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Diff for /mandoc/Attic/mdoc.3 between version 1.11 and 1.12

-version 1.11, 2009/02/25 17:02:47
+version 1.12, 2009/02/27 08:20:15
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  .Xr mdoc 3
  library accepts only printable ASCII characters as defined by
  .Xr isprint 3 .
- Non-ASCII character sequences are escaped with an escape character
+ Non-ASCII character sequences are delimited in various ways.  All are
+ preceeded by an escape character
  .Sq \\
  and followed by either an open-parenthesis
  .Sq \&(
-Line 192  for two-character sequences; an open-bracket
+Line 193  for two-character sequences; an open-bracket
 Line 192  for two-character sequences; an open-bracket
 Line 193  for two-character sequences; an open-bracket
  .Sq \&[
  for n-character sequences (terminated at a close-bracket
  .Sq \&] ) ;
- or one of a small set of single characters for other escapes.
+ an asterisk and open-parenthesis
+ .Sq \&*(
+ for two-character sequences;
+ an asterisk and non-open-parenthesis
+ .Sq \&*
+ for single-character sequences; or one of a small set of standalone
+ single characters for other escapes.
+ .Pp
+ Examples:
+ .Pp
+ .Bl -tag -width "XXXXXXXX" -offset "XXXX" -compact
+ .\" LIST-ITEM
+ .It \\*(<=
+ prints
+ .Dq \*(<=
+ .Pq greater-equal
+ .\" LIST-ITEM
+ .It \\(<-
+ prints
+ .Dq \(<-
+ .Pq left-arrow
+ .\" LIST-ITEM
+ .It \\[<-]
+ also prints
+ .Dq \(<-
+ .Pq left-arrow
+ .\" LIST-ITEM
+ .It \\*(Ba
+ prints
+ .Dq \*(Ba
+ .Pq bar
+ .\" LIST-ITEM
+ .It \\*q
+ prints
+ .Dq \*q
+ .Pq double-quote
+ .El
  .\" SUBSECTION
  .Ss Abstract Syntax Tree
  The

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