Re: Manpage rendering faults
From: Julian Phillips <hidden>
Date: 2016-06-15 22:43:22
On Wed, 18 Jul 2007, Fredrik Tolf wrote:
I often read manpages using a `man -t whatever | ggv -' command, since I like how it is rendered in PostScript. However, it turns out that some things in the Git manpages don't really render very well using that method. For example, in the git-rebase manpage, there are two history graphs that look like this when reading the manpages normally in a terminal:
It's a proportional font issue ... Running "groff -Tps -f C -man $(man -w git-rebase) | ggv -" should display it correctly. (The "-f C" being the part the man doesn't do) No idea how to make it use that font by default though ... not even sure if you can put that kind of information into a man page? -- Julian --- Dinner suggestion #302 (Hacker's De-lite): 1 tin imported Brisling sardines in tomato sauce 1 pouch Chocolate Malt Carnation Instant Breakfast 1 carton milk