* doc/groff.texinfo (Changing Fonts): Font translations with .ftr

can't be chained.

1 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/doc/groff.texinfo b/doc/groff.texinfo
index 2bb76ad1..9bbc317e 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texinfo
+++ b/doc/groff.texinfo
@@ -8737,6 +8737,15 @@ in the @code{F} and @code{S} conditional operators, or in the
 @code{special}, @code{fspecial}, @code{fp}, or @code{sty} requests,
 font@tie{}@var{g} is used.  If @var{g} is missing or equal to@tie{}@var{f}
 the translation is undone.
+
+Note that it is not possible to chain font translations.  Example:
+
+@Example
+.ftr XXX TR
+.ftr XXX YYY
+.ft XXX
+    @result{} warning: can't find font `XXX'
+@endExample
 @endDefreq
 
 @DefreqList {fzoom, f [@Var{zoom}]}