At 2021-08-09T14:38:20-0500, Nate Bargmann wrote: > * On 2021 09 Aug 10:05 -0500, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > > It's interesting to me that the following two are not equivalent. > > > > foo\v'-.5'\s-4bar\s0\v'.5' > > foo\u\s-4bar\s0\d > > > > Our use of the term "half-line motion" might require some > > clarification. > > I see the groff.7.man file in Git HEAD now states: > > \u Move upward ½ vee (½ line in nroff).
Yes. So it is surprising to me that the equivalence is lacking on the PostScript device, for instance. I'm attaching input and intermediate output. > May I ask what a 'vee' is as I don't see it defined in that page. > > Is it related to this: > > v Vertical line space in basic units > > If so, then it might be useful to add '(vee)' at the end of the > statement. Exactly correct. And yes, something like that would be a good idea. > If nothing else, you made me read the page more closely! :-O groff documentation often does that to me as well. :D > Please do understand that I am still learning. Most of my TROFF work > so far as been cargo cult! No worries. Those who have stopped learning have stopped thinking, and are merely marking time to the grave. At 2021-08-09T18:33:02-0500, Nate Bargmann wrote: > * On 2021 09 Aug 07:33 -0500, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > > > Yup; as noted in my previous reply, this was a mistake on my part, > > arising from a lack of access to authentic documentation. I'll fix > > it. > > And fixed it is in the latest HEAD. Thanks, Branden! All in a day's work! Well, a few minutes in this case. ;-) Regards, Branden
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