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Re: groff 1.17: line length register not set w/ -man macros
From: |
Werner LEMBERG |
Subject: |
Re: groff 1.17: line length register not set w/ -man macros |
Date: |
Tue, 24 Apr 2001 15:53:39 +0200 (CEST) |
> INPUT FILES:
> ===================== mantest.1 =================================
> .TH foo
> .tm register LL should be set to 6.5i: \n(LLu
> .tm registers IN = \n(INu, PS = \n(INu, SN = \n(SNu
> =================================================================
>
> COMMAND LINE:
> groff -man < mantest.1 > /dev/null
>
> DESCRIPTION OF INCORRECT BEHAVIOUR:
> Register LL (line length) should be set to 6.5 inches. It is zero.
> Register IN (indent) etc. are OK, so it's not a general register issue.
The GNU troff implementation of man (in file an-old.tmac) doesn't use
the LL register. Is `LL' documented in the original AT&T
implementation?
Werner
PS: Is the original AT&T man documentation available online?