[groff] A typo on fsf groff wiki page, and question about releasing

2017-11-20 Thread Boyuan Yang
[cc-me please, I'm not on list] Hello all, I found a typo on the Wiki page of Groff under directory.fsf.org. On the page [1], the latest version number is "1.23", not 1.22.3. I think it is a typo and can be fixed easily. Besides, I have a question about the release plan of future groff (e.g.,

Re: [groff] 04/04: tmac: Move macro diagnostics away from `quotes'.

2017-11-20 Thread Damian McGuckin
On Mon, 20 Nov 2017, G. Branden Robinson wrote: At 2017-11-20T11:35:13+, Ralph Corderoy wrote: Hi Branden, Are you familiar with the U.K. practice[3] that says an abbreviation doesn't get a period if the abbreviation ends with the final letter of the abbreviated word? Nothing has been b

Re: [groff] 04/04: tmac: Move macro diagnostics away from `quotes'.

2017-11-20 Thread G. Branden Robinson
At 2017-11-20T11:35:13+, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi Branden, > > > Are you familiar with the U.K. practice[3] that says an abbreviation > > doesn't get a period if the abbreviation ends with the final letter of > > the abbreviated word? > > Nothing has been brought to a stop, unlike, say, Pro

Re: [groff] 04/04: tmac: Move macro diagnostics away from `quotes'.

2017-11-20 Thread G. Branden Robinson
At 2017-11-20T17:17:13+, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > > I grepped through my email archive and found what you're looking for > > (I think): > > Thanks Dale. > http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2014-02/msg00104.html is > probably the main one of interest for Branden. Ah, okay. That rings a b

Re: [groff] 04/04: tmac: Move macro diagnostics away from `quotes'.

2017-11-20 Thread Ralph Corderoy
> I grepped through my email archive and found what you're looking for > (I think): Thanks Dale. http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2014-02/msg00104.html is probably the main one of interest for Branden. -- Cheers, Ralph. https://plus.google.com/+RalphCorderoy

Re: [groff] 04/04: tmac: Move macro diagnostics away from `quotes'.

2017-11-20 Thread Dale Snell
On Mon, 20 Nov 2017 11:39:58 +, in message 20171120113958.48c7c20...@orac.inputplus.co.uk, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi Branden, > > > > What was provided is scheduled for replacement according to ESR. > > > > Do you have some more information in this? > > ESR mentioned it on this list, but th

Re: [groff] 04/04: tmac: Move macro diagnostics away from `quotes'.

2017-11-20 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Keith, > British (and World, as the Oxford English Dictionary likes to call it) It's easier than listing them. ;-) http://safalra.com/other/british-empire-map/ -- Cheers, Ralph. https://plus.google.com/+RalphCorderoy

Re: [groff] 04/04: tmac: Move macro diagnostics away from `quotes'.

2017-11-20 Thread Keith Marshall
On 20/11/17 11:35, Ralph Corderoy wrote: > Hi Branden, > >> Are you familiar with the U.K. practice[3] that says an abbreviation >> doesn't get a period if the abbreviation ends with the final letter of >> the abbreviated word? > > Nothing has been brought to a stop, unlike, say, Prof. Moriarty.

Re: [groff] 04/04: tmac: Move macro diagnostics away from `quotes'.

2017-11-20 Thread Steffen Nurpmeso
Ingo Schwarze wrote: |Steffen Nurpmeso wrote on Sun, Nov 19, 2017 at 02:57:36AM +0100: | |> selfishly decides over a style issue | |I think there was a discussion on this list, and what Branden does |seems in line with the outcome to me. Really? I must have missed that then. |> trampling

Re: [groff] 04/04: tmac: Move macro diagnostics away from `quotes'.

2017-11-20 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Branden, > > What was provided is scheduled for replacement according to ESR. > > Do you have some more information in this? ESR mentioned it on this list, but the archive's search facility broke after my first query. -- Cheers, Ralph. https://plus.google.com/+RalphCorderoy

Re: [groff] 04/04: tmac: Move macro diagnostics away from `quotes'.

2017-11-20 Thread Ralph Corderoy
Hi Branden, > Are you familiar with the U.K. practice[3] that says an abbreviation > doesn't get a period if the abbreviation ends with the final letter of > the abbreviated word? Nothing has been brought to a stop, unlike, say, Prof. Moriarty. > [3] en_GB: practise We English use practice for