Follow-up Comment #8, bug #66447 (group groff):
[comment #7 comment #7:] > At 2024-11-15T18:38:59-0500, anonymous wrote: >> Follow-up Comment #6, bug #66447 (group groff): >> [comment #5 comment #5:] >>> I know that for other requests, I sometimes want to "schedule" >>> something to take place when the next break happens without actually >>> _causing_ a break. I haven't thought carefully through enough >>> scenarios to decide that this would never be the case with `ne`. >> >> I thought that's the entire purpose of the no-break control char, no? > > Yes, but like _most_ formatter requests, `ne` does not behave > differently depending on the control character used to invoke it. > > In fact, I've considered adding a formatter "style" warning advising the > user when they uselessly invoke a request with the no-break control > character. > > https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?62776#comment4 I think this his a much simpler solution. `ne` should cause a line break before breaking the page when invoked with the regular control char, and should not cause a line break when invoked with the no-break control char. I realize it might be a bit unusual for a request invoked with the no-break char to cause a page break. In any case however, I consider the current behavior wrong. If `ne`'s description reads "[b]reak page if distance to next page location trap is less than [given distance]", and `bp`'s description reads "[b]reak page and start a new one", I expect the two to behave similarly. In essence, I expect `ne` to behave like a conditional `bp`, a shorter way of writing `if \n[.t]u<(v;DIST) .bp`. The fact that it doesn't behave this way betrays user expectations, regardless of whether you consider it a bug or not. If you really think it should continue working like this, the documentation should be updated to make its actual behavior clear. _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?66447> _______________________________________________ Message sent via Savannah https://savannah.gnu.org/
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