=================================================================== RCS file: /cvs/mandoc/mdoc.7,v retrieving revision 1.124 retrieving revision 1.126 diff -u -p -r1.124 -r1.126 --- mandoc/mdoc.7 2010/06/07 12:20:07 1.124 +++ mandoc/mdoc.7 2010/06/12 11:41:50 1.126 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $Id: mdoc.7,v 1.124 2010/06/07 12:20:07 kristaps Exp $ +.\" $Id: mdoc.7,v 1.126 2010/06/12 11:41:50 kristaps Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons .\" @@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ .\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF .\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. .\" -.Dd $Mdocdate: June 7 2010 $ +.Dd $Mdocdate: June 12 2010 $ .Dt MDOC 7 .Os .Sh NAME @@ -1094,10 +1094,7 @@ As a scaling unit following the syntax described in As the calculated string length of the opaque string. .El .Pp -If unset, it will revert to the value of -.Ar 8n -as described in -.Sx Scaling Widths . +If not provided an argument, it will be ignored. .It Fl compact Do not assert a vertical space before the block. .It Fl file Ar file @@ -2169,6 +2166,9 @@ Heirloom troff, the other significant troff implementa .Pp .Bl -dash -compact .It +Old groff fails to assert a newline before +.Sx \&Bd Fl ragged compact . +.It groff behaves inconsistently when encountering .Pf non- Sx \&Fa children of @@ -2243,16 +2243,15 @@ In quoted literals, groff allowed pair-wise double-quo standalone double-quote in formatted output. This idiosyncratic behaviour is not applicable in mandoc. .It -Display types +Display offsets .Sx \&Bd -.Fl center +.Fl offset Ar center and -.Fl right -are aliases for -.Fl left -in mandoc. Furthermore, the +.Fl offset Ar right +are disregarded in mandoc. +Furthermore, the .Fl file Ar file -argument is ignored. +argument is not supported in mandoc. Lastly, since text is not right-justified in mandoc (or even groff), .Fl ragged and