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Re: [Groff] The case against the case against .EX/.EE & .DS/.DE


From: Eric S. Raymond
Subject: Re: [Groff] The case against the case against .EX/.EE & .DS/.DE
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 03:58:35 -0500
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Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden>:
> > .TP++ or .TQ
> > 
> > Looks like a normal paragraph break, but continues a .TP list.
> > Generally people just use .sp for this, which is why .sp may be
> > the only low-level request that's truly essential for man pages.
> 
> How shall .sp replace .TQ in this particular case?  Please give an
> example for this output
> 
>     foo
>     bar      Two options documented within a single item.
> 
> With a proper definition of .TQ I simply write
> 
>     .TP
>     foo
>     .TQ
>     bar
>     Two options ...

Oh, I misunderstood TQ then.  I thought it was to be used like this

.TP
Heading
This is an indented paragraph.
.TQ
This is another paragraph that is indented.
.PP
This paragraph will not be indented, as .PP has restored the default.

My error.
-- 
                <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/";>Eric S. Raymond</a>




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