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--- missing roff features ---------------------------------------------- |
--- missing roff features ---------------------------------------------- |
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- .nop prints its arguments as text, |
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see groff(7) for an example |
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- .ft CB selects constant-width bold font |
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see groff_out(7) for examples |
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- \*(.T prints the device being used, |
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see groff_char(7) for an example |
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- \[charNN], \[charNNN] prints a single-byte codepoint |
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see groff_char(7) for examples |
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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) |
.ad r -- adjust right margin only (flush right) |
.ad r -- adjust right margin only (flush right) |
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reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500 |
reported by brad@ Sat, 15 Jan 2011 15:45:23 -0500 |
loc *** exist *** algo *** size ** imp * |
loc *** exist *** algo *** size ** imp * |
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- .while and .shift |
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found by jca@ in ratpoison(1) Sun, 30 Jun 2013 12:01:09 +0200 |
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- \w'' improve width measurements |
- \w'' improve width measurements |
would not be very useful without an expression parser, see below |
would not be very useful without an expression parser, see below |
needed for Tcl_NewStringObj(3) via wiz@ Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:27:43 +0100 |
needed for Tcl_NewStringObj(3) via wiz@ Wed, 5 Mar 2014 22:27:43 +0100 |
loc ** exist *** algo *** size * imp *** |
loc ** exist *** algo *** size * imp *** |
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- \\ in high-level macro arguments |
- .als only works for macros in mandoc, not for user-defined strings. |
Currently, \\ is expanded in two situations: |
Also, the "val" field in struct roffkv would have to be replaced |
1) macro and string definition (roff.c setstrn()) |
with a pointer to a reference-counted wrapper, and an alias |
2) macro argument parsing (mandoc.c mandoc_getarg()) |
would have to point to the same wrapper as the original. |
For user defined macros, the second happens in time because of ROFF_REPARSE. |
.als to undefined does nothing; the alias is not created. |
But for standard high-level macros, it only happens after entering the |
.rm'ing the original leaves the alias to point to the old value. |
high level parsers, which is too late because the code doesn't get |
.de .als .de changes both, but |
back to roff.c roff_res() from that point. Because this requires |
.de .als .rm .de only changes the new value, not the alias. |
distinguishing requests, user-defined macros and standard macros |
Found in groffer(1) version 1.19 |
on the roff_res() level, it is hard to solve without the parser reorg. |
Jan Stary 20 Apr 2019 20:16:54 +0200 |
Found by naddy@ in devel/cutils cobfusc(1) Mon, 16 Feb 2015 19:10:52 +0100 |
loc * exist ** algo ** size ** imp * |
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- check for missing roff escape sequences, implement those that are |
- roff string condition comparisons fail when vars contain quotes: |
trivial even if not usually appearing in manual pages, gracefully |
.ds s ' |
ignore the non-trivial ones, document what they are supposed to do |
.if '\*s'' \&... |
and what mandoc does instead |
hard to fix because of the basic architecture (string replacement |
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happens before roff(7) syntax parsing) |
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Found in groffer(1) version 1.19 |
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--- missing mdoc features ---------------------------------------------- |
--- missing mdoc features ---------------------------------------------- |
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from jmc@ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:10:32 +0100 |
from jmc@ Wed, 14 Jul 2010 18:10:32 +0100 |
loc * exist *** algo *** size ** imp ** |
loc * exist *** algo *** size ** imp ** |
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- .Bd -centered implies -filled, not -unfilled, which is not |
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easy to implement; it requires code similar to .ce, which |
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we don't have either. |
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Besides, groff has bug causing text right *before* .Bd -centered |
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to be centered as well. |
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- .Bd -filled should not be the same as .Bd -ragged, but align both |
- .Bd -filled should not be the same as .Bd -ragged, but align both |
the left and right margin. In groff, it is implemented in terms |
the left and right margin. In groff, it is implemented in terms |
of .ad b, which we don't have either. Found in cksum(1). |
of .ad b, which we don't have either. Found in cksum(1). |
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--- missing man features ----------------------------------------------- |
--- missing man features ----------------------------------------------- |
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- .SY and .YS, |
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used by many groff manual pages |
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- preserve punctuation following .ME, |
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see ditroff(7) for an example |
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- .TQ tagged paragraph continuation, |
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see groff_diff(7) for examples |
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- groff_www(7) .MTO and .URL |
- groff_www(7) .MTO and .URL |
These macros were used by the GNU grep(1) man page. |
These macros were used by the GNU grep(1) man page. |
The groff_www(7) manual page itself uses them, too. |
The groff_www(7) manual page itself uses them, too. |
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--- missing tbl features ----------------------------------------------- |
--- missing tbl features ----------------------------------------------- |
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- the "s" layout column specifier is used for placement of data |
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into columns, but ignored during column width calculations |
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synaptics(4) found by tedu@ Mon, 17 Aug 2015 21:17:42 -0400 |
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- vertical centering in cells vertically spanned with ^ |
- vertical centering in cells vertically spanned with ^ |
pali dot rohar at gmail dot com 16 Jul 2018 13:03:35 +0200 |
pali dot rohar at gmail dot com 16 Jul 2018 13:03:35 +0200 |
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loc * exist *** algo *** size ** imp * |
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- support .ds requests inside tbl(7) code, |
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see tbl(1) for an example |
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- support mdoc(7) and man(7) macros inside tbl(7) code; |
- support mdoc(7) and man(7) macros inside tbl(7) code; |
probably requires the parser reorg and letting tbl(7) |
probably requires the parser reorg and letting tbl(7) |
use roff_node such that macro sets can mix; |
use roff_node such that macro sets can mix; |
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- look at the POSIX manuals in the books/man-pages-posix port, |
- look at the POSIX manuals in the books/man-pages-posix port, |
they use some unsupported tbl(7) features. |
they use some unsupported tbl(7) features, mostly macros in tbl(7). |
loc * exist ** algo ** size ** imp *** |
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- look what Joerg Schilling manual pages use |
- look what Joerg Schilling manual pages use |
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:31:48 +0100 |
Thu, 19 Mar 2015 18:31:48 +0100 |
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- use Unicode U+2500 to U+256C for table borders |
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in tbl(7) -Tutf-8 output |
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suggested by bentley@ Tue, 14 Oct 2014 04:10:55 -0600 |
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- implement horizontal and vertical alignment in HTML output |
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pali dot rohar at gmail dot com 16 Jul 2018 13:03:35 +0200 |
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- implement cell spanning in HTML output |
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pali dot rohar at gmail dot com 16 Jul 2018 13:03:35 +0200 |
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- implement table borders in HTML output |
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pali dot rohar at gmail dot com 16 Jul 2018 13:03:35 +0200 |
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--- missing eqn features ----------------------------------------------- |
--- missing eqn features ----------------------------------------------- |
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- In a matrix, break the output line after each matrix line. |
- In a matrix, break the output line after each matrix line. |
Found in the discussion at CDBUG 2015. |
Found in the discussion at CDBUG 2015. Suggested by Avi Weinstock. |
Suggested by Avi Weinstock. |
This may not be the ideal solution after all: eqn(7) matrices |
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are lists of columns, so Avi's proposal would show each *column* |
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on its own *line*, which is likely to cause confusion. |
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A better solution, but much harder to implement, would be to |
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actually show the coordinates of column vectors on different |
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terminal output lines, using the clumnated output facilities |
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developed for .Bl -tag, .Bl -column, and also used for tbl(7). |
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- The "size" keyword is parsed, but ignored by the formatter. |
- The "size" keyword is parsed, but ignored by the formatter. |
loc * exist * algo * size * imp * |
loc * exist * algo * size * imp * |
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--- missing misc features ---------------------------------------------- |
--- missing misc features ---------------------------------------------- |
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- man 3am readline |
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does not work because man(1) only accepts digit + one letter, |
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otherwise explicit -s is currently required |
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https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/9868 |
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- man 3 readline may show readline(3m) |
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because in manpage_compare, "3" and "3am" compare equal |
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https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/9868 |
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probably requires putting string version of section into struct manpage |
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- dead .so links should be entered into the database to avoid: |
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man -M. lvm-config |
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man: outdated mandoc.db lacks lvm-config(8) entry, run makewhatis /co/void-man |
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https://github.com/void-linux/void-packages/issues/9868 |
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- man -ks 1,8 route; kn@ Jul 13, 2018 orally |
- man -ks 1,8 route; kn@ Jul 13, 2018 orally |
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- italic correction (\/) in PostScript mode |
- italic correction (\/) in PostScript mode |
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* formatting issues: ugly output |
* formatting issues: ugly output |
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- .UR can nest inside .TP, |
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see roff(7) for examples |
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- revisit empty in-line macros |
- revisit empty in-line macros |
look at the difference between "Em x Em ." and "Sq x Em ." |
look at the difference between "Em x Em ." and "Sq x Em ." |
Carsten Kunze Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:15:41 +0100 |
Carsten Kunze Fri, 12 Dec 2014 00:15:41 +0100 |
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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) |
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by syntax tree nodes. |
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- formatting /usr/local/man/man1/latex2man.1 with groff and mandoc |
- formatting /usr/local/man/man1/latex2man.1 with groff and mandoc |
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--- HTML issues -------------------------------------------------------- |
--- HTML issues -------------------------------------------------------- |
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- wrap Sh and Ss content into <div> |
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Laura Morales <lauretas at mail dot com> 21 Apr 2018 18:10:48 +0200 |
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(Evaluate whether this is really useful and has no adverse |
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side effects before implementing; if it is possible, |
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it does seem cleaner.) |
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- format ".IP *" etc. as <ul> rather than <dl> |
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https://github.com/Debian/debiman/issues/67 |
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- .Bf at the beginning of a paragraph inserts a bogus 1ex horizontal |
- .Bf at the beginning of a paragraph inserts a bogus 1ex horizontal |
space, see for example random(3). Introduced in |
space, see for example random(3). Introduced in |
http://mdocml.bsd.lv/cgi-bin/cvsweb/mdoc_html.c.diff?r1=1.91&r2=1.92 |
http://mdocml.bsd.lv/cgi-bin/cvsweb/mdoc_html.c.diff?r1=1.91&r2=1.92 |
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all over mdoc_macro.c and all subtly different. |
all over mdoc_macro.c and all subtly different. |
loc ** exist ** algo ** size ** imp ** |
loc ** exist ** algo ** size ** imp ** |
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- style message about suspicious uses of - vs. \- vs. \(mi |
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e.g. -1 is likely wrong (from the mdoclint TODO) |
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- warn about punctuation - e.g. ',' and ';' - at the beginning |
- warn about punctuation - e.g. ',' and ';' - at the beginning |
of a text line, if it is likely intended to follow the preceding |
of a text line, if it is likely intended to follow the preceding |
output without intervening whitespace, in particular after a |
output without intervening whitespace, in particular after a |
macro line (from the mdoclint TODO) |
macro line (from the mdoclint TODO) |
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- mandoc_special does not really check the escape sequence, |
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but just the overall format |
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- makewhatis -p complains about language subdirectories: |
- makewhatis -p complains about language subdirectories: |
/usr/local/man//ru: Unknown directory part |
/usr/local/man//ru: Unknown directory part |
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* documentation issues |
* documentation issues |
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- dashes, hyphens, and minus signs in manual pages |
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- mark macros as: page structure domain, manual domain, general text domain |
- mark macros as: page structure domain, manual domain, general text domain |
is this useful? |
is this useful? |
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Found by Aaron M. Ucko in the GNU Hurd via Bdale Garbee, |
Found by Aaron M. Ucko in the GNU Hurd via Bdale Garbee, |
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=829624 |
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=829624 |
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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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- Is it possible to further simplify ENDBODY_SPACE? |
- Is it possible to further simplify ENDBODY_SPACE? |
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- Find better ways to prevent endless loops |
- Find better ways to prevent endless loops |
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output through libz. |
output through libz. |
- Privilege separation (see OpenSSH). |
- Privilege separation (see OpenSSH). |
- Enable caching support via HTTP 304 and If-Modified-Since. |
- Enable caching support via HTTP 304 and If-Modified-Since. |
- Have Mac OSX systems automatically disable -static compilation of the |
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CGI: -static isn't supported. |
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* to improve in the groff_mdoc(7) macros |
* to improve in the groff_mdoc(7) macros |