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Re: [groff] groff as the basis for comprehensive documentation?
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Ralph Corderoy |
Subject: |
Re: [groff] groff as the basis for comprehensive documentation? |
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Thu, 26 Apr 2018 11:43:58 +0100 |
Hi Steve,
> I'm not sure why you consider `.\&' important: is that for
> end-of-sentence recognition?
No, the opposite, it's to stop an end-of-sentence character being taken
as the end of a sentence.
> I've never used double spaces for sentences, but I recognize there are
> good arguments in favour of it.
If your input has only a single space after the full stop that is the
end of a sentence but not the end of a line, then it will typeset
different to one that does fall at the end of a line. Compare
`appropriate.' and `wrong.'.
$ nroff <<\E | grep .
.na
Indeed, I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not
appropriate. In fact, it was wrong.
It constituted a critical lapse in judgment and a personal failure
on my part for which I am solely and completely responsible.
E
Indeed, I did have a relationship with Miss Lewinsky that was not
appropriate. In fact, it was wrong. It constituted a critical
lapse in judgment and a personal failure on my part for which I
am solely and completely responsible.
$
I prefer the troff norm of a wider space, but have to look out for `Data
by Spock et al.\& shows' because editing the input might place the `.\&'
at the end of a line.
--
Cheers, Ralph.
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