Example 1:

Tasting notes using padding, string tabs and multi-columns

VIN ROBE NEZ BOUCHE COMMENTAIRES

Peelee Island Jaune pâle. Frais, fruité, ci- Doux, fruité, bien Bon apéro. Servir
Gewürztraminer tronné, arômes équilibré avec une avec des plats
2000 fortes de lichee bonne acidité. indiens ou chinois.
(Canada) et de fruits tropi- Excellent rapport
caux. qualité/prix.
Carau Pujol Rubis foncé, vio- Belles arômes de Très rond, tannins Superbe ! Une
Tannat lacée, presque fruits foncés mûres et veloutés, aubaine à ne pas
1995 opaque. (prunes, cerises avec un long finis manquer. Prêt à
(Uraguay) noires, cassis). fruité et doucement boire maintenant.
Odeurs tertiares alcoolique.
de cuir, cèdre,
violets, eucalyp-
tus, avec une
trace exotique de
Band-Aid*.

* The term “Band-Aid” means the slightly sweet, vaguely chemical smell associated with medical-grade plastics.
It is often found in wines from terroirs in South America. Provided a wine has a sufficient concentration of fruit
aromas and complex tertiary characteristics, Band-Aid is a Good Thing. Otherwise, it smells like cheap lipstick.

Example 2:
“Massaging” a passage of rag right text

Passage using groff spacing defaults

The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he
ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature of
my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat. At length I
would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled—but the very defini-
tiveness with which it was resolved, precluded the idea of risk. I must not only
punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed when retribution
overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the avenger fails to
make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.
—Edgar Allen Poe, The Cask of Amontillado

The same passage, “massaged”

The thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could; but when he
ventured upon insult, I vowed revenge. You, who so well know the nature
of my soul, will not suppose, however, that I gave utterance to a threat. At
length I would be avenged; this was a point definitively settled—but the
very definitiveness with which it was resolved, precluded the idea of risk.
I must not only punish, but punish with impunity. A wrong is unredressed
when retribution overtakes its redresser. It is equally unredressed when the
avenger fails to make himself felt as such to him who has done the wrong.
—Edgar Allen Poe, The Cask of Amontillado
Example 3:
A recipe for enumerated lists using indents

This example demonstrates the use of left and hanging indents for simple enumerated lists.
Nested lists are possible, as the example shows; however, the more complex the nesting, the
wiser it becomes to use (string) tabs, as seen in Example 4.

Please note: mom has macros that allow you to set enumerated lists automatically. These
examples merely show hanging indents and string tabs in use.
1. This is the first item in the list. Notice how the first line “hangs” back from the remaining
text, which is otherwise indented by the width of by two figure-spaces (digit-width spaces)
and a period.
2. This is the second item in the list. As with the above item, notice the use of the \0 escape
sequence in the input text. It’s there to ensure that the space after the number/period combi-
nation always remains the same (i.e. doesn’t stretch when the line is justified). That way, the
text of each item always lines up perfectly.
• This is the first line of a sublist with bullets. Notice how the first line (the one with the
bullet) is indented exactly one pica from the text of the list item above it, while the
remaining lines align with the left indent we set above.
• This is the second item of the sublist with bullets. We could go on indefinitely, but let’s
go back to the top level (numbered) list...
3. ...and here we are.

Example 4:
A recipe for nested lists using string tabs

Although setting up string tabs is a bit more complex than setting up indents, it’s well worth the
effort, especially for nested lists.
1. This is the first item in the list. Notice how, just as in Example 3, the first line hangs back
from the remaining text, which is otherwise indented.
2. This is the second item in the list. Notice that when setting “lists” with tabs, there’s no need
to use the\0 escape sequence after the number/period combination in the input text.
• This is the first line of a sublist with bullets. Notice how the bullets and the text line up
exactly the same as in Example 3.
• This is the second item of the sublist with bullets. For the fun of it, lets add in an
en-dashed sub-sublist.
– Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod
tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua.
– At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren,
no sea takimata sanctus est lorem ipsum dolor sit amet.
3. And here we are, back at the top-level numbered list with a minimum of muss and fuss,
4. Generally speaking, once you get the hang of string tabs and the PAD macro, you’ll find set-
ting up complex indenting structures easier than with the indent macros.
Example 5:
Word spacing
Normal word spacing
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.
Word spacing adjusted by +2
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.
Word spacing adjusted by +4
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.
Word spacing adjusted by +6
Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of the party.

Example 6:
Line kerning
Unkerned line Unkerned line
“But this is important!”she exclaimed. “But this is important!”she exclaimed.
Line “tightened” – .RW .1 Line “loosened” – .EW .1
“But this is important!”she exclaimed. “But this is important!”she exclaimed.
Line “tightened” – .RW .2 Line “loosened” – .EW .2
“But this is important!”she exclaimed. “But this is important!”she exclaimed.
Line “tightened” – .RW .3 Line “loosened” – .EW .3
“But this is important!”she exclaimed. “But this is important!”she exclaimed.

Example 7:
Cutaround using left/right indents, multi columns and a dropcap

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tempor invidunt ut labore et dolore magna diam nonumy eirmod tempor invidunt ut labore et
aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. dolore.
At vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et Magna aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua, at
ea rebum. Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea taki- vero eos et accusam. Et justo duo dolores et ea
kimata sanctus est lorem ipsum dolor sit rebum, stet clita kasd gubergren. No sea
amet. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, con- takimata sanctus est, lorem ipsum dolor
setetur sadipscing elitr, sed diam non- sit amet.
umy eirmod tempor. Sit amet, consetetur sadipscing elitr,
Invidunt ut labore et dolore magna sed diam. Nonumy eirmod tempor invi-
aliquyam erat, sed diam voluptua. At dunt ut labore et dolore magna. Ali-
vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores quyam erat sed diam voluptua. At vero
et ea rebum. eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et ea
Stet clita kasd gubergren, no sea ta- rebum stet.
kimata sanctus est lorem ipsum dolor sit amet. Dolores et ea rebum stet clita kasd gubergren,
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consetetur sadipsc- no sea takimata sanctus. Sadipscing elitr sed
ing elitr, sed diam nonumy eirmod tempor invi- diam, nonumy eirmod tempor, invidunt ut labore
dunt ut labore et dolore magna aliquyam erat. Sed et dolore magna aliquyam erat. Sed diam volup-
diam voluptua, at vero eos et accusam et justo duo tua, at vero eos et accusam et justo duo dolores et
dolores et ea rebum. Stet clita no kasd guber- ea rebum.