Dear Ben, You could use this simple set of macro's I use for my exams as a starter. https://github.com/Allfifthstuning/awesome-groff-user-macrosets/blob/main/toets.tmac
Kind regards, Hans Ben <benjaminmichaelfre...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi > > I am by no means an experienced user of groff. I thought I would give it a > go as it may be useful for setting exams and test papers in my classroom. > The exam class in latex is amazing but I am looking for greater control > over what is happening on the page. I love the simplicity of unix and groff > and was hoping to ask for some help with a macro which I could use for > setting questions. > > I was looking to insert a question Num and then without a break indent the > question text. Similar to the IP command with a bullet, however, I wish to > append an additional mark allocation to the end of this body text also > without a break. See screenshot below. > I have played around with page offset and line length. I also attempted to > build an \hfill(latex like) macro which was way above my level of skill. I > am starting to get my head around breaks and new lines of input and output > but I am missing a key piece. > > I see it as something like this. > > 1. print a question number , do not break (eg 1. or 1) perhaps use a > 'br or \c to enforce this non break > 2. adjust margin using the .in +0.5i command or the .po and .ll command > 3. fill text within these margins, do not break, kinda like a block quote > 4. Adjust margin back, do not break, another \c or 'br > 5. Append mark allocation (12 marks) > 6. end macro > > Any help would be much appreciated. I would prefer ..read x part of the > Ffing manual more carefully rather than paste in code I do not really > understand. > So pointers to sources to read or inaccuracies in my thinking would also be > greatly appreciated. > > Thank you in advance for your time. > Ben
