Path: utzoo!censor!geac!aeshq!peter
From: peter@aeshq.UUCP (Peter Mielke)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: turn off page numberings on troff
Keywords: ms macros
Message-ID: <296@aeshq.UUCP>
Date: 28 Sep 89 13:43:45 GMT
References: <14781@netnews.upenn.edu>
Reply-To: peter@aeshq.UUCP (Peter Mielke)
Organization: Environment Canada
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SiuLeong Iu writes:
> Is there a way to turn off the page numberings when we use
> the troff with -ms to prepare the document? 

at the begining of your document clear the center header string
variable:

	.ds CH

> 
> On the other hand, if we put number on the pages, can we put
> number '-1-' on page 1 also?

I have problems with this but all you have to do is put in the macro
 .P1 before any text.

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Peter Mielke                               {utgpu,mnetor}!geac!aeshq!peter
Environment Canada                         Atmospheric Environment Service
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