> That may not be what you need. A blank line has the same vertical > spacing as a .sp 1v request. Paragraph spacing is more typically > .sp .5v
Thank you, that's a very good point! As it happens, for my particular idiosyncratic purposes, I'm making a macro package for formatting scripts (the non-computer kind), which are (as far as I can tell) essentially emulating an IBM Selectric typewriter. I don't know the details of it, but as it's electromechanical, I'm guessing it's probably pretty simple, and missing exactly one line in between each block of text should be sufficient for my purposes! Thank you though, it's always good to be aware of what I'm doing rather than blindly groping around with copious manual skimming, as is my custom. :) Thanks, Zoe.