On Sat, Sep 02, 2023, Lennart Jablonka wrote:
> The point is that the width of the line of periods is determined
> by its position on the input line. That is confusing, yet it
> also doesn’t usually matter: You seldom use tabs or leaders in
> filled text.
Actually, no. I discovered this issue t
Branden --
On Sat, Sep 02, 2023, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > Question 1:
> > Is \a only interpreted in copy mode as this would suggest?
>
> Yes. This has been documented for a long time, but I don't think very
> clearly.
Precisely why I asked. :)
> Until (he boasted) groff 1.23.0.
> ...
>
Quoth Peter Schaffter:
On Sat, Sep 02, 2023, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> Question 2:
> What is causing the erroneous justification of the third line?
> There's more than enough room for "air" and some leader.
There is not, in the example you provided. You set one tab stop, at the
line length
Quoth Peter Schaffter:
On Sat, Sep 02, 2023, Lennart Jablonka wrote:
The point is that the width of the line of periods is determined
by its position on the input line. That is confusing, yet it
also doesn’t usually matter: You seldom use tabs or leaders in
filled text.
Actually, no. I disc
At 2023-09-03T23:43:29+, Lennart Jablonka wrote:
> What I intended to express is an explanation for how it could come to
> be that tabs and leaders behave in that way: It was possible because
> quite seldom someone wanted a tab or leader in filled text. Because
> long headings in a TOC are r
