Greg Lehey wrote, quoting Clarke Echols: >> Have you tried ".ifn" and ".ift" (if nroff and if troff)? > > Yes, though I write it '.if t' and '.if n'. '.ifn' doesn't work; > possibly this is a contracted form that no longer works.
".ifn" is AT&T syntax; since AT&T troff allows only two characters in a request name, this is interpreted as ".if n", with the missing space implicitly understood. To support arbitrary long request names, groff *never* allows this space to be omitted. Regards, Keith. _______________________________________________ Groff mailing list Groff@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/groff