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Re: [Groff] \F request?
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [Groff] \F request? |
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Thu, 11 Apr 2002 22:51:05 +0200 (CEST) |
> > I'd veer away from the term "deprecate"; it implies it might be
> > removed in the future, and I think \fP is used in too many places
> > to change. The new syntax looks nice though.
>
> I agree. It can't be deprecated. Next step is it only works in
> `compatibility mode' and that's just a global flag that zaps
> everything. Use something other than `P' for \F if you wish and make
> it work for \f too if you like. But leave \fP working fine for ever
> more.
Sorry for my bad English. Removing it was never my intention, nor to
make it work only in compatibility mode. I fully agree that \fP is a
fixed part of the groff idiom.
Werner
[Groff] \f[] implemented, Werner LEMBERG, 2002/04/14