " <length of printer sheet>" +tells +.I mom +how long your printer sheet is. +. +It works just like +.BR .PAGEWIDTH . +. +.RS +. +.P +Therefore, to tell +.I mom +your printer sheet is 11 inches long, you enter +.RS +.EX +.B .PAGELENGTH 11i +.EE +.RE +. +Please read the important note on page dimensions and papersize for +information on ensuring +.I groff +respects your +.IR PAGELENGTH . +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Page Width +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI .PAGEWIDTH " <width of printer sheet>" +. +.RS +. +.P +The argument to +.B .PAGEWIDTH +is the width of your printer sheet. +. +.P +.B .PAGEWIDTH +requires a unit of measure. +. +Decimal fractions are allowed. +. +Hence, to tell +.I mom +that the width of your printer sheet is 8\(12 inches, you enter +.RS +.EX +\&.PAGEWIDTH 8.5i +.EE +.RE +. +.P +Please read the Important note on page dimensions and papersize for +information on ensuring +.I groff +respects your +.IR PAGEWIDTH . +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Paper +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI .PAPER " <paper type>" +provides a convenient way to set the page dimensions for some common +printer sheet sizes. +. +The argument +.I <paper type> +can be one of: +.BR LETTER , +.BR LEGAL , +.BR STATEMENT , +.BR TABLOID , +.BR LEDGER , +.BR FOLIO , +.BR QUARTO , +.BR EXECUTIVE , +.BR 10x14 , +.BR A3 , +.BR A4 , +.BR A5 , +.BR B4 , +.BR B5 . +. +. +.TP +.B .PRINTSTYLE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" PT_SIZE - POINT SIZE OF TYPE +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI .PT_SIZE " <size of type in points>" +Point size of type, does not require a +.IR "unit of measure" . +. +.RS +. +.P +.B \%.PT_SIZE +.RI ( "Point Size" ) +takes one argument: the +.I size of type +in +.IR points . +. +Unlike most other macros that establish the +.I size +or +.I measure +of something, +.B \%.PT_SIZE +does not require that you supply a +.I unit of measure +since it's a near universal convention that +.I type size +is measured in +.IR points . +. +Therefore, to change the +.I type size +to, say, +.IR "11 points" , +enter +.RS +.EX +.B .PT_SIZE 11 +.EE +.RE +. +.I Point sizes +may be +.I fractional +(e.g., +.I 10.25 +or +.IR 12.5 ). +. +.P +You can prepend a +.I plus +or a +.I minus sign +to the argument to +.BR \%.PT_SIZE , +in which case the +.I point size +will be changed by +.I + +or +.I \- +the original value. +. +For example, +if the +.I point size +is +.IR 12 , +and you want +.IR 14 , +you can do +.RS +.EX +.B .PT_SIZE +2 +.EE +.RE +then later reset it to +.I 12 +with +.RS +.EX +.B .PT_SIZE \-2 +.EE +.RE +. +The +.I size of type +can also be changed inline. +. +.P +.I Note: +It is unfortunate that the +.B \%pic +preprocessor has already taken the name, PS, and thus +.IR mom 's +macro for setting +.I point sizes +can't use it. +. +However, if you aren't using +.BR pic , +you might want to alias +.B \%.PT_SIZE +as +.BR .PS , +since there'd be no conflict. +. +For example +.RS +.EX +.B .ALIAS PS PT_SIZE +.EE +.RE +would allow you to set +.I point sizes +with +.BR .PS . +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Right Margin +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI .R_MARGIN " <right margin>" +Right Margin +. +.RS +. +.P +Requires a unit of measure. +. +.P +IMPORTANT: +.BR .R_MARGIN , +if used, must come after +.BR .PAPER , +.BR .PAGEWIDTH , +.BR .L_MARGIN , +and/or +.B .PAGE +(if a right margin isn't given to PAGE). +. +The reason is that +.B .R_MARGIN +calculates line length from the overall page dimensions and the left +margin. +. +.P +Obviously, it can't make the calculation if it doesn't know the page +width and the left margin. +. +.P +.B .R_MARGIN +establishes the amount of space you want between the end of typeset +lines and the right hand edge of the printer sheet. +. +In other words, it sets the line length. +.B .R_MARGIN +requires a unit of measure. +. +Decimal fractions are allowed. +. +.P +The line length macro (LL) can be used in place of +.BR .R_MARGIN . +. +In either case, the last one invoked sets the line length. +. +The choice of which to use is up to you. +. +In some instances, you may find it easier to think of a section of +type as having a right margin. +. +In others, giving a line length may make more sense. +. +.P +For example, if you're setting a page of type you know should have +6-pica margins left and right, it makes sense to enter a left and +right margin, like this: +.RS +.EX +.B .L_MARGIN 6P +.B .R_MARGIN 6P +.EE +.RE +. +.P +That way, you don't have to worry about calculating the line +length. +. +On the other hand, if you know the line length for a patch of type +should be 17 picas and 3 points, entering the line length with LL is +much easier than calculating the right margin, e.g., +.RS +.EX +.B .LL 17P+3p +.EE +.RE +. +.P +If you use the macros +.BR .PAGE , +.B .PAGEWIDTH +or +.B PAPER +without invoking +.B .R_MARGIN +afterward, +.I mom +automatically sets +.B .R_MARGIN +to +.IR "1 inch" . +. +If you set a line length after these macros (with +.BR .LL ), +the line length calculated by +.B .R_MARGIN +is, of course, overridden. +. +.P +Note: +.B .R_MARGIN +behaves in a special way when you're using the document processing +macros. +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" ST - Set String Tabs +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.FONT B .ST I " <tab number> " B "L | R | C | J [ QUAD ]" +. +.RS +.P +After +.I string tabs +have been marked off on an input line (see +.BR \[rs]*[ST].\|.\|.\&\[rs]*[STX] ), +you need to +.I set +them by giving them a direction and, optionally, the +.B \%QUAD +argument. +. +.P +In this respect, +.B .ST +is like +.B \%.TAB_SET +except that you don't have to give +.B .ST +an indent or a line length (that's already taken care of, inline, +by +.BR \[rs]*[ST].\|.\|.\&\[rs]*[STX] ). +. +.P +If you want string +.I tab 1 +to be +.BR \%left , +enter +.RS +.EX +.B .ST 1 L +.EE +.RE +. +If you want it to be +.I \%left +and +.IR \%filled , +enter +.RS +.EX +.B .ST 1 L \%QUAD +.EE +.RE +. +If you want it to be justified, enter +.RS +.EX +.B .ST 1 J +.EE +.RE +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" TAB - Call Tabs +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI \%.TAB " <tab number>" +After +.I tabs +have been defined (either with +.B \%.TAB_SET +or +.BR .ST ), +.B \%.TAB +moves to whatever +.I tab number +you pass it as an argument. +. +.RS +. +.P +For example, +.RS +.EX +.B \%.TAB 3 +.EE +.RE +moves you to +.IR "\%tab 3" . +. +.P +Note: +.B \%.TAB +breaks the line preceding it and advances 1 linespace. +. +Hence, +.RS +.EX +.B .TAB 1 +.B A line of text in tab 1. +.B .TAB 2 +.B A line of text in tab 2. +.EE +.RE +produces, on output +.RS +.EX +.B "A line of text in tab 1." +.B " A line of text in tab 2." +.EE +.RE +. +. +.P +If you want the tabs to line up, +use +.B .TN +(\[lq]Tab Next\[rq]) +or, +more conveniently, +the inline escape sequence +.BR \[rs]*[TB+] : +.RS +.EX +.BR .TAB \~1 +A line of text in tab 1.\[rs]*[TB+] +A line of text in tab 2. +.EE +.RE +which produces +.RS +.EX +.B "A line of text in tab 1.\& A line of text in tab 2." +.EE +.RE +. +. +.P +If the text in your tabs runs to several lines, and you want the first +lines of each tab to align, you must use the multi-column macros. +. +.P +.I Additional note: +Any indents in effect prior to calling a tab are automatically turned +off by +.BR TAB . +. +If you were happily zipping down the page with a left indent of +.I 2 picas +turned on, and you call a +.I tab +whose indent from the left margin is +.IR "6 picas" , +your new distance from the +.I left margin +will be +.IR "6 picas" , +not +I 6 picas plus the 2 pica +indent. +. +.P +.I \%Tabs +are not by nature columnar, which is to say that if the text inside a +.I tab +runs to several lines, calling another +.I tab +does not automatically move to the baseline of the first line in the +.IR "previous tab" . +. +To demonstrate: +.RS +.EX +TAB 1 +Carrots +Potatoes +Broccoli +\&.TAB 2 +$1.99/5 lbs +$0.25/lb +$0.99/bunch +.EE +.RE +produces, on output +.RS +.EX +Carrots +Potatoes +Broccoli + $1.99/5 lbs + $0.25/lb + $0.99/bunch +.EE +.RE +. +.RE +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" TB - Call Tabs Alias +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI .TB " <tab number>" +Alias to +.B .TAB +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" TI - TEMPORARY (LEFT) INDENT +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI "\%.TI [" " <measure> " ] +Temporary left indent \[em] the optional argument requires a +.I unit of measure +. +.RS +. +.P +A temporary indent is one that applies only to the first line of text +that comes after it. +. +Its chief use is indenting the first line of paragraphs. +.RB ( Mom's +.B .PP +macro, for example, uses a +.IR "temporary indent" .) +. +.P +The first time you invoke +.BR .TI , +you must give it a measure. +. +If you want to +.I indent +the first line of a paragraph by, say, 2 ems, do +.RS +.EX +.B .TI 2m +.EE +.RE +. +.P +Subsequent invocations of +.B .TI +do not require you to supply a measure; +.I mom +keeps track of the last measure you gave it. +. +.P +Because +.I temporary indents +are temporary, there's no need to turn them off. +. +.P +.I IMPORTANT: +Unlike +.BR .IL , +.B .IR +and +.BR IB , +measures given to +.B .TI +are NOT additive. +. +In the following example, the second +.B \%".TI 2P" +is exactly +.IR "2 picas" . +.RS +.EX +.B .TI 1P +.B The beginning of a paragraph.\|.\|.\& +.B .TI 2P +.B The beginning of another paragraph.\|.\|.\& +.EE +.RE +. +.RE +. +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" TN - Tab Next +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B .TN +Tab Next +. +.RS +.P +Inline escape +.B \[rs]*[TB+] +. +.P +.B TN +moves over to the +.I next tab +in numeric sequence +.RI ( "tab n+1" ) +without advancing on the page. +. +See the +.I NOTE +in the description of the +.B \%.TAB +macro for an example of how +.B TN +works. +. +.P +In +.I \%tabs +that aren't given the +.B QUAD +argument when they're set up with +.B \%.TAB_SET +or +.BR ST , +you must terminate the line preceding +.B .TN +with the +.B \[rs]c +inline escape sequence. +. +Conversely, if you did give a +.B QUAD +argument to +.B \%.TAB_SET +or +.BR ST , +the +.B \[rs]c must not be used. +. +.P +If you find remembering whether to put in the +.B \[rs]c +bothersome, you may prefer to use the inline escape alternative +to +.BR .TN , +.BR \[rs]*[TB+] , +which works consistently regardless of the fill mode. +. +.P +.I Note: +You must put text in the input line immediately after +.BR .TN . +. +Stacking of +.BR .TN 's +is not allowed. +. +In other words, you cannot do +.RS +.EX +\&.TAB 1 +Some text\[rs]c +\&.TN +Some more text\[rs]c +\&.TN +\&.TN +Yet more text +.EE +.RE +. +The above example, assuming +.I tabs +numbered from +.I 1 +to +.IR 4 , +should be entered +.RS +.EX +\&.TAB 1 +Some text\[rs]c +\&.TN +Some more text\[rs]c +\&.TN +\[rs]&\[rs]c +\&.TN +Yet more text +.EE +.RE +. +\[rs]& is a zero-width, non-printing character that +.I groff +recognizes as valid input, hence meets the requirement for input text +following +.BR .TN . +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Tab Quit +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.B .TQ +.B TQ +takes you out of whatever +.I tab +you were in, advances +.IR "1 linespace" , +and restores the +.IR "left margin" , +.IR "line length" , +.I quad direction +and +.I fill mode +that were in effect prior to invoking any +.IR tabs . +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.\" Top Margin +.\" ==================================================================== +.TP +.BI .T_MARGIN " <top margin>" +Top margin +. +.RS +. +.P +Requires a unit of measure +. +.P +.B .T_MARGIN +establishes the distance from the top of the printer sheet at which +you want your type to start. +. +It requires a unit of measure, and decimal fractions are allowed. +. +To set a top margin of 2\(12 centimetres, you'd enter +.RS +.EX +.B .T_MARGIN 2.5c +.EE +.RE +. +.B .T_MARGIN +calculates the vertical position of the first line of type on a page +by treating the top edge of the printer sheet as a baseline. +Therefore, +.RS +.EX +.B .T_MARGIN 1.5i +.EE +.RE +puts the baseline of the first line of type 1\(12 inches beneath the +top of the page. +. +.P +Note: +.B .T_MARGIN +means something slightly different when you're using the document +processing macros. +. +See Top and bottom margins in document processing for an explanation. +. +.P +IMPORTANT: +.B .T_MARGIN +does two things: it establishes the top margin for pages that come +after it and it moves to that position on the current page. +. +Therefore, +.B .T_MARGIN +should only be used at the top of a file (prior to entering text) or +after NEWPAGE, like this: +.RS +.EX +.B .NEWPAGE +.B .T_MARGIN 6P +.I <text> +.EE +.RE +. +.RE +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.SH Authors +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.I mom +was written by +.MT peter@\:schaffter\:.ca +Peter Schaffter +.ME . +. +PDF support was provided by +.MT deri@\:chuzzlewit\:.myzen\:.co\:.uk +Deri James +.ME . +. +This manual page was written by Bernd Warken. +. +. +.\" ==================================================================== +.SH "See also" +.\" ==================================================================== +. +.TP +.I /usr/\:\%share/\:\%doc/\:\%packages/\:\%groff/\:\%html/\:mom/\:toc\:.html +entry point to the HTML documentation +. +. +.TP +.UR http://\:www\:.schaffter\:.ca/\:mom/\:momdoc/\:toc\:.html +.UE +HTML documentation online +. +. +.TP +.UR http://\:www\:.schaffter\:.ca/\:mom/ +.UE +the +.I mom +macros homepage +. +. +.P +.IR "Groff: The GNU Implementation of troff" , +by Trent A.\& Fisher and Werner Lemberg, +is the primary +.I groff +manual. +. +You can browse it interactively with \[lq]info groff\[rq]. +. +. +.P +.MR pdfmom 1 , +.MR groff 1 , +.MR \%troff 1 +. +. +.\" Restore compatibility mode (for, e.g., Solaris 10/11). +.cp \n[*groff_groff_mom_7_man_C] +.do rr *groff_groff_mom_7_man_C +. +. +.\" Local Variables: +.\" fill-column: 72 +.\" mode: nroff +.\" End: +.\" vim: set filetype=groff textwidth=72: |