Re: [Groff] Additional information od .do-page wierdness

[Michael Hobgood]

Jon,
        I for one can live with it the way
it is.

Michael Hobgood


On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 01:51:19PM -0400, Jon Snader wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 01, 2002 at 12:32:23AM -0500, Michael Hobgood wrote:
> 
> This is just an artifact of the way that the .page macro works.
> When called, .page remembers its vertical position, diverts its
> argument, outputs the current line, returns to the saved position,
> and finally outputs the .page argument.
> 
> The problem occurs because .Se spaces down 6 points after setting
> the chapter heading.  After the .page macro returns to the starting
> position and outputs its argument, the 6p spacing is lost.
> 
> Those who enjoy pain, and want to see what's going on should take
> a look at the .page macro.  I don't think it's worth the effort to
> try to fix this.  Just put the .page macro *after* the .Se, etc.
> and it will be OK.  The page output will move down to the first line
> of the page, but I don't think that's too much of a problem.
> 
> BTW, this will happen anytime the current line is followed
> by spacing.  That is, the following:
> 
>         .page 123
>         Here is some text.
>         .sp 5
>         More text.
> 
> produces:
> 
>     123 Here is some text.
>           More text.
> 
> If anyone thinks this is a real problem, let me know and I'll spend a
> little more time on it.
> 
> Jon Snader
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