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   * Official mandoc TODO.  May not be quite up to date.
   * $Id$
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 * missing features  * missing features
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 - fix bad block nesting involving multiple identical explicit blocks  - fix bad block nesting involving multiple identical explicit blocks
   see the OpenBSD mdoc_macro.c 1.47 commit message    see the OpenBSD mdoc_macro.c 1.47 commit message
   
 - we need real .ds; for example, terminfo.3 has  
   .ds n 5  
   and then later  
   \fBterminfo\fR(\*n)  
   reported orally by halex@ during c2k10  
   
 - \*(Pu is not implemented, but used in mdoc.samples  
   implementing .ds would solve this as well  
   reminded by jmc@, last on Sun, 27 Jun 2010 15:29:18 +0100  
   
 - .Bl -column .Xo support is missing  - .Bl -column .Xo support is missing
   ultimate goal:    ultimate goal:
   restore .Xr and .Dv to    restore .Xr and .Dv to
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   lib/libc/gen/signal.3    lib/libc/gen/signal.3
   lib/libc/sys/sigaction.2    lib/libc/sys/sigaction.2
   
   - edge case: decide how to deal with blk_full bad nesting, e.g.
     .Sh .Nm .Bk .Nm .Ek .Sh found by jmc@ in ssh-keygen(1)
     from jmc@  Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:10:32 +0100
   
   - auto-Bk in the SYNOPSIS
     patch from kristaps@  Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:51:24 +0200
     to be revisited after OpenBSD 4.8 tree unlock
   
 - implement \\  - implement \\
   in plain text, identical to \e    in plain text, identical to \e
   as a macro argument, identical to \ i.e. escaping the next character    as a macro argument, identical to \ i.e. escaping the next character
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   \\ must behave in a macro def like in a macro argument,    \\ must behave in a macro def like in a macro argument,
   and when using the macro, it must expand yet again.    and when using the macro, it must expand yet again.
   
 - implement \s (physical font size)  
   \sN - set to N  
   \s+N - increment by N, 1 <= N <= 8  
   \s-N - decrement by N, 1 <= N <= 8  
   \s0 - restore previous size  
   \s(nn \s+-(nn \s'+-nn' \s+-'nn' \s[+-nn] \s+-[nn] - disambiguate  
   registers: .s .ps .sr .psr  
   used by e.g. cu(1), tip(1)  
   
 - look at bsd.lv tbl(1)  - look at bsd.lv tbl(1)
   from kristaps@  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:10:53 +0200    from kristaps@  Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:10:53 +0200
   also look at the mail from Thomas Klausner wiz at NetBSD    also look at the mail from Thomas Klausner wiz at NetBSD
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 - have a blank `It' head for `Bl -tag' not puke  - have a blank `It' head for `Bl -tag' not puke
   
 - ignore horrendous m[] font colouring  
   reported by J.C. Roberts  
   
 - prohibit `Nm' from having non-text HEAD children  - prohibit `Nm' from having non-text HEAD children
   (e.g., NetBSD mDNSShared/dns-sd.1)    (e.g., NetBSD mDNSShared/dns-sd.1)
   (mdoc_html.c and mdoc_term.c `Nm' handlers can be slightly simplified)    (mdoc_html.c and mdoc_term.c `Nm' handlers can be slightly simplified)
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 * formatting issues: ugly output  * formatting issues: ugly output
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 - outside list context, text following .Sm off  - perl(1) SYNOPSIS looks bad; reported by deraadt@
   seems to follow without a blank (TERM_NOBLANK reset late?) e.g.    1) man(7) seems to need SYNOPSIS .Nm blocks, too
         .Sm off  
         .Xo  
         .Op Ar bind_address No /  
         .Ar port  
         .Xc  
         .Sm on  
         or by enclosing  
   reported by jmc Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:48:14 +0100  
   
 - indentation got lost in SYNOPSIS, e.g.  
    SYNOPSIS  
         date [-ajnu] [-d dst] [-r seconds] [-t minutes_west] [+format]  
   -          [[[[[[cc]yy]mm]dd]HH]MM[.SS]]  
   +     [[[[[[cc]yy]mm]dd]HH]MM[.SS]]  
   reminded by Ludo Smissaert  Mon, 10 May 2010 12:15:11 +0200  
   
 - empty phrases in .Bl column produce too few blanks  - empty phrases in .Bl column produce too few blanks
   try e.g. .Bl -column It Ta Ta    try e.g. .Bl -column It Ta Ta
   reported by millert Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:13:46 -0400    reported by millert Fri, 02 Apr 2010 16:13:46 -0400
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 Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even faster.  These are  Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even faster.  These are
   
 - improve caching mechanism to handle other per-element arguments so  
   that they need not be recalculated between front- and back-ends (also  
   reduces code size and complexity):  
     `Bl -column' pointer  
   
 - improve hashing mechanism for macros (quite important: performance)  - improve hashing mechanism for macros (quite important: performance)
   
 - improve hashing mechanism for characters (not as important)  - improve hashing mechanism for characters (not as important)
   
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   * structural issues
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