> The example was enormously helpful. There's light at the end
> of my TOC multi-line entry tunnel.
Happy to be of help! Note that the example was simplified to
illustrate the principle, and would need some (minor) aesthetic
tweaks for practical application. Most importantly, you will
want the
Am 5. September 2023 23:41:36 MESZ schrieb Peter Schaffter :
>On Mon, Sep 04, 2023, Tadziu Hoffmann wrote:
>> I think leaders are meant to be used in conjunction with
>> diversions. When they are used in already formatted text,
>> all required dimensions are known, allowing n/troff to
>> comput
On Mon, Sep 04, 2023, Tadziu Hoffmann wrote:
> I think leaders are meant to be used in conjunction with
> diversions. When they are used in already formatted text,
> all required dimensions are known, allowing n/troff to
> compute the number of leader character repetitions plus any
> possibly requ
Lennart --
On Sun, Sep 03, 2023, Lennart Jablonka wrote:
> Do you now understand what’s going on, ignoring how useful or useless a
> design this is?
Your explanation was exactly what I needed to conceptualize leader
behaviour. Many thanks. I took a couple of readings, but I've got
it now.
--
> Rare? Maybe. But not so rare that a macro package need not
> be prepared for it.
I think leaders are meant to be used in conjunction with
diversions. When they are used in already formatted text,
all required dimensions are known, allowing n/troff to
compute the number of leader character re
At 2023-09-03T23:43:29+, Lennart Jablonka wrote:
> What I intended to express is an explanation for how it could come to
> be that tabs and leaders behave in that way: It was possible because
> quite seldom someone wanted a tab or leader in filled text. Because
> long headings in a TOC are r
Quoth Peter Schaffter:
On Sat, Sep 02, 2023, Lennart Jablonka wrote:
The point is that the width of the line of periods is determined
by its position on the input line. That is confusing, yet it
also doesn’t usually matter: You seldom use tabs or leaders in
filled text.
Actually, no. I disc
Quoth Peter Schaffter:
On Sat, Sep 02, 2023, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> Question 2:
> What is causing the erroneous justification of the third line?
> There's more than enough room for "air" and some leader.
There is not, in the example you provided. You set one tab stop, at the
line length
Branden --
On Sat, Sep 02, 2023, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > Question 1:
> > Is \a only interpreted in copy mode as this would suggest?
>
> Yes. This has been documented for a long time, but I don't think very
> clearly.
Precisely why I asked. :)
> Until (he boasted) groff 1.23.0.
> ...
>
On Sat, Sep 02, 2023, Lennart Jablonka wrote:
> The point is that the width of the line of periods is determined
> by its position on the input line. That is confusing, yet it
> also doesn’t usually matter: You seldom use tabs or leaders in
> filled text.
Actually, no. I discovered this issue t
Quoth G. Branden Robinson:
At 2023-09-02T22:35:25+, Lennart Jablonka wrote:
No, there aren’t. Your message does not contain the SOH bytes; you
could as well put replacement “^A”s there.
I was attempting to suggest their presence.
My tone was too accusatory. Yes, you did do that. I
Hi Lennart,
At 2023-09-02T22:35:25+, Lennart Jablonka wrote:
> No, there aren’t. Your message does not contain the SOH bytes; you
> could as well put replacement “^A”s there.
I was attempting to suggest their presence.
> The point is that the width of the line of periods is determined by
Quoth G. Branden Robinson:
On second thought--in the form of empirical measurements rather than
hand-waving conjecture--I think you've found a bug.
How so?
Consider the following input, which I've degraded to an ASCII spelling
of "chateau" to permit some comparative analysis (keep reading).
[self-follow-up]
Hi Peter,
On second thought--in the form of empirical measurements rather than
hand-waving conjecture--I think you've found a bug.
Consider the following input, which I've degraded to an ASCII spelling
of "chateau" to permit some comparative analysis (keep reading).
$ cat long-
Hi Peter,
I get the same output you do from your second example.
I do observe that `\a` in interpretation mode doesn't get warned about,
even with '-ww'. That may be a defect.
At 2023-09-02T16:19:08-0400, Peter Schaffter wrote:
> Question 1:
> Is \a only interpreted in copy mode as this would s
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