[bug #61022] [ms] documention neglects to mention FP macro

[G. Branden Robinson]

Update of bug #61022 (project groff):

         Planned Release:                  1.23.0 => None                   

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Follow-up Comment #8:

In the meantime, FP needs a new name--AT&T already seized it in the early
1980s.

8th edition ms(7) says:

> FP
> Set font positions for a family, e.g., "FP palatino"

This doesn't elucidate much, and I certainly don't plan to implement the AT&T
macro, but I do plan to alias it (along with other AT&T macros we don't
support) to `@not-implemented`.

The next most mnemonic choice would probably be `PF`, but that's already
(relatively) well known as a pic(1) boundary macro.  Also see bug #60558.

If no one has a better idea, I propose `FF`.  This is not taken as a _macro_
name (it is as a register), and AT&T doesn't squat on it either.

Although I do see that 4.2BSD added an `FP` macro for the exact purpose you're
using it.

Well, great.  :-/  I really don't want to have to support "ATT" vs. "BSD"
modes but suddenly this looks more likely...

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