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but watch out for regressions in the high-level parsers |
but watch out for regressions in the high-level parsers |
maybe it should not even remove comments? - consider T{\" |
maybe it should not even remove comments? - consider T{\" |
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- In the body of conditional requests, escape sequence expansion |
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must not be performed if the condition is false. This implies |
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the first part of a request line must be expanded before |
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request parsing (like it is now), but expansion in the second |
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part must be delayed. |
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to Nab 8 Aug 2023 20:05:32 +0200 Subject: if/ie d condition always true |
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- tag.c, tag_put() should not put ASCII_HYPH into the tag file, |
- tag.c, tag_put() should not put ASCII_HYPH into the tag file, |
which happens when the tag contains "-" on the input side |
which happens when the tag contains "-" on the input side |
weerd@ 28 Sep 2021 12:44:07 +0200 |
weerd@ 28 Sep 2021 12:44:07 +0200 |
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Line 162 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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--- missing mdoc features ---------------------------------------------- |
--- missing mdoc features ---------------------------------------------- |
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- support mixed case for section names |
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also, first section is not "NAME" should not appear more than once per page |
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Alejandro Colomar 28 Apr 2023 16:57:49 +0200 |
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- .Sh and .Ss should be parsed and partially callable, see groff_mdoc(7) |
- .Sh and .Ss should be parsed and partially callable, see groff_mdoc(7) |
reed at reedmedia dot net Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:13:07 -0600 |
reed at reedmedia dot net Sat, 21 Dec 2019 17:13:07 -0600 |
loc ** exist ** algo ** size ** imp * |
loc ** exist ** algo ** size ** imp * |
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Line 310 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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--- missing misc features ---------------------------------------------- |
--- missing misc features ---------------------------------------------- |
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- use the default volume headers for sections with suffixes |
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certainly affects man(7); possibly mdoc(7)?; and also groff(1) |
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Alejandro Colomar 21 Aug 2022 |
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- conisder whether man(1) fallback code in main.c/fs_*() can find files |
- conisder whether man(1) fallback code in main.c/fs_*() can find files |
like man3c/fopen.3c (illumos, Solaris) and man3p/fopen.3p (POSIX) |
like man3c/fopen.3c (illumos, Solaris) and man3p/fopen.3p (POSIX) |
discussed with Robert Mustacchi 21 Sep 2021 10:39:40 -0700 |
discussed with Robert Mustacchi 21 Sep 2021 10:39:40 -0700 |
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Line 330 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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weerd@ 28 Sep 2021 12:44:07 +0200 |
weerd@ 28 Sep 2021 12:44:07 +0200 |
loc ** exist * algo * size * imp *** |
loc ** exist * algo * size * imp *** |
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- handle Unicode letters in tags in both HTML and terminal output |
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thread "section headers with diacritics" starting with |
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Mario Blaettermann 24 Mar 2022 18:13:23 +0100 |
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loc ** exist * algo * size * imp ** |
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- -T man does not handle eqn(7) and tbl(7) |
- -T man does not handle eqn(7) and tbl(7) |
Stephen Gregoratto 16 Feb 2020 01:28:07 +1100 |
Stephen Gregoratto 16 Feb 2020 01:28:07 +1100 |
also https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901636 |
also https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=901636 |
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Line 476 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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reminded by jmc@ Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:13:39 +0059 |
reminded by jmc@ Thu, 23 Sep 2010 18:13:39 +0059 |
loc * exist ** algo *** size * imp *** |
loc * exist ** algo *** size * imp *** |
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- the man(7) single-font macros (e.g. .B) use .itc, |
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so ".B foo\c" followed by "bar" prints "bar" in bold |
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gbranden@ Sun, 5 Jun 2022 18:08:46 -0500 |
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- a line starting with "\fB something" counts as starting with whitespace |
- a line starting with "\fB something" counts as starting with whitespace |
and triggers a line break; found in audio/normalize-mp3(1) |
and triggers a line break; found in audio/normalize-mp3(1) |
This will become easier once escape sequences are represented |
This will become easier once escape sequences are represented |
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Line 505 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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--- HTML issues -------------------------------------------------------- |
--- HTML issues -------------------------------------------------------- |
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- make the HTML scaffolding customozable with -O skip=... |
- .Nm without an argument and .Bx cause premature </pre> |
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Nab Sun, 5 Jun 2022 18:30:09 +0200 |
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- .Aq Mt could set and reset "white-space: nowrap"; |
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Check whether other enclosure macros could profit from similar handling, |
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or whether that is covered by Unicode line-breaking classes WJ, ZW, GL, ZWJ. |
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John Gardner 25 Mar 2022 04:44:27 +1100 |
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- make the HTML scaffolding customizable with -O skip=... |
mail to Oliver Corff 3 Jun 2021 17:28:02 +0200 |
mail to Oliver Corff 3 Jun 2021 17:28:02 +0200 |
more feedback from Oliver 3 Jun 2021 18:27:56 +0200 |
more feedback from Oliver 3 Jun 2021 18:27:56 +0200 |
more feedback from Oliver 3 Jun 2021 23:37:18 +0200 |
more feedback from Oliver 3 Jun 2021 23:37:18 +0200 |
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would also be useful for |
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https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds-www/blob/master/ |
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maintainer/support/man_postproc.awk |
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- .Bd -unfilled should not use monospaced font |
- .Bd -unfilled should not use monospaced font |
anton@ 4 Mar 2021 08:19:35 +0100 |
anton@ 4 Mar 2021 08:19:35 +0100 |
loc ** exist * algo * size * imp ** |
loc ** exist * algo * size * imp ** |
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- HTML formatting of .nf should avoid <br/> |
- HTML formatting of .nf should avoid <br/>, |
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even when input lines start with whitespace, |
and not close and re-open <pre> on .P |
and not close and re-open <pre> on .P |
my mail to ports@ 27 Jun 2021 16:09:20 +0200 |
my mail to ports@ 27 Jun 2021 16:09:20 +0200 |
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reported again by Mohamed Akram 25 Jun 2022 16:28:18 +0000 |
loc ** exist ** algo * size * imp ** |
loc ** exist ** algo * size * imp ** |
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- tbl(7) HTML output does not implement column width specifications |
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reported by Ted Bullock 11 Jan 2022 16:00:44 -0700 |
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loc * exist * algo ? size ? imp * |
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- link from flags in the SYNOPSIS to their descriptions |
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https://github.com/gbdev/rgbds-www/blob/master/ |
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maintainer/support/man_postproc.awk |
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loc * exist * algo ** size * imp * |
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- get rid of the last handful of style= attributes such that |
- get rid of the last handful of style= attributes such that |
Content-Security-Policy: can be enabled without unsafe-inline |
Content-Security-Policy: can be enabled without unsafe-inline |
suggested by bentley@ Nov 10, 2019 at 06:02:49AM -0700 |
suggested by bentley@ Nov 10, 2019 at 06:02:49AM -0700 |
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does this affect other characters, other source macros...? |
does this affect other characters, other source macros...? |
Jackson Pauls 29 Aug 2017 16:56:27 +0100 |
Jackson Pauls 29 Aug 2017 16:56:27 +0100 |
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- The tables used to render the three-part page headers actually force |
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the width of the <body> to the max-width given for <html>. |
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Not yet sure how to fix that... |
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Observed by an Anonymous Coward on undeadly.org: |
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http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20140925064244&pid=1 |
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loc * exist * algo ** size * imp *** |
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- generate <img> tags in HTML |
- generate <img> tags in HTML |
idea from florian@ Tue, 7 Apr 2015 00:26:28 +0000 |
idea from florian@ Tue, 7 Apr 2015 00:26:28 +0000 |
may be possible to implement with .Lk img://something.png alt_text |
may be possible to implement with .Lk img://something.png alt_text |
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- check https://github.com/trentm/mdocml |
- check https://github.com/trentm/mdocml |
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- use flexbox for .Bl-tag instead of the fragile float/clear mechanism |
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John Gardner 25 Mar 2022 04:44:27 +1100 |
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* formatting issues: gratuitous differences |
* formatting issues: gratuitous differences |
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Line 573 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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Line 620 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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reported again by Nicolas Joly Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:41:26 +0100 via wiz@ 5 Mar |
reported again by Nicolas Joly Thu, 1 Mar 2012 13:41:26 +0100 via wiz@ 5 Mar |
reported again by Franco Fichtner Fri, 27 Sep 2013 21:02:28 +0200 |
reported again by Franco Fichtner Fri, 27 Sep 2013 21:02:28 +0200 |
reported again by Bruce Evans Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:22:44 +0100 via bapt@ |
reported again by Bruce Evans Fri, 17 Feb 2017 21:22:44 +0100 via bapt@ |
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https://reviews.freebsd.org/D35245 |
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even groff_mdoc(7) uses this: Nab Sun, 5 Jun 2022 22:16:37 +0200 |
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When implementing this, try to avoid breaking existing manuals, |
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or at least fix them: Jan Stary Sun, 5 Jun 2022 22:48:05 +0200 |
loc *** exist *** algo *** size ** imp *** |
loc *** exist *** algo *** size ** imp *** |
An easy partial fix would be to just skip the first word if it starts |
An easy partial fix would be to just skip the first word if it starts |
with a dot, including any following white space, when measuring. |
with a dot, including any following white space, when measuring. |
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Line 638 are mere guesses, and some may be wrong. |
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with .ps and .nf/.fi produce execessive blank lines, see libJudy |
with .ps and .nf/.fi produce execessive blank lines, see libJudy |
and graphics/dcmtk. The parser reorg may help with this. |
and graphics/dcmtk. The parser reorg may help with this. |
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- The man(7) .UR macro produces UTF-8 angle brackets in -Tutf8 output mode |
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with groff, but ASCII <> with mandoc |
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Alejandro Colomar Mon, 7 Aug 2023 17:13:29 +0200 Subject: hostname |
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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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- shorten/simplify error messages for usage errors |
- shorten/simplify error messages for usage errors |
To: deraadt@ 25 Oct 2020 23:37:01 +0100 |
To: deraadt@ 25 Oct 2020 23:37:01 +0100 |
loc ** exist * algo * size ** imp *** |
loc ** exist * algo * size ** imp *** |
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- warn about output lines exceeding 80 characters |
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Alejandro Colomar Aug 22, 2022 |
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not trivial because -T lint does not call any formatter |
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loc *** exist * algo ** size ** imp ** |
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- warn about duplicate .Sh/.Ss heads |
- warn about duplicate .Sh/.Ss heads |
gre(4): Rename duplicate sections 20 Apr 2018 15:27:33 +0200 |
gre(4): Rename duplicate sections 20 Apr 2018 15:27:33 +0200 |