G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> Right. Nowadays we call these (and other measurements besides width)
> the "font metrics".
Not just "nowadays": font metrics has always been the standard term,
including original troff days. But I specifically said "spacing widths"
because it is the _only_ metric t
[Redirected to the list, since I believe it is of general interest.]
> > Which character (slanted or upright) groff uses simply depends
> > on the mounting order of the fonts S and SS.
> >
> > [...]
> I never knew this. Where is the reference please?
> I would like to mention this in my new
On Wed, 10 Jan 2024, Tadziu Hoffmann wrote:
A reasonable default would be:
1-4: R, I, B, BI(standard text fonts)
5: CW (computer/monospaced)
6-9: SS, S, ZD, ZDR (special)
but this is simply convention, it is not hardcoded into groff
(and can be modified by specifying a d
