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From: root@cca.ucsf.edu (Systems Staff)
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Subject: Re: [nt]roff macros for Xerox XP-24
Summary: Not impossible, just hard
Keywords: nroff troff macros xerox laser
Message-ID: <1945@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu>
Date: 6 May 89 01:57:13 GMT
References: <371@nixba.UUCP> <1873@astroatc.UUCP>
Organization: Computer Center, UCSF
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In article <1873@astroatc.UUCP>, brown@astroatc.UUCP (Vidiot) writes:
> 
> Nroff cannot be used with proportional
> spaced laser printers, especially PostScript.
> -- 

A little too strong here! We have done this for years using PS fonts
on the Xerox 2700. It is tedious to set up the character table and
needs a post-filter (at least the way I did it) but it certainly
works.

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