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- ".\}" on its own line gets translated to bare ".\&" |
None known right now. |
which forces pset() into man(7) |
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and then triggers an unknown macro error |
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reported by naddy@ Sun, 3 Jul 2011 21:52:24 +0200 |
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- .TP before .SH is still FATAL in man(7) |
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reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:54:54 -0500 |
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* formatter bugs |
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- tbl(7): Horizontal and vertical lines are formatted badly: |
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With the box option, there is too much white space at the end of cells. |
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Horizontal lines from "=" lines are a bit too long. |
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yuri dot pankov at gmail dot com Thu, 14 Apr 2011 05:45:26 +0400 |
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--- missing roff features ---------------------------------------------- |
--- missing roff features ---------------------------------------------- |
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- .if n \{ |
- roff.c should treat \n(.H>23 and \n(.V>19 in the pod2man(1) |
.br\} |
preamble as true, see for example AUTHORS in MooseX::Getopt.3p |
should cause an extra space to be raised. |
reported by Andreas Voegele <mail at andreasvoegele dot com> |
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Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:34:47 +0100 on ports@ |
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- .ad (adjust margins) |
- .ad (adjust margins) |
.ad l -- adjust left margin only (flush left) |
.ad l -- adjust left margin only (flush left) |
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.ad -- re-enable adjustment without changing the mode |
.ad -- re-enable adjustment without changing the mode |
Adjustment mode is ignored while in no-fill mode (.nf). |
Adjustment mode is ignored while in no-fill mode (.nf). |
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- .ce (center N lines) |
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found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1) |
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found by Juan Francisco Cantero Hurtado <iam at juanfra dot info> |
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in lang/racket(1) Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:19:11 +0200 |
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- .fc (field control) |
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found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1) |
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- .it (line traps) occur in mysql(1), yasm_arch(7) |
- .it (line traps) occur in mysql(1), yasm_arch(7) |
generated by DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.71.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> |
generated by DocBook XSL Stylesheets v1.71.1 <http://docbook.sf.net/> |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:48:18 -0500 |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:48:18 -0500 |
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- .ns (no-space mode) occurs in xine-config(1) |
- .ns (no-space mode) occurs in xine-config(1) |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500 |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500 |
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- xloadimage(1) wants .ti (temporary indent), rep by naddy@ |
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- .ta (tab settings) occurs in ircbug(1) and probably gnats(1) |
- .ta (tab settings) occurs in ircbug(1) and probably gnats(1) |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:50:51 -0500 |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:50:51 -0500 |
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- pod2man expects `tr' to be implemented for \*(-- to work |
- .ti (temporary indent) |
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found by naddy@ in xloadimage(1) |
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found by bentley@ in nmh(1) Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:38:28 -0600 |
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- \c (interrupted text) occurs in chat(8) |
- \c (interrupted text) should prevent the line break |
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even inside .Bd literal; that occurs in chat(8) |
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- using undefined strings or macros defines them to be empty |
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wl@ Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:37:01 +0000 |
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--- missing mdoc features ---------------------------------------------- |
--- missing mdoc features ---------------------------------------------- |
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- fix bad block nesting involving multiple identical explicit blocks |
- fix bad block nesting involving multiple identical explicit blocks |
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- groff an-ext.tmac macros (.UR, .UE) occur in xine(5) |
- groff an-ext.tmac macros (.UR, .UE) occur in xine(5) |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500 |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500 |
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also occur in freeciv-client(6) freeciv-server(6) freeciv-modpack(6) |
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reported by bentley@ Tue, 30 Oct 2012 01:05:57 -0600 |
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- -T[x]html doesn't stipulate non-collapsing spaces in literal mode |
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--- missing tbl features ----------------------------------------------- |
--- missing tbl features ----------------------------------------------- |
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- implement basic non-parametric .de to support e.g. sox(1) |
- implement basic non-parametric .de to support e.g. sox(1) |
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see textproc/mgdiff(1) for nice examples |
see textproc/mgdiff(1) for nice examples |
(3) undefined, just output the character -> perhaps WARNING |
(3) undefined, just output the character -> perhaps WARNING |
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- The \t escape sequence is the same as a literal tab, see for example |
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the ASCII table in hexdump(1) where |
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.Bl -column \&000_nu \&001_so \&002_st \&003_et \&004_eo |
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.It \&000\ nul\t001\ soh\t002\ stx\t003\ etx\t004\ eot\t005\ enq |
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produces |
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000 nul 001 soh 002 stx 003 etx 004 eot 005 enq |
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and the example in oldrdist(1) |
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- look at pages generated from reStructeredText, e.g. devel/mercurial hg(1) |
- look at pages generated from reStructeredText, e.g. devel/mercurial hg(1) |
These are a weird mixture of man(7) and custom autogenerated low-level |
These are a weird mixture of man(7) and custom autogenerated low-level |
roff stuff. Figure out to what extent we can cope. |
roff stuff. Figure out to what extent we can cope. |
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so far, we only have it in roff(7) and man(7) |
so far, we only have it in roff(7) and man(7) |
reminded by millert@ Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:29:52 -0500 |
reminded by millert@ Thu, 09 Dec 2010 17:29:52 -0500 |
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- perl(1) SYNOPSIS looks bad; reported by deraadt@ |
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1) man(7) seems to need SYNOPSIS .Nm blocks, too |
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- In .Bl -column, |
- In .Bl -column, |
.It Em Authentication<tab>Key Length |
.It Em Authentication<tab>Key Length |
ought to render "Key Length" with emphasis, too, |
ought to render "Key Length" with emphasis, too, |
see OpenBSD iked.conf(5). |
see OpenBSD iked.conf(5). |
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reported again Nicolas Joly via wiz@ Wed, 12 Oct 2011 00:20:00 +0200 |
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- 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 |
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of in_line() - put trailing punctuation out of scope. |
of in_line() - put trailing punctuation out of scope. |
Found in mount_nfs(8) and exports(5), search for "Appendix". |
Found in mount_nfs(8) and exports(5), search for "Appendix". |
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- Trailing punctuation after .%T triggers EOS spacing, at least |
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outside .Rs (eek!). Simply setting ARGSFL_DELIM for .%T is not |
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the right solution, it sends mandoc into an endless loop. |
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reported by Nicolas Joly Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:49:54 +0100 |
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- in enclosures, mandoc sometimes fancies a bogus end of sentence |
- in enclosures, mandoc sometimes fancies a bogus end of sentence |
reminded by jmc@ Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:13:39 +0059 |
reminded by jmc@ Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:13:39 +0059 |
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- formatting /usr/local/man/man1/latex2man.1 with groff and mandoc |
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reveals lots of bugs both in groff and mandoc... |
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reported by bentley@ Wed, 22 May 2013 23:49:30 -0600 |
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* formatting issues: gratuitous differences |
* formatting issues: gratuitous differences |
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is just "o\bo". |
is just "o\bo". |
see for example OpenBSD ksh(1) |
see for example OpenBSD ksh(1) |
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- The characters "|" and "\*(Ba" should never be bold, |
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not even in the middle of a word, e.g. ".Cm b\*(Bac" in |
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"mknod [-m mode] name b|c major minor" |
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in OpenBSD ksh(1) |
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- A bogus .Pp between two .It must not produce a double blank line, |
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see between -R and -r in OpenBSD rm(1), before "update" in mount(8), |
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or in DIAGNOSTICS in init(8), or before "is always true" in ksh(1). |
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The same happens with .Pp just before .El, see bgpd.conf(5). |
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Also have `It' complain if `Pp' is invoked at certain times (not |
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-compact?). |
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- .Pp between two .It in .Bl -column should produce one, |
- .Pp between two .It in .Bl -column should produce one, |
not two blank lines, see e.g. login.conf(5). |
not two blank lines, see e.g. login.conf(5). |
reported by jmc@ Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:04:58 +0059 |
reported by jmc@ Sun, 17 Apr 2011 14:04:58 +0059 |
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reported again by sthen@ Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:09:39 +0000 (UTC) |
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- If the *first* line after .It is .Pp, break the line right after |
- If the *first* line after .It is .Pp, break the line right after |
the tag, do not pad with space characters before breaking. |
the tag, do not pad with space characters before breaking. |
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in between, see for example tmux(1). |
in between, see for example tmux(1). |
reported by nicm@ 13 Jan 2011 00:18:57 +0000 |
reported by nicm@ 13 Jan 2011 00:18:57 +0000 |
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- Trailing punctuation after .It should trigger EOS spacing. |
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reported by Nicolas Joly Sat, 17 Nov 2012 11:49:54 +0100 |
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Probably, this should be fixed somewhere in termp_it_pre(), not sure. |
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- .Nx 1.0a |
- .Nx 1.0a |
should be "NetBSD 1.0A", not "NetBSD 1.0a", |
should be "NetBSD 1.0A", not "NetBSD 1.0a", |
see OpenBSD ccdconfig(8). |
see OpenBSD ccdconfig(8). |
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.Bl -tag -width ".Dv message" |
.Bl -tag -width ".Dv message" |
in magic(5), located in src/usr.bin/file, is the same |
in magic(5), located in src/usr.bin/file, is the same |
as -width 7n, not -width 11n. |
as -width 7n, not -width 11n. |
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The same applies to .Bl -column column widths; |
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reported again by Nicolas Joly Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:41:26 +0100 via wiz@ 5 Mar |
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- The \& zero-width character counts as output. |
- The \& zero-width character counts as output. |
That is, when it is alone on a line between two .Pp, |
That is, when it is alone on a line between two .Pp, |
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- When .Fn arguments exceed one output line, all but the first |
- When .Fn arguments exceed one output line, all but the first |
should be indented, see e.g. rpc(3); |
should be indented, see e.g. rpc(3); |
reported by jmc@ on discuss@ Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:48:33 +0100 |
reported by jmc@ on discuss@ Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:48:33 +0100 |
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reported again by Nicolas Joly via wiz@ Sun, 18 Sep 2011 18:24:40 +0200 |
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Also, we don't want to break the line within the argument of: |
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.Fa "chtype tl" |
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- .Ns should work when called at the end of an input line, see |
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the following code in vi(1): |
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.It Xo |
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.Op Ar line |
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.Cm a Ns Op Cm ppend Ns |
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.Op Cm !\& |
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.Xc |
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The input text is appended after the specified line. |
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- Header lines of excessive length: |
- Header lines of excessive length: |
Port OpenBSD man_term.c rev. 1.25 to mdoc_term.c |
Port OpenBSD man_term.c rev. 1.25 to mdoc_term.c |
and document it in mdoc(7) and man(7) COMPATIBILITY |
and document it in mdoc(7) and man(7) COMPATIBILITY |
found while talking to Chris Bennett |
found while talking to Chris Bennett |
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- In man(7), the sequence |
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.HP |
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one line of regular text |
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.SH |
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should not produce two blank lines before the .SH, |
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see for example named-checkconf(8). |
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- In man(7), the sequence |
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.SH HEADER |
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<blank line> |
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.PP |
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regular text |
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should not produce any blank lines between the header and the text, |
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see for example rsync(1). |
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Reported by naddy@ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:45:42 +0200 |
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- In man(7), the sequence |
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regular text |
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.IP |
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.IP "tag" |
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indented text |
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should produce one, not four blank lines between the regular text |
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and the tag, see for example rsync(1). |
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Likewise, |
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regular text |
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.IP |
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indented text |
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should produce one, not two blank lines in between, and |
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regular text |
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.IP |
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.RS |
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.IP tag |
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indented text |
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should produce one, not three blank lines. |
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Reported by naddy@ Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:45:42 +0200 |
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- trailing whitespace must be ignored even when followed by a font escape, |
- trailing whitespace must be ignored even when followed by a font escape, |
see for example |
see for example |
makes |
makes |
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in dig(1). |
in dig(1). |
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Line 344 Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa |
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Line 294 Several areas can be cleaned up to make mandoc even fa |
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- We use the input line number at several places to distinguish |
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same-line from different-line input. That plainly doesn't work |
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with user-defined macros, leading to random breakage. |
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- Find better ways to prevent endless loops |
- Find better ways to prevent endless loops |
in roff(7) macro and string expansion. |
in roff(7) macro and string expansion. |