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commit ca42eb2c736a0d24f546b2727147f0822d57899b
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robin...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Aug 7 07:26:27 2025 -0500
doc/ms.ms.in: Add nroff mode rendering guidance.
Also abort if there's just no way we can format nicely.
---
doc/ms.ms.in | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/doc/ms.ms.in b/doc/ms.ms.in
index 9833e1a45..0ceb1bd27 100644
--- a/doc/ms.ms.in
+++ b/doc/ms.ms.in
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
.\" groff -ept -ms
+.\" nroff -t -rLL=$(stty size | cut -f2 -d' ')n -ms
.\"
.\" Copyright (C) 2001 Larry Kollar
.\" Copyright (C) 2020-2025 G. Branden Robinson
@@ -26,6 +27,10 @@
. ftr CBI BI
. \" Redefine CW to use bold instead for a visible font change.
. als CW B
+. if \n[LL]<74n \{\
+. tm \n[.F]: This document needs at least 74 columns to render.
+. tm \n[.F]: Consult the comment header of the file for advice.
+. ab
.\}
.\" This document doesn't require the minus sign (in Times) but we do
.\" want a copy- and-pastable hyphen-minus.
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