> Since any code extracts, C, shell, etc., often already need
> manipulation, perhaps because they contain the escape character,
> it's these that should use \` and \', e.g.
OK.
> That just leaves getting grotty to output ' for ` if \*(.T is ascii
> by doing .tr `' as you suggested. As Stuart says, this doesn't seem
> -man specific. Is tty.tmac the place for this? With the change in
> glyph appearance, perhaps troff needs to change too?
Mhmm. Personally, I prefer `foo' to 'foo' even if looks ugly with
most fonts.
Werner