Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site kitty.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!rochester!rocksanne!sunybcs!kitty!larry From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) Newsgroups: net.books,net.text,net.wanted Subject: Re: a READABLE nroff/troff manual???? Message-ID: <253@kitty.UUCP> Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 14:45:53 EDT Article-I.D.: kitty.253 Posted: Tue Aug 6 14:45:53 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 8-Aug-85 00:57:53 EDT References: <204@nrcvax.UUCP> Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY Lines: 22 Xref: linus net.books:2016 net.text:478 net.wanted:6111 > I've got to learn Nroff/Troff in a hurry, and I find the Nroff/Troff > User's Manual highly unenlightening. Does anyone know of a book out > there that gives a fuller explanation of the subject? Maybe with some > good, clear examples? ... Try "A Practical Guide to the UNIX System" by Mark G. Sobell, ISBN 0-8053-8910-5 published by The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Co. of Menlo Park, Ca. This book has about 50 pages on nroff with examples. I had the same problem you did - and this book gave me enough initial understanding so that I could THEN understand the UNIX doc's, which are about as clear as mud for a first time user. Larry Lippman Recognition Research Corp. Clarence, New York UUCP {decvax,dual,rocksanne,rocksvax,watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry {rice,shell}!baylor!/ syr!buf!/ VOICE 716/741-9185 TELEX {via WUI} 69-71461 answerback: ELGECOMCLR "Have you hugged your cat today?"