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3 This document was typeset with the

4 .I troff

5 document preparation system on Unix.

6 After having typset my diploma thesis with Latex, the choice for

7 troff was similar to prefering MH over mutt.

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9 I used the troff implementation of the Heirloom doctools,

10 and built upon the

11 .I ms

12 macro package.

13 To meet my personal wishes, I added further macros and replaced

14 clumpsy parts of ms.

15 My own macro code comprises about 400 lines.

16 Unfortunately, I must admit that the troff sources are not perfectly

17 portable as I accessed Heirloom troff extensions and ms internals,

18 occasionally.

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20 I am satisfied with the result, with the exception of the English spacing.

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22 My troff setup was inspired and guided by

23 Dougherty and O'Reilly's

24 .I "UNIX Text Processing

25 and by chapter seven of Bourne's

26 .I "The UNIX System" .

27 The

28 .I "Nroff/Troff User's Manual

29 added definitive answers.

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31 The typesetting command line read something like:

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33 export TROFFONTS=fonts REFER=bib

34 soelim style *.roff | refer -e -P -sLAD -l,2 -k | \

35 grap | pic | troff -Tps -ms 2>err.ig | dpost >thesis.ps

36 VE

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38 The complete sources of this document, as well as final versions in

39 PDF and Postscript format, are available on my website:

40 .L http://marmaro.de/docs \^.

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42 This document may be copied and redistributed in complete form.

43 Apart from that, follow the scientific custom:

44 Quote and acknowledge the reference.