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Re: [Groff] Nesting macro calls in mdoc
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Werner LEMBERG |
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Re: [Groff] Nesting macro calls in mdoc |
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Sat, 10 Aug 2002 01:30:15 +0200 (CEST) |
> > Note that a macro takes effect up to the next nested macro. For
> > example, `.Ic foo Aq bar' doesn't produce `foo <bar>' (in bold
> > face) but `foo <bar>' (where only `foo' is in bold face).
> > Consequently, a warning message is emitted for most commands if
> > the first argument is a macro itself since it cancels the effect
> > of the calling command completely. Another consequence is that
> > quoting macros never insert literal quotes; `foo <bar>' (in bold
> > face) has been produced by `.Ic "foo <bar>"'.
> >
> Nice, I even forgot we have this is the manpage. :-)
Well, this is an error which isn't obvious to most users.
> I have something to submit to mdoc(7) soon; new *BSD releases, new
> (old) standards, etc., BTW.
As usual, please send it to me for incorporation.
Werner