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From: rr2g@rhonda.ce.Virginia.EDU (Rhonda Gaines)
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Subject: Framemaker vs. Troff
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Date: 7 Nov 90 19:27:15 GMT
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We're in a possible transition phase from troff
to framemaker.  Obviously before we make the purchase we want to
have as many questions answered as possible.  Which brings me to the
point of this posting.  Currently the way we
process equations is with troff/eqn.  We have a separate file with
nothing but troff equation definitions ranging from sigma subscript
x to huge matrices that when printed comes to about 20 pages.  Our
normal procedure is to write the troff file using $$ delimeters and put
in the definition name (not the definition itself) for the equation we 
want to use.  Can this or a similar (easy) form be done using 
framemaker? Or do you have to cut and paste from another document.

 -thanks

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