Re: [Groff] odd interaction between .bl and .(c in -me macros

2011-12-30 Thread Tadziu Hoffmann
> .bl, which ordinarily works at the top of a page, does not > seem to do so when inside a .(c block. I am not sure if > this is a bug, or if I'm misunderstanding some subtlety > of the interaction between these two macros. This behavior is a natural consequence of the way troff works, so it's d

Re: [Groff] odd interaction between .bl and .(c in -me macros

2011-12-30 Thread Dave Kemper
Thank you, Tadziu, for the detailed explanation of what's going on behind the scenes. >  4. Your diversion is output, but the space at the beginning >    is ignored, since we are now in no-space mode. I would say this part /is/ a bug, since the whole point of using the .bl macro, instead of .sp,

Re: [Groff] odd interaction between .bl and .(c in -me macros

2011-12-30 Thread Dave Kemper
A couple hours ago, I wrote: > In the meantime, thank you for providing a solution that works with > .bl's current behavior. Upon further testing, I need to amend this to say, "that SOMETIMES works with .bl's current behavior." Whether it works seems to depend on how far down text goes on the pre