> Note, that neither plainTex nor troff handle > cross-references, > automatic equation numbering, footnote numbering, table of > contents, > etc. Nonetheless, mainly these listed features are often so > needed. > ... What I am > trying to get > is something like eplain, but for troff. And I wanted to > have a look > at how some things are to be done. And to not invent a > wheel, I asked > for some *simple* macros, which must have been used e.g. in > the > mentioned books in my 1st contribution.
I'd suggest digging around for macro sets people created for various schools' thesis and dissertation formats. I expect several of us have done that and have included auto numbering of chapters, sections, equations, tables, figures, etc. If I look hard enough, I might even be able to find the ones I did 20 some-odd years ago for my master's thesis, but I'm pretty sure I won't get able to get to it until at least this weekend. BLS
