Re: \s[] gives syntax error (should restore previous size)

[Jim Avera]

Thanks for fixing the docs.

I'm curious, though, why \s can not support the no-argument form
in the same way that \f and \F do.

-Jim

On 03/05/2013 12:07 AM, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > # \s[] causes a syntax error.  According to 'info groff'
> > # \s with no argument should restore the previous point size
> Ah, this is badly formulated in the info manual.  The groff(7) manpage
> documents it correctly.
>
> `\s' *always* needs an numeric argument.  So the valid forms to return
> to the previous size are
>
>    \s0
>    \s(00
>    \s[0]
>    \s'0'
>
> It's the `.ps' request which can be called without an argument.
>
> Fixed in CVS, thanks.
>
>
>      Werner