bill@hp-pcd.UUCP (bill) (03/26/86)
I'm looking for a text formatting package for MS-DOS (something like nroff would be nice), but haven't the slightest idea what's available. Has anybody got any good suggestions? I'd like to use it with an HP LaserJet printer. bill frolik hp-pcd!bill
cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) (03/31/86)
> > I'm looking for a text formatting package for MS-DOS (something > like nroff would be nice), but haven't the slightest idea what's > available. Has anybody got any good suggestions? I'd like to > use it with an HP LaserJet printer. > > bill frolik > hp-pcd!bill Why a text formatter? The bit-mapped graphics word processing packages (like GEM Write or Microsoft Word) make a lot more sense. They are WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) and you don't have to make several passes of formatting and printing before you get the final document that you want. I know that text formatters can have some real advantages for automatic section and paragraph numbering, but is it really worth the other aggravations?
keifer@uiucdcs.CS.UIUC.EDU (03/31/86)
If you feel like buidling your own, Software Tools in Pascal by K & R has source code for an nroff-like formatter. I think you can get the source code on disk or tape too if desired.