Re: [groff] groff_man question

2019-07-08 Thread Ingo Schwarze
Hi Doug, Doug McIlroy wrote on Mon, Jul 08, 2019 at 11:17:32PM -0400: > Ingo Schwarze stated incorrectly: >> EE This is a non-standard GNU extension. In mandoc(1), it does the >> same as the roff(7) fi request (switch to fill mode). >> >> EX This is a non-standard GNU extension. In man

Re: [groff] groff_man question

2019-07-08 Thread Doug McIlroy
> EE This is a non-standard GNU extension. In mandoc(1), it does the > same as the roff(7) fi request (switch to fill mode). > > EX This is a non-standard GNU extension. In mandoc(1), it does the > same as the roff(7) nf request (switch to no-fill mode). "Gnu extension" should be r

Re: [groff] groff_man question

2019-07-06 Thread Ingo Schwarze
Hi Walter, walter harms wrote on Thu, Jul 04, 2019 at 07:20:54PM +0200: > the groff_man page is listing some useful macros i did not notice sofar. > .EE/.EX When you wonder about portability, you can always check https://man.openbsd.org/man.7 Here is what it says about .EX and .EE: https:

[groff] groff_man question

2019-07-04 Thread walter harms
Hello list, the groff_man page is listing some useful macros i did not notice sofar. .EE/.EX and \*(lq,\*(rq Are these save to use or are they a groff special ? re, wh