[comp.unix.questions] Nroff -man and two-/one-sided output

lim@ecs.umass.edu (01/19/91)

Nroff with the -man option outputs for two-sided printing (prints on both sides 
of a sheet). As a result, the page numbers are either on the odd or even side 
depending on what page it is. Does anyone know how to change it so that the 
output is for one-sided printing, while still using the -man option? Thanks.


Jonathan Lim

jpr@jpradley.jpr.com (Jean-Pierre Radley) (01/20/91)

In article <12107.2797258a@ecs.umass.edu> lim@ecs.umass.edu writes:
>Nroff with the -man option outputs for two-sided printing (prints on both
>sides of a sheet). As a result, the page numbers are either on the odd or
>even side depending on what page it is. Does anyone know how to change it so
>that the output is for one-sided printing, while still using the -man option?

You'd have to change the an macro file. or copy it to something else. Just
grep-ing for the word 'Page' will turn up a couple of lines with tests for
"if e" and "if o". So don't test for even or odd, and modify the .tl (title)
macro to give you what you prefer.
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