[bug #64484] [troff] \X escape sequence should read its argument in copy mode

2024-08-26 Thread Deri James
Follow-up Comment #14, bug #64484 (group groff): I am a bit concerned about this. pdf.tmac contains various .device commands, which, if replaced by \X stop it working properly. I have shown previously that gropdf is quite happy to receive groff nodes as 7 bit ascii i.e. the character "รข" can be se

[bug #64484] [troff] \X escape sequence should read its argument in copy mode

2024-08-25 Thread G. Branden Robinson
Follow-up Comment #13, bug #64484 (group groff): Waffling on this. `\X` seems to be mutating in such a way that it has grown, alas, a third mode of argument interpretation, neither "normal" ("interpretation") or "copy". I've just about got the `device` request converted over to the same thing (f

[bug #64484] [troff] \X escape sequence should read its argument in copy mode

2024-08-07 Thread G. Branden Robinson
Update of bug #64484 (group groff): Summary: [troff] .device and \X don't behave the same => [troff] \X escape sequence should read its argument in copy mode ___ Follow-up Comment #12: [comment #11 comment #11:] > Postponi