> This is a rather inelegant solution but it works.
> 
> Interesting thing:
> 
> .so file\"                  \" does not work (utter chaos)

???  This works just fine.  Are you perhaps missing a final newline?

> .so file <tabs>       \" does not work

This is for compatibility with legacy troff; this limitation was there
from the beginning and is well-documented.

> PS I did not know that I can ignore " at the start of the string

This is documented too.  `info groff' is your friend...


    Werner


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