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Line 62 escape sequences to represent national language charac |
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Line 62 escape sequences to represent national language charac |
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names; instead, provide ASCII transcriptions of the names. |
names; instead, provide ASCII transcriptions of the names. |
.Ss Dashes and Hyphens |
.Ss Dashes and Hyphens |
In typography there are different types of dashes of various width: |
In typography there are different types of dashes of various width: |
the hyphen (-), |
the hyphen (\(hy), |
the en-dash (\(en), |
the en-dash (\(en), |
the em-dash (\(em), |
the em-dash (\(em), |
and the mathematical minus sign (\(mi). |
and the mathematical minus sign (\(mi). |
Line 761 For backward compatibility with existing manuals, |
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Line 761 For backward compatibility with existing manuals, |
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.Xr mandoc 1 |
.Xr mandoc 1 |
also supports the |
also supports the |
.Pp |
.Pp |
.Dl \eN\(aq Ns Ar number Ns \(aq |
.Dl \eN\(aq Ns Ar number Ns \(aq and \e[ Ns Cm char Ns Ar number ] |
.Pp |
.Pp |
escape sequence, inserting the character |
escape sequences, inserting the character |
.Ar number |
.Ar number |
from the current character set into the output. |
from the current character set into the output. |
Of course, this is inherently non-portable and is already marked |
Of course, this is inherently non-portable and is already marked |
as deprecated in the Heirloom roff manual. |
as deprecated in the Heirloom roff manual; |
For example, do not use \eN\(aq34\(aq, use \e(dq, or even the plain |
on top of that, the second form is a GNU extension. |
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For example, do not use \eN\(aq34\(aq or \e[char34], use \e(dq, |
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or even the plain |
.Sq \(dq |
.Sq \(dq |
character where possible. |
character where possible. |
.Sh COMPATIBILITY |
.Sh COMPATIBILITY |