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Re: [Groff] special characters in groff.7
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [Groff] special characters in groff.7 |
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Wed, 28 May 2014 18:15:39 +0200 (CEST) |
> The notes in `groff_char.7' are complete now, that makes this
> man-page into a useful information center.
Thanks.
> The man-page `groff.7' has a section about `special characters'.
> This section is not really useful. It is far from being complete.
> I see the following kinds of improvement:
Well, it already says that it gives just a minor selection of the most
important ones.
> 1) Omit all examples there of the type `\(xy' and enlarge the reference to
> `groff_char.7', such that `groff_char.7' is enough for all characters
> using.
>
> 2) Enlarge the examples into something useful, such that `groff_char.7'
> is only necessary for special properties.
IMHO, groff_char.7 should document everything related to characters
(and glyph entities), but I don't see an urgent need to change groff.7
– there is already a link to groff_char.7, and this is sufficient.
Werner