Werner LEMBERG wrote: >>>> .FONT I text1 R text2 I text3 R text4 >>>> is equivalent to .IR text1 text2 text3 text4 >>> >>> I don't particularly like the idea; changing the font for >>> individual strings is very low level manipulation. Groff does have >>> established syntax for that.... > > I disagree. Bernd is aiming at improving the man syntax, moving away > from low-level groff. Basically, this is a good idea.
I'm with Werner here. But if this is something that gets used often, perhaps it should be given a more structural name. Use FONT as a mid-level formatting macro that might be used underneath for several high-level, structural formats. For example: .de FILE .FONT CB \\$1 R \&. CI \\$2 .. .FILE name ext > A generic .FT command added to man would be very useful, and scripts > which parse man pages could be easily adjusted. Alas, I think that > the disadvantages outweigh the benefits. Yes, the humble manpage format has escaped the confines of *roff… so any extensions have to be considered carefully. -- Larry
