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[groff] 08/49: doc/groff.texi (Writing Macros): Fix error.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 08/49: doc/groff.texi (Writing Macros): Fix error.
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2022 00:37:18 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit d5b9625a01b9237f86b88e43868cf6d5068ef112
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Nov 2 22:13:22 2022 -0500

    doc/groff.texi (Writing Macros): Fix error.
---
 doc/groff.texi | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 224fe11ec..f76f9f9f8 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -6933,8 +6933,9 @@ deferred interpretation of escape sequences.  @xref{Copy 
Mode}.
 
 Escape sequence interpretation can be switched off and back on.  This
 procedure can obviate the need to double the escape character inside
-macro definitions.  @xref{Writing Macros}.  (On the other hand, it
-prevents use of @code{\"} or @code{\#} to internally comment them.)
+macro definitions.  @xref{Writing Macros}.  (This approach is not
+available  if your macro needs to interpolate values at the time it is
+@emph{defined}---but many do not.)
 
 @Defreq {eo, }
 @cindex disabling @code{\} (@code{eo})



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