On Sat, Aug 24, 2013, Ulrich Lauther wrote: > The groff manual says: > > .rs Restore spacing; turn no-space mode off. > > However, > .rs > .sp 3 > does not work; one has to output some text first, to get .sp to work. > > Is this a bug in groff, or in its documentation?
I wonder about that, too. The info manual says very clearly "This mode [.ns] ends when actual text is output or the `rs' request is encountered..." Logically, therefore, .rs/.sp 3 should restore spacing and advance 3v. > About the .nop request: > > .nop anything > Always process anything. > > What is this request good for? It's good for things like .rs .nop \& .sp 3 which is offers a solution to the .rs/.sp problem when you don't want "actual text" to be output before the sp request. -- Peter Schaffter http://www.schaffter.ca
