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.Sq \(dq |
.Sq \(dq |
character where possible. |
character where possible. |
.Sh COMPATIBILITY |
.Sh COMPATIBILITY |
This section documents compatibility of |
This section documents compatibility between mandoc and other other |
.Nm |
troff implementations, at this time limited to GNU troff |
with older or existing versions of groff. |
.Pq Qq groff . |
.Pp |
.Pp |
The following render differently in |
.Bl -dash -compact |
.Fl T Ns Ar ascii |
.It |
output mode: |
In |
.Bd -ragged -offset indent |
.Fl T Ns Cm ascii , |
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the |
\e(ss, \e(nm, \e(nb, \e(nc, \e(ib, \e(ip, \e(pp, \e[sum], \e[product], |
\e(ss, \e(nm, \e(nb, \e(nc, \e(ib, \e(ip, \e(pp, \e[sum], \e[product], |
\e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(-h, \e(a. |
\e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(\-h, and \e(a. special characters render |
.Ed |
differently between mandoc and groff. |
.Pp |
.It |
The following render differently in |
In |
.Fl T Ns Ar html |
.Fl T Ns Cm html |
output mode: |
and |
.Bd -ragged -offset indent |
.Fl T Ns Cm xhtml , |
\e(~=, \e(nb, \e(nc |
the \e(~=, \e(nb, and \e(nc special characters render differently |
.Ed |
between mandoc and groff. |
.Pp |
.It |
Finally, the following have been omitted by being poorly documented or |
The |
having no known representation: |
.Fl T Ns Cm ps |
.Bd -ragged -offset indent |
and |
\e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex], \e(ru |
.Fl T Ns Cm pdf |
.Ed |
modes format like |
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.Fl T Ns Cm ascii |
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instead of rendering glyphs as in groff. |
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.It |
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The \e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex], and \e(ru special characters have been omitted |
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from mandoc either because they are poorly documented or they have no |
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known representation. |
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.El |
.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Sh SEE ALSO |
.Xr mandoc 1 |
.Xr mandoc 1 |
.Sh AUTHORS |
.Sh AUTHORS |