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[groff] 25/49: doc/groff.texi: Document a drawback of `ec`/`eo`.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 25/49: doc/groff.texi: Document a drawback of `ec`/`eo`.
Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 17:02:58 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 6aa6e233a96a44cbfd177950db96bdfa0df7eeb2
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Sep 22 17:50:00 2022 -0500

    doc/groff.texi: Document a drawback of `ec`/`eo`.
    
    ...when using them to bracket macro definitions.
---
 doc/groff.texi | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 3e146b8e6..b09251f8d 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -6777,7 +6777,8 @@ deferred interpretation of escape sequences.  @xref{Copy 
Mode}.
 
 Escape sequence interpretation can be switched off and back on.  This
 procedure can obviate the need to double the escape character inside
-macro definitions.  @xref{Writing Macros}.
+macro definitions.  @xref{Writing Macros}.  (On the other hand, it
+prevents use of @code{\"} or @code{\#} to internally comment them.)
 
 @Defreq {eo, }
 @cindex disabling @code{\} (@code{eo})



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