At 2025-07-04T22:30:00+0000, Bjarni Ingi Gislason wrote: > This number appeared in an output line of > > cannot break line; overset by 0.0832641i > > Such information is hard to grasp > > 1) the used unit (inch) is too big
Use the `warnscale` request to change it. You might prefer `c`. > 2) the number is too small This is a restatement of point 1. > 3) the number has too many (irrelevant) digits. groff is written in C++. We don't have a numeric tower including rationals. > a) the unit should be adequate for expressing a number [0.1 1000[ "Adequacy" is a contingent upon circumstances, and upon the reader. > b) be adequate to draw simple conclusions I don't have trouble understanding that "less than one one-hundredth of an inch" is an almost negligbly small number. With sufficient demand we could add a feature that suppresses these messages below a certain threshold. > I find the best information content of such a number is to show how > many letters (characters) are approximately behind it. > > So for me, it is the unit en or em. ...which isn't going to work. If you ever change the type size within your document, then the size of an "en" or "em" depends on where on the page you are. How deeply did you think about this complaint before making it? Regards, Branden
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