Re: gropdf : missing colour when used with HDTBL macros
On Thu, Dec 14, 2023 at 11:02:50PM +, Deri wrote: > On Thursday, 14 December 2023 22:35:26 GMT Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote: > > File examples in > > > > https://list.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2023-12/msg00013.html > > > > with subject "Groff hdtbl tables disappear near the footer". > > > > /usr/bin/groff -Tpdf -ms -mhdtbl hdtbl-issue.ms > hdtbl-issue.pdf > > > > Output does not have a "coloured" header "Professional > > Experience" (but black on white background) as the PostScript > > output file. > > > > -.-. > > > > /usr/bin/groff -Tpdf --version: > > > > GNU groff version 1.23.0 > > Copyright (C) 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > > [...] > > called subprograms: > > > > GNU troff (groff) version 1.23.0 > > GNU gropdf (groff) version 1.23.0 > > Hi Bjarni, > > If you look in hdtbl-issue-macros.ms you will see:- > > .ds ACCENT "\X'ps: exec .1 .3 .6 setrgbcolor' > .ds GREY "\X'ps: exec .7 .7 .7 setrgbcolor' > .ds DGREY "\X'ps: exec .3 .3 .3 setrgbcolor' > .ds RED "\X'ps: exec 1 0 0 setrgbcolor' > .ds BLUE "\X'ps: exec 0 0 1 setrgbcolor' > .ds BLACK "\X'ps: exec 0 0 0 setrgbcolor' > .ds WHITE "\X'ps: exec 1 1 1 setrgbcolor' > .defcolor textcolor rgb #353535 > .defcolor linecolor rgb #a1a1a1 > > The first 7 lines are defined as postscript commands which are not parsed by > gropdf. Its man page documents the particular \X'ps: ..." which are > understood. > > The last two colours use normal groff colour definitions. I'm not too sure > why > most of the colours are done as postscript commands, but this sort of > postscript used to be the only way to get colours from groff, before Werner > added the colour commands, so it may be old code. > > Cheers > > Deri > > > Thanks for this enlightenment. Thus, the "gropdf" should warn if it can't complete the conversion, for example by adding a case where the tag 'ps:' does not match any processed case. The same for any tag, that is not processed. And the manual should not state that " All other ps: tags are silently ignored."
Re: gropdf : missing colour when used with HDTBL macros
On Thursday, 14 December 2023 22:35:26 GMT Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote: > File examples in > > https://list.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2023-12/msg00013.html > > with subject "Groff hdtbl tables disappear near the footer". > > /usr/bin/groff -Tpdf -ms -mhdtbl hdtbl-issue.ms > hdtbl-issue.pdf > > Output does not have a "coloured" header "Professional > Experience" (but black on white background) as the PostScript > output file. > > -.-. > > /usr/bin/groff -Tpdf --version: > > GNU groff version 1.23.0 > Copyright (C) 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > [...] > called subprograms: > > GNU troff (groff) version 1.23.0 > GNU gropdf (groff) version 1.23.0 Hi Bjarni, If you look in hdtbl-issue-macros.ms you will see:- .ds ACCENT "\X'ps: exec .1 .3 .6 setrgbcolor' .ds GREY "\X'ps: exec .7 .7 .7 setrgbcolor' .ds DGREY "\X'ps: exec .3 .3 .3 setrgbcolor' .ds RED "\X'ps: exec 1 0 0 setrgbcolor' .ds BLUE "\X'ps: exec 0 0 1 setrgbcolor' .ds BLACK "\X'ps: exec 0 0 0 setrgbcolor' .ds WHITE "\X'ps: exec 1 1 1 setrgbcolor' .defcolor textcolor rgb #353535 .defcolor linecolor rgb #a1a1a1 The first 7 lines are defined as postscript commands which are not parsed by gropdf. Its man page documents the particular \X'ps: ..." which are understood. The last two colours use normal groff colour definitions. I'm not too sure why most of the colours are done as postscript commands, but this sort of postscript used to be the only way to get colours from groff, before Werner added the colour commands, so it may be old code. Cheers Deri
gropdf : missing colour when used with HDTBL macros
File examples in https://list.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2023-12/msg00013.html with subject "Groff hdtbl tables disappear near the footer". /usr/bin/groff -Tpdf -ms -mhdtbl hdtbl-issue.ms > hdtbl-issue.pdf Output does not have a "coloured" header "Professional Experience" (but black on white background) as the PostScript output file. -.-. /usr/bin/groff -Tpdf --version: GNU groff version 1.23.0 Copyright (C) 2022 Free Software Foundation, Inc. [...] called subprograms: GNU troff (groff) version 1.23.0 GNU gropdf (groff) version 1.23.0
