Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:51:59 +0100 From: Matthias Apitz <guru@unixarea.de> To: pwn <pwnedomina@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, Jonathan McKeown <jonathan+freebsd-questions@hst.org.za> Subject: Re: ascii text format Message-ID: <20081121165159.GA1707@rebelion.Sisis.de> In-Reply-To: <4926D965.8010104@gmail.com> References: <4926922C.8050702@gmail.com> <200811211539.28898.jonathan%2Bfreebsd-questions@hst.org.za> <4926D965.8010104@gmail.com>
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El día Friday, November 21, 2008 a las 03:53:09PM +0000, pwn escribió: > Jonathan McKeown wrote: > >On Friday 21 November 2008 12:49:16 pwn wrote: > > > >>algouth this is not a freebsd specific text, i need to format some texts > >>under freebsd for they appear in the center of the page when opened in a > >>browser, but i dont want to use HTML for format them, i just want to add > >>tabulation to my *.txt. > >>what software/tool can i use for format my *.txt? there is command on > >>VIM like "set textwidth" but this is not suitable for me. any help i > >>appreciate. > >>i add an example on a temporary host for make sure all understand. > >>(i need to format the text for he appear like the example good.txt) > >>http://one.xthost.info/temphost/good.txt > >>http://one.xthost.info/temphost/bad.txt > >> > > > >You seem to be fighting against your tools rather than working with them - > >the browser will strip out your whitespace and reflow your text anyway > >unless you prevent it somehow (<pre> tags?) so you might be better off > >just using HTML/CSS to control the format. > > > >However, you could look at various tools for processing text, depending > >exactly what you're trying to do: the manpages for fmt, groff, and pr > >might all offer some ideas. > > > >Jonathan > > > > > yes, i want that the text appears displayed such as manpages like, how > can i accomplish this task? what about: $ groff -Tascii < bad.txt SOME TITLE Dreaming of space-flight, and predicting its future, have always been favorite pastimes of science fiction. In my first science column for F&SF, I can't resist the urge to contribute a bit to this grand tradition. A science-fiction writer in 1991 has a profound advantage over the genre's pioneers. Nowadays, space-exploration has a past as well as a future. "The conquest of space" can be judged today, not just by dreams, but by a real-life track record. and some more tweakings after that with sed, ... matthias -- Matthias Apitz Manager Technical Support - OCLC GmbH Gruenwalder Weg 28g - 82041 Oberhaching - Germany t +49-89-61308 351 - f +49-89-61308 399 - m +49-170-4527211 e <matthias.apitz@oclc.org> - w http://www.oclc.org/ http://www.UnixArea.de/ b http://gurucubano.blogspot.com/ Q: What's the difference between an iphone and a freerunner? A: One works but takes away your freedom, the other is free but needs your work.
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