Hi Branden and Damian,
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On Tue Mar 3, 2026 at 3:05 AM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> At 2026-03-03T03:02:40+0100, onf wrote:
> > In neatroff, \N takes the glyph name as defined by the font rather
> > than its numeric ID (e.g. \N'radicalbt') which makes using \N for
> > this portable across all fonts with the same naming scheme
>
> Isn't that what `\C'radicalbt'` is for? With the same qualification?
As far as I know, \C'anything' is equivalent to \[anything]. At least
groff(7) says so:
\C'glyph'
As \[glyph], but compatible with other troff implementations.
That is how neatroff implements \C, too.
Cheers,
onf
