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1 2004-04-30 Bernd Warken
2 ________________________________________________________________
3 * release of groffer 0.9.7
5 * groffer.sh:
6 - obj(), obj_data(), obj_from_output(), obj_set(): New object
7 oriented functions to minimize complicated `eval' commands.
8 - list_*(): Corrections.
9 - usage(): Streamlining.
11 * groffer.man, README_SH:
12 Corrections.
14 2004-04-27 Bernd Warken
15 ________________________________________________________________
16 * release of groffer 0.9.6
18 This version replaces the license of all files except ChangeLog of
19 the groffer source to the GNU General Public License (GPL) of the
20 version described in files COPYING and LICENSE in the groff top
21 source directory.
23 * groffer.man:
24 Changement from the GNU Free Documentation License (FDL) to
25 the GNU General Public License (GPL).
27 * README, README_SH, TODO:
28 Add license GNU General Public License (GPL).
30 * Makefile.sub, groffer.sh:
31 Keep the GNU General Public License (GPL), but refer to the
32 COPYING and LICENSE files.
34 * ChangeLog: Add a license in the style of Emacs ChangeLog file,
35 which is weaker than the GPL, but has its flavor.
37 2004-04-24 Bernd Warken
38 ________________________________________________________________
39 * release of groffer 0.9.5
41 This version is a rewrite of groffer in many parts, but it is kept
42 in the old single script style.
44 Overview of new options:
45 --text, --mode text, --tty-viewer,
46 --X, --mode X, --X-viewer, --html, --mode html, --html-view,
47 --apropos-data, --apropos-devel, --apropos-progs
49 New file:
50 <groffer-source>/README_SH
53 ******* Extension of the `apropos' handling
55 The output of man's `apropos' has grown immensely meanwhile, so it
56 has become inefficient. Now `groffer' provides new options to get
57 the a selected information from this output.
59 * groffer.sh:
60 `--apropos-progs': new option for displaying only information
61 on programs (man page sections 1, 6, and 8)
62 `--apropos-data': new option for displaying only information
63 on documented data (man page sections 4, 5 and 7)
64 `--apropos-devel': new option for displaying only information
65 on development documentation (man page sections 2, 3 and 9)
66 `--apropos': still displays just the output of man's `apropos'
67 program.
68 - Specify all of these options as a single argument option; that
69 makes groffer's `--apropos' option slightly different because
70 the corresponding `man' option does not have arguments, but takes
71 all file arguments as apropos targets. So just ignore the `man'
72 options `-k' and `--apropos' in the parsing of $MANOPT.
73 - Exit after processing one `apropos' call.
76 ******* Quasi object oriented function arguments
78 An object is the name of an environment variable. The value of
79 this variable contains the object's content. This allows to
80 specify function arguments and the calling syntax in a simpler way
81 by letting the first argument be a variable name, usable for input
82 or output.
84 Such an object type is `list', the string value of a shell
85 variable arranged in space-separated single-quoted elements, such
86 as $GROFFER_OPT internally.
88 * groffer.sh:
89 - Remove list_from_args(), list_element_from_arg()
90 list_from_lists(), list_length(), and list_prepend().
91 They can be replaced by list_append().
92 - All list*() functions are rearranged such that the first
93 argument is a list object, the name of a variable.
96 ******* Simplification of configuration files
98 The new syntax of the groffer configuration files is
99 - all lines starting with a `-' character are interpreted as
100 command line options for all calls of groffer; they are collected
101 and prepended to the actual value of $GROFFER_OPT; optional
102 spaces at the beginning.of the line are omitted.
103 - all other lines are interpreted as a shell command and executed
104 in the current shell of the groffer call.
106 Precedence:
107 - The command line and the external environment variables such as
108 $GROFFER_OPT of the groffer call have the highest precedence.
109 - This is overwritten by the configuration file in the user's home
110 directory.
111 - The system configuration file in /etc has the lowest
112 precedence.
114 * groffer.sh:
115 The configuration files are now called after the determination of
116 the temporary files in main_init().
119 ******* Script file name
121 The file name of the script is needed for the several calls during
122 the search for the optimal shell.
124 * groffer.sh:
125 - $_GROFFER_SH: replace $_this by $_GROFFER_SH and use $0 for
126 determining the file name of the script for the following calls,
127 instead of the cumbersome @BINDIR@ construction.
128 - Force the script to be called as an executable file, so $0 must
129 contain the program name.
132 ******* Improved temporary file names
134 Just like groff, groffer mixes all file parameters into a single
135 output file. Its name is now constructed as a comma-separated
136 list built from the file name arguments without a leading comma.
137 So a leading comma can be used for the internal temporary file
138 names.
140 * groffer.sh:
141 - $_OUTPUT_FILE_NAME: new global variable as basis for the output
142 file name; it is set in main_set_resources().
143 - tmp_create(): use `,name' for temporary files different from
144 output file because the output file name does not start with a
145 comma. `$$' is not needed anymore.
146 - main_display(): simplification of $_modefile in _do_display()
147 and single display modes.
148 - Add extension `.html' to output file name in html mode.
149 - base_name(): correction for strange positions of `/'.
152 ******* Mode fixes
154 * groffer.sh:
155 - Set the main default mode to `x' with groff's X Window viewer
156 `gxditview'.
157 - Allow 'x' and 'X' in `--mode' for the X Window mode; the same
158 for `--x' and `X', `--x-viewer' and `--X-viewer'.
159 - Make groff's `-X' equivalent to `mode X'.
160 - Fix `--auto', `--mode auto', and `--default-modes'.
161 - `html' mode: new mode equivalent to `www', add `konqueror' and
162 `lynx' as viewers.
163 - `pdf' mode: fix zoom options for pdf-viewer `xpdf' in
164 main_set_resources(); in main_display() fix the display structure.
165 - Set default X Window resolution to 75dpi. This is not optimal,
166 but with a higher value the options and resources for some viewers
167 must be optimized.
168 `--text' and `--mode text': new option for text output without a
169 pager.
170 - `--tty-viewer': new option equivalent to `--pager'.
171 - Correct the pagers for `tty' mode.
172 - Fix `groff' mode in main_set_resources() and main_display().
173 - Harmonize `--mode arg' with the equivalent options `--arg'.
176 ******* Fixes for command line options
178 * groffer.sh:
179 - list_from_cmdline(): fix the parsing of options with arguments.
180 - Rename $_OPT_TTY_DEVICE to $_OPT_TEXT_DEVICE.
181 - $_OPTS_X_*: new variables for the inhereted X Window variables.
182 - Improve the distribution of the command line options into
183 $_OPTS_GROFFER_*, $_OPTS_GROFF_*, $_OPTS_X_*, and $_OPTS_MAN_*.
184 - $_OPTS_MANOPT_*: new variables for the parsing of $MANOPT.
185 - Correct $_OPTS_CMDLINE_*.
186 - Remove some unused $_OPTS_*.
187 - `--iconic': new option from `-iconic' of the X Window toolkit.
188 - Correct `--rv' to an option without argument.
189 - Minor fixes of other X Window toolkit options.
192 ******* Other fixes
194 * groffer.sh:
195 - is_prog(): allow 0 arguments.
196 - is_not_writable(): new function.
197 - is_*(): fix trailing return codes.
198 - Replace most `test' calls by is_*() functions.
199 - man_setup(): due to bugs in `manpath', prefer
200 manpath_set_from_path() for the determination of the man page path.
201 - man_search_section(): correction of some `for' loops.
202 - Remove export of external non-groffer variables.
205 ******* Documentation
207 * groffer.man:
208 - Reorder the option details according to the option origin as
209 groffer, groff, X, and man options.
210 - Add the programming changes information mentioned above.
211 - Support man pages with a dot in their name
213 * README_SH: new file
214 Move large parts of the documentation in `groffer.sh' into this
215 file.
217 * groffer.sh: usage():
218 - Change the output for `--help' to standard output.
219 - Restructure the information for this help output.
222 ******* Removement of the author's email address
224 Because of the extreme spam attacks, the author removed all
225 occurencies of his email address in every file of the groffer
226 source.
228 2003-01-22 Bernd Warken
229 ________________________________________________________________
230 * release of groffer 0.9.4
232 * groffer.sh: corrections for some restrictive shells
233 - Possible exit codes in actual `ash' are between 0 and 63. To
234 handle even deeper restrictions, use 7 as maximal code instead
235 of 255 as replacement for error -1.
236 - Remove variables $_BAD2 and $_BAD3.
237 - Replace `trap' argument `EXIT' by 0 and write new fuctions
238 `trap_clean' and `trap_set' to handle the restrictions of `trap'
239 for some shells.
240 - Correct wrong $MANPATH to $_MAN_PATH in function
241 `man_do_filespec'.
242 - Test existence of directory before deleting it in the
243 `clean_up' definitions.
244 - Correct help output in `usage' (called by `--help').
246 * TODO:
247 Remove mention of `shoop' and `apropos'.
249 2002-10-21 Bernd Warken
250 ________________________________________________________________
251 * release of groffer 0.9.3
253 * groffer.sh: new temporary subdirectory
254 - Generate temporary subdirectory for storing temporary files
255 with better names in future groffer versions (name:
256 "groffer$$" in usual temporary directory).
257 - Use `umask 000' for temporary files to allow cleaning up
258 for everyone after a system break.
259 - Change both clean_up() functions (for normal shell and
260 for main_display() subshell) to handle the new subdirectory.
261 - clean_up_secondary() and $_TMP_PREFIX are unnecessary now, so
262 they were removed.
264 * Makefile.sub: `sed' commands for "groffer:"
265 - Remove "@g@" entry (not used in "groffer.sh").
266 - Add global replace for "@BINDIR@" and "@VERSION@" for future
267 usage.
269 * TODO: think about...
270 - writing part of groffer in C/C++.
271 - handling several files with different macro packages.
273 2002-10-17 Bernd Warken
274 ________________________________________________________________
275 * fixes of groffer 0.9.2
277 * groffer.sh:
278 Terminate main_parse_MANOPT() if $MANOPT is empty or consists
279 of space characters only.
281 * groffer.man: some fixes in "GROFFER OPTIONS"
282 - New macro ".Header_CB" for CB font in .TP headers; used for
283 definition of variables in option --mode.
284 - Fix some option references to refer to long options.
286 * README:
287 New file for general information on the groffer source; it is
288 not installed.
290 2002-10-14 Bernd Warken
292 * Makefile.sub:
293 add replacement "@BINDIR@" to "$(bindir)" for "groffer:"
295 * groffer.sh:
296 Define $_this as "@BINDIR@/${_PROGRAM_NAME}" to save the right
297 installation position of groffer for the special shell calling.
299 * groffer.man:
300 Remove double definition of filespec parameters.
302 2002-10-13 Bernd Warken
303 ________________________________________________________________
304 * release of groffer 0.9.2
306 * groffer.sh: fixes
307 - Fix some 'sed' functions: two in func_stack_dump(), one in
308 base_name(), add 'sed' command in list_from_cmdline().
309 - Finish main_parse_MANOPT() if $MANOPT is empty.
310 - Sort $_OPTS_GROFF_SHORT_NA like groff short options (but
311 unchanged).
312 - Fix some comments.
314 * groffer.man: make it more readable (but no additions)
315 - A shortened section "SYNOPSIS" is followed by a simplified
316 section "DESCRIPTION".
317 - The options from "SYNOPSIS" go to new section "OPTION
318 OVERVIEW" with all groffer options in a single subsection.
319 - The details of all groffer options are described in section
320 "GROFFER OPTIONS".
321 - New macro for file names ".File_name".
322 - "Option Parsing" is moved to section "COMPATIBILITY".
323 - Fix some "EXAMPLES".
325 2002-09-30 Bernd Warken
326 ________________________________________________________________
327 * release of groffer 0.9.1
329 * TODO: remove done entries
330 - Remove request for different shells.
331 - Remove the 'sed' complaints.
333 2002-07-15 Bernd Warken
335 * groffer.sh: replace `sed' interface by direct `sed'
336 - This improves the performance of the shell programming parts
337 and shortens the groffer script by about 5%.
338 - Remove functions: string_del_append(), string_del_leading(),
339 string_del_trailing(), string_flatten(), string_get_before(),
340 string_get_leading(), string_replace_all(), string_sed_s(),
341 and their auxiliary functions.
342 - Replace all calls of these functions by direct `sed' commands.
343 - Define variables for special characters to ease `sed' calls.
344 - Remove `$APPEND'.
345 - Restrict list_from_string() to single character separators.
346 - Correct list_check() and base_name().
347 - Add comments to all calls of `sed'.
349 * groffer.sh: add run-time support for several shells
350 - New option `--shell': stop execution and rerun groffer under
351 the shell specified in the argument of `--shell'.
352 - If no shell was specified at run-time, `ash' is tried first;
353 if `ash' is not available continue with the shell with which
354 groffer was called from the command line, or with the shell
355 name in the first line of the script, actually `/bin/sh'.
357 2002-07-12 Bernd Warken
358 ________________________________________________________________
359 * fixes for groffer 0.9.0
361 * groffer.sh: enhance version information
362 `groffer -v|--version' now print:
363 - groffer's version number and date
364 - the string `is part of '
365 - groff's version information (version number and copyright),
366 but not groff's `called subprograms' information.
368 * groffer.sh: minor fixes
369 - Fix the argument parser to process argument `-' correctly.
370 - Some display programs have trouble with empty input; feed a
371 line consisting of a single space character in this case for
372 all display modes (not for source or groff modes).
374 * TODO:
375 fix entry `shoop' (not 'shopt').
377 2002-06-28 Bernd Warken
378 ________________________________________________________________
379 * release of groffer 0.9.0
381 * groffer.sh: new mode `pdf'
382 - PDF (Portable Document Format):
383 -> Transform groff `ps' output into pdf using `gs'.
384 -> Pro: PDF viewers provide text searching (!).
385 -> Con: the transformation is quite slow.
386 -> Not suitable as an auto mode.
387 - New options `--pdf', `--pdf-viewer', `--mode pdf'.
388 - Standard pdf viewers `xpdf' and `acroread'.
389 - For `xpdf', choose zoom `z 3' for 100 dpi, `z 2' for 75 dpi.
391 * groffer.sh: support bzip2 decompression
392 - add test for `bzip2' with necessary options
393 - extend functions `catz()' and `save_stdin()'.
395 * TODO
396 remove entry on `bzip' decompression (done).
398 * groffer.man:
399 - Document new `pdf' features.
400 - Document new `bzip2' decompression.
401 - Fix documentation for `--auto-modes'.
403 * groffer.sh: minor fixes
404 - Improve device tests in `tty' and `dvi' modes.
405 - Internally, map mode `auto' to '' to facilitate tests.
406 - Fix auto mode sequence to: `ps,x,tty' as was intended.
408 2002-06-25 Bernd Warken
410 * groffer.sh:
411 Fix `source' mode.
413 * groffer.man:
414 Fix some indentations.
416 2002-06-23 Bernd Warken
417 ________________________________________________________________
418 * release of groffer 0.8
420 * Makefile.sub: add copyright section
422 * groffer.man:
423 - Document the new options.
424 - Revise the documentation of the modes.
425 - Document the configuration files in new section `FILES'.
426 - Redesign section `EXAMPLES'.
427 - Remove documentation for `-W'.
429 * groffer.sh: new debugging features
430 - Disabled by default; enabled by environment variables.
431 - Add landmark() to catch typos with quotes.
432 - Add a function call stack for suitable functions; implemented
433 as within the argument checker func_check().
434 - This implies the need to provide `return' with some clean-up
435 facility; implemented as `eval "$_return_..."'.
436 - Add option `--debug' to enable debugging at run-time.
437 - Actually, the groffer script uses only shell builtins found
438 in `ash' (a subset of POSIX) and POSIX `sed' as the only
439 external shell utility.
441 * groffer.sh: customization of viewers
442 - In `groff' mode, the groffer viewing facilities are disabled.
443 - The postprocessor option `-P' costumizes the viewer only in
444 some situations in the `groff' mode, so a new infrastructure
445 for viewer customization is necessary.
446 - Allow to specify arguments to the viewer programs specified
447 in `--*-viewer()'.
448 - Implement some of the essential X Toolkit resource options in
449 groffer, but with use a leading double minus.
450 -> `--bd': set border color.
451 -> `--bg', `--background': set background color.
452 -> `--bw': set border width.
453 -> `--display': set X display.
454 -> `--geometry': set size and position of viewer window.
455 -> `--fg', `--foreground': set foreground color.
456 -> `--ft', `--font': set font.
457 -> `--resolution': set X resolution in dpi.
458 -> `--title': set viewer window title.
459 -> `--xrm': set X resource.
460 - Remove misnamed option `--xrdb'.
462 * groffer.sh: new mode structure
463 - New Postcript mode `ps' (`--ps'):
464 -> default viewers: gv,ghostview,gs_x11,gs;
465 -> `--ps-viewer' sets the Postscript viewer.
466 - New mode `www' (`--www') for displaying in a web browser:
467 -> default browsers: mozilla,netscape,opera,amaya,arena;
468 -> `--www-viewer' sets the web browser.
469 - New dvi mode (`--dvi'); default viewer `xdvi':
470 -> default viewers: xdvi,dvilx;
471 -> `--dvi-viewer' sets the dvi viewer.
472 - New mode `auto':
473 -> active if no other mode is given or by new option `--auto';
474 -> selects from a sequence of modes that are tested until one
475 of them succeeds.
476 -> the default mode sequence is actually `ps', `x', `tty'.
477 -> `--default-modes' sets this mode sequence as a comma
478 separated string of program names, optionally each one
479 with arguments).
480 - New mode `groff':
481 -> process input like groff, ignore viewing options.
482 -> activated by new option `--groff'.
483 -> automatically active with one of `-V', `-X', `-Z'.
484 - Revise `tty' mode:
485 -> allow several text devices.
486 ->
487 - Reorganize the mode management:
488 -> new mode setting option `--mode'.
489 -> logically separate source, groff, and display modes.
490 -> intermediate output mode is now part of mode groff; remove
491 any special features around `-Z'.
492 - Update usage() to reflect the new option structure.
494 * groffer.sh: add configuration files
495 - `/etc/groff/groffer.conf' system-wide configuration.
496 - `${HOME}/.groff/groffer.conf' user configuration.
497 - The configuration file are shell scripts for now; later
498 implementations can identify this from the `#! /bin/sh' line.
500 * groffer.sh: new data structure `list':
501 - Implement a `list' data structure as a string consisting of
502 single-quoted elements, separated by a space character;
503 embedded single-quotes are escaped.
505 * groffer.sh: new option parser based on `list':
506 - Write new option parser based on `list', compatible to both
507 POSIX getopts() and GNU getopt().
508 - Long options are now available on GNU and non-GNU systems.
509 - Get rid of POSIX getopts() and GNU getopt().
510 - the `-W--longopt' construct is now obsolete; remove it.
511 - add test/function for `unset'.
512 - Option strings are now implemented as `list's in order to
513 allow unusual characters in options.
514 - Parse $MANOPT first; translate essential arguments into
515 groffer options.
517 * groffer.man:
518 - determine prompt length for `.Shell_cmd'* dynamically.
519 - naming scheme for static strings and registers changed to
520 `namespace:macro.variable'.
523 2002-06-16 Werner Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>
525 * groffer.sh:
526 Implement man option `--ascii' by `-mtty-char'.
529 2002-05-31 Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org>
531 * groffer.man (@.Shell_cmd_width):
532 Increase to 4m (we use `sh#' as the prompt).
535 2002-05-31 Bernd Warken
536 ________________________________________________________________
537 * release of groffer 0.7
539 * groffer.sh: remove incompatibilities with the `ash' shell:
540 - do not use `!command':
541 -> use `else'
542 -> write `_not_' equivalents for some functions
543 - do not use `[^]' in `case':
544 -> restructure some functions.
545 - only single-character names for loop variables:
546 -> spoils the paradigm of leading `_' for local variables.
547 - spurious trouble with `for i in ${var}':
548 -> use `eval set -- ${var}' and `for i in "$@"'
549 - do not change or use $IFS:
550 -> define new functions string_split() and `path_split()'.
551 -> result must be processed by `eval set --'.
552 -> solve conflicts with existing positional parameters.
553 - trouble with exporting external `$GROFF_*' variables:
554 -> hope that they were exported in the calling shell.
555 - not smart about additional blanks:
556 -> remove unnecessary white space.
558 * groffer.sh: improve run-time speed:
559 - `ash' more than doubles the speed of `bash'.
560 - speed-up `man_setup()'.
563 2002-05-30 Werner Lemberg <wl@gnu.org>
565 * groffer.man:
566 - remove some wrong `\:'.
567 - rename macro names that start with a `[' (clashes with refer).
568 - fix TP_header.
571 2002-05-28 Bernd Warken
572 ________________________________________________________________
573 * release of groffer 0.6
575 This is almost a complete rewrite since groffer 0.5 .
576 ________________________________________________________________
577 * Documentation
579 * groffer.man:
580 - Apply the changes done in www.tmac (.URL and .MTO)
581 - Replace \fP by \f[].
582 - Redesign and rewrite most macros.
583 - Include the documentation for the new features.
584 - Greatly enlarge section ENVIRONMENT
585 - Add examples.
587 * TODO:
588 - Start a TODO file with several sections.
590 * ChangeLog:
591 Due to the many changes, shorten and rearrange the entries
592 since groffer 0.5 .
593 ________________________________________________________________
594 * Shell compatibility
596 * groffer.sh:
597 - Due to possible conflicts in old BSD versions, `[]' was
598 replaced by `test'; the `test' options `-a' and `-o' were
599 replaced by multiple calls of `test'.
600 - Write interface to the `sed' command `s' to become
601 independent of the delimiter character. Rewrite all text
602 manipulating function to use this new scheme. The new
603 functions are named `string_*'.
604 - `tr' is not needed any longer, replaced by `sed'.
605 - `grep' is not needed any longer, mostly replaced by `case'.
606 - Revision of test for `getopt'.
607 - Remove `set -a'; explicitly export variables.
608 - The only external programs used are POSIX `sed' and the
609 fallback to `apropos'. All other program calls were
610 replaced by shell builtins and functions.
612 ________________________________________________________________
613 * Cosmetics
615 * groffer.sh:
616 - Implement a prefix based naming scheme for local variables
617 and functions (OOP-like).
618 - Introduce variables for white space (better readability with
619 $IFS).
620 - Store the names of the processed filespecs into a variable
621 instead of a temporary file.
622 - Error-prone shell constructions were replaced by functions
623 with a simple interface.
624 - To avoid too long pipes, replace supercat() by do_fileargs();
625 every input file is handled independently.
627 ________________________________________________________________
628 * New features:
629 - Add support for more X devices (e.g. X75-12 and X100-12).
630 - Add long option `--intermediate_output' to `-Z'.
631 - Make the options for mode selection clobber each other.
632 - Add option `--mode' with an argument having the following
633 values:
634 `X': force displaying in X, same as options `-X';
635 `tty': display with a pager on text terminal; same as `--tty';
636 `source', `default', `auto', etc.
637 - Make the handling of the X mode like in groff (e.g. -X -Tps).
638 - Make resolution for gxditview behave like groff (default
639 75 dpi).
640 - Add environment variable $GROFFER_OPT to preset groffer
641 options.
643 ________________________________________________________________
644 * implement most of the functionality of GNU `man'.
646 - Add all `man' long options to groffer.
647 - Add all `man' environment variables.
648 - Parse and use content of `$MANOPT'.
649 - The precedence of the options and environment variables
650 is regulated like in GNU `man'.
651 - Force the option `--manpath' to have a colon-separated
652 argument like GNU `man'.
653 - Support `man section name' calling convention.
654 - Remove all dependencies on `man -w'.
656 * groffer.sh:
657 - Add the new features above.
658 - Rewrite the search algorithm for man pages.
659 - Remove searching with `man -w' (problems with space
660 characters in file names).
661 - Fix and complement usage().
662 - The filespec parsers gets a function of its own do_manpage().
665 2002-01-08 Bernd Warken
667 * groffer 0.5 (beta) released
669 * groffer.man:
670 - Fix hyphenation problems with macros describing options.
671 - Fix the handling of some `-' characters.
672 - Examples of shell commands now print in font CR instead of CB.
673 - Remove documentation for option `-X'.
674 - Add documentation for option `--dpi'.
676 * groffer.sh:
677 - New method for creating temporary files, based on process
678 IDs. This is reliable enough and suitable for GNU and POSIX.
679 - Run gxditview in a new shell instantiation for having a clean
680 handling of the temporary files when running in the
681 background.
682 - Revision of the retrieving method for the window title.
683 - Empty input is now tolerated.
684 - Export the variables that are set before the call of `set -a'.
685 - Function usage() corrected and updated.
686 - Unnecessary stuff removed.
687 - Comments adjusted.
688 - Pass option `-X' to groff, i.e. force X output with 75 dpi.
689 - Implement option `--dpi' for setting the resolution for the X
690 viewer, which had already been documented in earlier versions.
692 2002-01-07 Bernd Warken
694 * groffer 0.4 (beta) released (as groff `contrib')
696 * groffer.man:
697 - New features documented.
698 - Macros stream-lined.
699 - Section EXAMPLES added.
701 * groffer.sh:
702 - System tests added/optimized.
703 - Speed/memory optimizations by defining some shell functions
704 alternatively depending on the text results.
705 - Use `gzip' for decompression instead of `zcat'.
706 - Signal handling added for clean exiting by `trap'.
707 - Temporary files exist only as long as necessary.
708 - Setup of path for man-pages moved after the option parsing.
709 - Fixed a bug in determining the path for man-pages.
710 - Fixed a bug in the handling of non-groffer options.
712 * New features:
713 - New option --tty for forcing paging on text terminal.
714 - New option --no-man for disabling the man-page feature.
715 - Implement reserved POSIX -W feature to simulate long options.
716 - gxditview is now run as a background process.
718 2002-01-05 Werner LEMBERG <wl@gnu.org>
720 * Integrate groffer into groff's `contrib' tree.
722 * Makefile: Replaced by...
723 Makefile.sub: New file.
725 * groffer: Replaced by...
726 groffer.sh: New file.
728 * groffer.man (OptDef): Add missing backslashes.
729 Update copyright.
731 2001-12-15 Bernd Warken
733 * groffer 0.3 (alpha) released (still stand-alone package).
735 * GNU and POSIX are supported (POSIX without long options).
737 * New options : --man, --mandb, --title, --xrdb
739 * Support for command line arguments with embedded single space
740 characters (GNU only) .
742 * Several search methods for man-pages when no `man -w' is
743 available ($MANPATH, mandb, a default path).
745 * Language support for man-pages.
747 * Recognize the following filespecs as man-page parameters:
748 man:name(section), man:name, name.section, name.
750 2001-12-03 Bernd Warken
752 * Stand-alone package for groffer 0.2 (alpha) created
753 Files: groffer, groffer.man, Makefile, TODO, ChangeLog
755 2001-12-02 Bernd Warken
757 * groffer 0.2 (alpha) program released.
759 * Name changed from `groffview' to `groffer'.
761 * Comments added.
763 * Name changed from `groffview' to `groffer'.
765 * Options harmonized with groff.
766 New options : -Q --source, -T --device, -X .
767 Other options known from groff are passed unchanged.
769 * 100 dpi as default, 75 dpi only in emergency situations.
771 * Bugs with temporary files fixed.
773 * Code restructured and comments added.
775 2001-11-28 Bernd Warken
777 ***** groffview 0.1 (experimental) and groffview.man released
778 (predecessor of groffer, shell script)
780 * Options : -h --help, -v --version
782 * Search for man-pages based on $MANPATH
784 * development of `groffview' shell script started
786 2001-11-28 Bernd Warken
787 ________________________________________________________________
788 License
790 Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003,2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
791 Written by Bernd Warken
792 Copying and distribution of this file, with or without
793 modification, are permitted provided the copyright notice and this
794 notice are preserved.
796 This file is part of groffer, which is part of the groff project.