Re: [Groff] An observation on .writem

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Werner,

>   nice                                          test
> 
>   This             is             a             nice
>   test.
> 
> After ending the diversion xx, the space between the two words is no
> longer stretchable (but discardable at the end of line).

That's interesting.  Here's groff first, nroff on AIX 3.2.5 second.

    $ cat in
    .ll 5i
    .di xx
    nice test\p
    .br
    .di
    .
    .ds yy \*(xx

    .xx

    This is a \*(yy.

    % nroff <in | cat -s

    nice                                          test

    This             is             a             nice
    test.

    $ nroff <in | cat -S 

    nice                                          test

    This                     is                      a
    nice
    test.


Ralph.