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Re: [Groff] \X and \%


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: [Groff] \X and \%
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 01:58:09 +0200 (CEST)

> > Can someone please test the following with AT&T troff:
> > 
> >   .ll 1p
> >   \X'foo'\%hyphenation
> > 
> > Using GNU troff, I get
> > 
> >   -
> >   hy-
> >   phen-
> >   ation
> > 
> > that is, `\X' starts a word so that \% afterwards no longer inhibits
> > hyphenation but inserts a breakpoint.
> 
> AIX 3.2.5 gives
> 
>     $ cat in
>     .ll 1p
>     \X'foo'\%hyphenation
>     $ nroff in | cat -S
>     -
>     hyphenation
> 
>     $ 

Hmm, how shall I interpret this?  Will the word `hyphenation' be
hyphenated at all?  For me, the result looks weird.


    Werner

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