Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!ut-sally!husc6!think!ames!sdcsvax!ucbvax!LBL-CSA2.ARPA!mahoney From: mahoney@LBL-CSA2.ARPA Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers Subject: To Bob Pellegrino, Troff > TeX Message-ID: <8707151333.AA02537@brillig.umd.edu> Date: Thu, 9-Jul-87 12:38:54 EDT Article-I.D.: brillig.8707151333.AA02537 Posted: Thu Jul 9 12:38:54 1987 Date-Received: Fri, 17-Jul-87 05:54:24 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 12 Approved: laser-lovers@brillig.umd.edu I don't know if this will be of much help, but i frequently have to convert files in both directions, but usually from troff to tex. I set up macros with similar names to do similar things in each text formatter (e.g., .AU is equivalent to \AU) then do a conversion with a shell script or with VI. For the equations it is sometimes tricky, but moving them to a temporary file to do the conversion provides a quick and safe way using the methods I mentioned. Tables are a little more complicated, but often you can set them up so that a direct replace- ment of the tbl tab character with & is feasible. I don't know if this is any help. Jeannette Mahoney (mahoney@lbl.bitnet)