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| author | G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> | 2022-11-24 20:36:21 -0600 |
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| committer | G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> | 2022-11-24 20:57:30 -0600 |
| commit | 866dcbc6e7aa28f797ae78000ba90b2bdc88b68b (patch) | |
| tree | 7c18137c792313c075c889bc4d6144dc2d9e63f6 /NEWS | |
| parent | 790a9c656f7465f863d22257b68dbd671c73c0b1 (diff) | |
| download | groff-git-866dcbc6e7aa28f797ae78000ba90b2bdc88b68b.tar.gz | |
NEWS: Clarify items.
Diffstat (limited to 'NEWS')
| -rw-r--r-- | NEWS | 12 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
@@ -66,10 +66,10 @@ o New requests `soquiet` and `msoquiet` are available. They operate as o New requests `stringdown` and `stringup` are available. These change the string named in their argument by replacing each of its bytes with its lowercase or uppercase version (if any), respectively. groff - special characters (see the groff_char(7) man page) can be used and - the output will often transform in the expected way due to the - regular naming convention of the special character escape sequences - for accented letters. + special characters (see the groff_char(7) man page) in the string will + often transform in the expected way due to the regular naming + convention of the special character escape sequences for accented + letters. When they do not, use substrings and/or concatenation. o The `ab` request no longer writes "User Abort." to the standard error stream if given no arguments. @@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ o The an (man) macro package can now produce clickable hyperlinks within since 2007, expose this feature. At present the feature is disabled by default in `man.local` pending more widespread recognition of OSC 8 sequences in pager programs. The package now recognizes a `U` - register to configure hyperlink support for any output driver. + register to enable hyperlinks in any output driver supporting them. Use a command like printf '\033]8;;man:grotty(1)\033\\grotty(1)\033]8;;\033\\\n' | more @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ o The m (mm) macro package now adapts to the paper format selected when groff mm(7) uses a page offset of 0.963 inches on typesetters for compatibility with DWB mm. If the `W` or `O` registers are also set on the command line, the line length and page offset, respectively, - are not overridden. + are not overridden by "papersize.tmac". o The m (mm) macro package now recognizes a `V` register to set the vertical spacing for the document. Like the existing `S`, it must be |