Re: [Groff] List labels in MM and three argument .ds

[Blake McBride]

Okay, thanks.  The fact that there is a space between the two parts of the
second argument threw me.  I interpreted that to be a third argument.

Thanks.

Blake McBride


On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 2:55 AM, Werner LEMBERG <address@hidden> wrote:

> > While looking at the MM code I noticed a line:
> >
> > .ie d misc*st-\\$1 .ds misc*st-\\$1 \\$2 \\*[misc*st-\\$1]
> >
> > It seems like .ds is taking three arguments.
>
> No, only two.  The argument to the string name `misc*st-\\$1' is
> `\\$2 \\*[misc*st-\\$1]'.  `info groff' should give all the details.
>
>
>    Werner
>