Hi,
> > > > Reason is that traps are not recursive, IIRC: Traps are not
> > > > handled while another trap is active (this seems to be missing
> > > > in the info file).
...
> > > > In other words, while your first trap is active, it moves down
> > > > one line, which passes some traps without tri
>> > Reason is that traps are not recursive, IIRC: Traps are not
>> > handled while another trap is active (this seems to be missing in
>> > the info file).
>
> But they are handled sequentially when a `.sp' passes more than one in a
> single bound.
Yes.
>> > In other words, while your first tr
Hi Dave,
> Werner wrote:
> > Reason is that traps are not recursive, IIRC: Traps are not handled
> > while another trap is active (this seems to be missing in the info
> > file).
But they are handled sequentially when a `.sp' passes more than one in a
single bound.
$ cat two.tr
.de trap1
Thanks, Werner and Tadziu, for the prompt replies! That clears a few things up.
Yes, I had read the Measurements section of the manual, but that's
part of what confused me about the .V register. Where that section
said "This basic unit, represented by a 'u', is a device dependent
measurement," I
> > The actual numbers returned under various conditions add only more
> > confusion.
> >
> > $ groff -Tascii <<< '.tm \n(.V' > /dev/null
> > 40
> > $ groff -Tps <<< '.tm \n(.V' > /dev/null
> > 1
> > $ groff -Tpdf <<< '.tm \n(.V' > /dev/null
> > 1
> >
> > I don't see how the vertical resolution
>> The actual numbers returned under various conditions add only more
>> confusion.
>>
>> $ groff -Tascii <<< '.tm \n(.V' > /dev/null
>> 40
>> $ groff -Tps <<< '.tm \n(.V' > /dev/null
>> 1
>> $ groff -Tpdf <<< '.tm \n(.V' > /dev/null
>> 1
>>
>> I don't see how the vertical resolution of the asc
> I'm having trouble understanding the .V register and how it
> interacts with page location traps.
>
> The info manual's sole phrase describing this register is "Vertical
> resolution in basic units." This is less than illuminating because
> it doesn't address: basic units per what? A resolut
I'm having trouble understanding the .V register and how it interacts with page
location traps.
The info manual's sole phrase describing this register is "Vertical resolution
in basic units." This is less than illuminating because it doesn't address:
basic units per what? A resolution should
