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* using [fmt] within Vim to simulate Nroff outputHenHanna
`* Re: using [fmt] within Vim to simulate Nroff outputJanis Papanagnou
 `- Re: using [fmt] within Vim to simulate Nroff outputHenHanna

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From: HenHanna@dev.null (HenHanna)
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Subject: using [fmt] within Vim to simulate Nroff output
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2024 20:17:14 +0000
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 by: HenHanna - Sun, 3 Mar 2024 20:17 UTC

> Or if you happen to use Emacs, you can invoke `M-x set-justification`,
> then type "full", then use M-q to apply full justification on the
> region. No ancient scribes required (well, aside from the Emacs
> authors). Be warned that it looks kind of goofy on a screen in a
> monospace font instead of in a book in a nice variable-width typeface.

Well... it depends on what you
mean by "goofy" -- does it not?

And i haven't used Emacs in over
3 decades... Is it stil used? and if
so, in what context?

Someone (a friend) once remarked
(with intentional wit) that
Emacs seems _superbly optimized_ for
(drum-roll, please) writing Emacs-
macros! (or should it be written
as "Emacs's Macros" more properly?)

i looked for online Nroff simulators
or emulators and was able to find
none! w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w

Then, i suddenly had the bright idea
of using [fmt] within Vim to
simulate Nroff output, and got:

'fmt' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

???

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 by: Janis Papanagnou - Mon, 4 Mar 2024 07:36 UTC

On 03.03.2024 21:17, HenHanna wrote:
>
> i looked for online Nroff simulators
> or emulators and was able to find none! w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
>
> Then, i suddenly had the bright idea
> of using [fmt] within Vim to simulate Nroff output, and got:
>
> 'fmt' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
> program or batch file.
>
> ???

'fmt' is a standard Unix command that you can use (like other external
commands) as a filter; e.g. to format the file from the cursor to the
end of the file: !Gfmt

There's of course also a builtin available in Vim. I usually use it in
visual mode, marking lines with: 'V' <some movements> 'gq'
The V starts line marking and gq does the formatting. The option 'tw'
or 'textwidth' is used to defined the desired formatting width, say
as in :set tw=32

(I cannot see, though, how 'fmt' would emulate 'nroff' in any way.
Or do you want only a block justify?)

Janis

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Subject: Re: using [fmt] within Vim to simulate Nroff output
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 by: HenHanna - Tue, 5 Mar 2024 07:09 UTC

Janis Papanagnou wrote:

> On 03.03.2024 21:17, HenHanna wrote:
>>
>> i looked for online Nroff simulators
>> or emulators and was able to find none! w w w w w w w w w w w w w w w
>>
>> Then, i suddenly had the bright idea
>> of using [fmt] within Vim to simulate Nroff output, and got:
>>
>> 'fmt' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable
>> program or batch file.
>>
>> ???

> 'fmt' is a standard Unix command that you can use (like other external
> commands) as a filter; e.g. to format the file from the cursor to the
> end of the file: !Gfmt

> There's of course also a builtin available in Vim. I usually use it in
> visual mode, marking lines with: 'V' <some movements> 'gq'
> The V starts line marking and gq does the formatting. The option 'tw'
> or 'textwidth' is used to defined the desired formatting width, say
> as in :set tw=32

> (I cannot see, though, how 'fmt' would emulate 'nroff' in any way.
> Or do you want only a block justify?)

> Janis

Thank you... i wasn't familiar with gq as in gqG or gggqG

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