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commit c4adedff50e3e6414e285dee02538868fa8c9e53
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Jun 12 02:56:52 2021 +1000
tbl(1): Advise users to avoid .EQ calls in tables.
Suggest alternative. Prompted by Savannah #55754.
---
src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 14 ++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index 370f384..5f981cd 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -1025,6 +1025,20 @@ should always be called before
.RI ( groff (@MAN1EXT@)
automatically takes care of the correct order of preprocessors).
.
+Don't call the
+.B EQ
+and
+.B EN
+macros within tables;
+instead,
+set up delimeters in your
+.I eqn \" generic
+input and use the
+.B delim()
+table option so that
+.I \%@g@tbl
+will recognize them.
+.
.
.\" ====================================================================
.SS "GNU \f[I]tbl\f[] enhancements"
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