Re: vertical spacing trivia challenge

2024-07-15 Thread G. Branden Robinson
At 2024-07-15T01:06:55+0200, Tadziu Hoffmann wrote: > [Spoilers ahead.] > > > A Question: is the `vs` request (which sets the vertical spacing) > > honored in nroff mode? > > Yes. Agreed! > > B. In nroff (or nroff mode in groff), what _units_ is the argument > > to the `vs` request r

Re: vertical spacing trivia challenge

2024-07-14 Thread Tadziu Hoffmann
[Spoilers ahead.] > A Question: is the `vs` request (which sets the vertical spacing) > honored in nroff mode? Yes. > B. In nroff (or nroff mode in groff), what _units_ is the argument > to the `vs` request reckoned in? I remember .vs always being given in points, with a default v

vertical spacing trivia challenge

2024-07-14 Thread G. Branden Robinson
*roff experts, I present to you another puzzler, not groff-specific. Here's the qualifying question: A. You probably know that the `ps` request to change the type (point) size of the font is honored only in troff mode, not by nroff. You likely also know that the `ls` request to set the