> Von: "Bernd Warken" <groff-bernd.warken...@web.de> > > 5) Macro: > .\" .UNDERLINE before underlined after > .de UNDERLINE > . ie n \\$1\fI\\$2\fP\\$3 > . el \\$1\Z'\\$2'\v'.25m'\D'l \w'\\$2'u 0'\v'-.25m'\\$3 > ..
I now know, where I got the `troff' part `.el' from. This macro definition is part of the `ms' macro package, it is in tmac/s.tmac (ms): .de UL \Z'\\$1'\v'.25m'\D'l \w'\\$1'u 0'\v'-.25m'\\$2 .. It can be improved for using the information outside of `ms'. Unfortunately `doclifter' mostly does not accept `.de'. So using a new `.de' definition would not often be accepted by `doclifter'. I just want to publish documentation in `groff.7' about using possible underline facts without using `.de', I would pretend to use only 2-letter-strings `.ds xy'. Something like that: .\" before, not underlined, choose \& when empty .ds u1 before .\" this is underlined, choose \& when empty .ds u2 within .\" after, not underlined, choose \& when empty .ds u3 after .ie n n-\*(u1\fI\*(u2\fP\*(u3 .el t-\*(u1\Z'\*(u2'\v'.25m'\D'l \w'\*(u2'u 0'\v'-.25m'\*(u3 Because of `doclifter', no one ever should create language additions. `doclifter' is so high that it can destroy all modern `groff' possibilities without any problems. `doclifter' stays fixed at the history, where computers were so small that only 2 character abbreviations could be used with the absolutely holy \*(xy writing. Bernd Warken ###### Jokes, forbidden to read them from all 4 computers in the head! ####### How about using the brain instead and ignore forbiddance? Otherwise one prays: "Hail to the Sith Lord from above!". Remember that the Jedis taught that fear is the first step towards the dark side of the `force'. And people fear the lot, because they still have living parts, so that they cannot be Borg (see 'We are the Borg 2013', etc.)! Resistance is futile! ## end of Jokes Bernd Warken
