> .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
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,
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