making a social media video to promote groff 1.24.0

"G. Branden Robinson" <[email protected]> Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:58:33 -0600

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At 2026-01-19T02:11:27+0000, dvalin--- via GNU roff typesetting system
discussion wrote:
> On 18.01.26 17:41, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > Thanks, Deri!  Good stuff!  I'm considering making a
> > record-my-desktop video with voice over to summarize the new stuff
> > in groff 1.24.0 (for upload to social media[1]), and this chart is
> > an excellent resource to have available when talking about the new
> > `pdfnote` macro that gropdf supports.
> 
> Branden,
> 
> Are you considering Youtube?

Yes.  I have an account there but have never uploaded a video.  Jim
Hall's "Installing FreeDOS 1.4"[1] is very much along the lines of what
I'd like to do, assuming I can produce the thing smoothly and don't
encounter too many frustrations.

I have zero experience with video editing beyond cutting clips; I have
more trepidation about that aspect than recording my desktop, writing a
script (from which I'm sure to deviate extemporaneously with jokes or
esoteric allusions), or speaking into a microphone.

> There are a few awfully basic groff tutorials there, essentially
> regurgitation of manpages,

Well, maybe.  I wish they'd regurgitate THE CURRENT CONTENT OF GROFF'S
MAN PAGES.

<takes deep breath>

> but little or nothing of substance. I'm kinda hoping that is your
> social medium of choice, not those madding crowds, beyond enduring.

I thought YouTube _was_ the home of madding crowds, beyond enduring!

Or do you mean Instagram?  Or Tik Tok?  Or whatever the disciples of
Discord and madmen of Mastodon have scrabbled together to "compete" in
the viral video "space"?

Regards,
Branden

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H0TWZocJZY

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