version 1.214, 2012/01/03 10:18:05 |
version 1.215, 2012/06/20 22:06:30 |
Line 820 The most popular is the imaginary macro |
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Line 820 The most popular is the imaginary macro |
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which resolves to |
which resolves to |
.Sy 6n . |
.Sy 6n . |
.It |
.It |
A width using the syntax described in |
A scaling width as described in |
.Sx Scaling Widths . |
.Xr roff 7 . |
.It |
.It |
An arbitrary string, which indents by the length of this string. |
An arbitrary string, which indents by the length of this string. |
.El |
.El |
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.Fl width |
.Fl width |
and |
and |
.Fl offset |
.Fl offset |
arguments accept |
arguments accept scaling widths as described in |
.Sx Scaling Widths |
.Xr roff 7 |
or use the length of the given string. |
or use the length of the given string. |
The |
The |
.Fl offset |
.Fl offset |
Line 956 A columnated list. |
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Line 956 A columnated list. |
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The |
The |
.Fl width |
.Fl width |
argument has no effect; instead, each argument specifies the width |
argument has no effect; instead, each argument specifies the width |
of one column, using either the |
of one column, using either the scaling width syntax described in |
.Sx Scaling Widths |
.Xr roff 7 |
syntax or the string length of the argument. |
or the string length of the argument. |
If the first line of the body of a |
If the first line of the body of a |
.Fl column |
.Fl column |
list is not an |
list is not an |
Line 2569 Its syntax is as follows: |
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Line 2569 Its syntax is as follows: |
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.Pp |
.Pp |
The |
The |
.Ar height |
.Ar height |
argument must be formatted as described in |
argument is a scaling width as described in |
.Sx Scaling Widths . |
.Xr roff 7 . |
If unspecified, |
If unspecified, |
.Sx \&sp |
.Sx \&sp |
asserts a single vertical space. |
asserts a single vertical space. |