CVSROOT: /cvsroot/groff
Module name: groff
Branch:
Changes by: Werner LEMBERG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 06/03/26 08:55:38
Modified files:
. : ChangeLog
doc : groff.texinfo
Log message:
* doc/groff.texinfo: More documentation on end-of-macro symbol of
`.de'.
Minor addition ot `.di' description.
CVSWeb URLs:
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/groff/groff/ChangeLog.diff?tr1=1.940&tr2=1.941&r1=text&r2=text
http://cvs.savannah.gnu.org/viewcvs/groff/groff/doc/groff.texinfo.diff?tr1=1.233&tr2=1.234&r1=text&r2=text
Patches:
Index: groff/ChangeLog
diff -u groff/ChangeLog:1.940 groff/ChangeLog:1.941
--- groff/ChangeLog:1.940 Sat Mar 25 05:30:40 2006
+++ groff/ChangeLog Sun Mar 26 08:55:37 2006
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2006-03-26 Werner LEMBERG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
+
+ * doc/groff.texinfo: More documentation on end-of-macro symbol of
+ `.de'.
+ Minor addition ot `.di' description.
+
2006-03-25 Michail Vidiassov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Add rules to generate `symbolsl.afm'.
Index: groff/doc/groff.texinfo
diff -u groff/doc/groff.texinfo:1.233 groff/doc/groff.texinfo:1.234
--- groff/doc/groff.texinfo:1.233 Sun Mar 19 09:13:43 2006
+++ groff/doc/groff.texinfo Sun Mar 26 08:55:38 2006
@@ -5448,6 +5448,9 @@
@cindex macro arguments
@cindex arguments to requests and macros
[EMAIL PROTECTED] tabs, and macro arguments
[EMAIL PROTECTED] macro arguments, and tabs
[EMAIL PROTECTED] arguments to macros, and tabs
Arguments to requests and macros are processed much like the shell:
The line is split into arguments according to
[EMAIL PROTECTED]@tie{}9's @code{troff} implementation also allows
@@ -10841,7 +10844,23 @@
argument to @code{de} changes this to a macro to @[EMAIL PROTECTED]
There can be whitespace after the first dot in the line containing the
-ending token (either @samp{.} or macro @[EMAIL PROTECTED]).
+ending token (either @samp{.} or macro @[EMAIL PROTECTED]). Don't insert
+a tab character immediately after the @samp{..}, otherwise it isn't
+recognized as the end-of-macro [EMAIL PROTECTED] it is possible to
+define and call a macro @samp{.} with
+
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+.de .
+. tm foo
+..
+.
+.. \" This calls macro `.'!
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
+you can't use this as the end-of-macro macro: during a macro definition,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] is never handled as a call to @samp{.}, even if you say
[EMAIL PROTECTED] foo .} explicitly.}
Here a small example macro called @samp{P} which causes a break and
inserts some vertical space. It could be used to separate paragraphs.
@@ -12109,6 +12128,11 @@
into. The @code{da} macro appends to an existing diversion.
@code{di} or @code{da} without an argument ends the diversion.
+
+The current partially-filled line is included into the diversion. See
+the @code{box} request below for an example. Note that switching to
+another (empty) environment (with the @code{ev} request) avoids the
+inclusion of the current partially-filled line.
@endDefreq
@DefreqList {box, macro}
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