Re: Fix for line number prefixing on output using -me and tables

[Werner LEMBERG]

Sorry for the late response.

>       Here is a bug report and patch to 1.21 groff to fix for the
>       handling of line number prefixing on output (via the .nm
>       request).  The fix is to the -me macros to work properly when
>       .n1 and .n2 are used, and for the tbl preprocessor to handle
>       numbered line output.  At present, neither produce the correct
>       results.  I attach a test input file that shows the range of
>       problems encountered, a PDF with the result of running groff
>       1.21 on this input, a patch that fixes the -me macros and tbl,
>       and a PDF file with the result of running the patched groff on
>       the same input file.

Thanks a lot!  I've just done a quick look, and I notice that the page
numbers have a different horizontal position in the new document.
Without having time for a deeper analysis currently: Can you explain
the reason?


    Werner