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diff --git a/doc/groff.texinfo b/doc/groff.texinfo index cf6fa87d..c8cf6fa3 100644 --- a/doc/groff.texinfo +++ b/doc/groff.texinfo @@ -7764,16 +7764,35 @@ wrapped up into a single object. Compatibility mode is turned off and the escape character is set to @samp{\} while @var{string} is being processed. Any emboldening, constant spacing or track kerning is applied to this object rather than to individual characters in -@var{string}. A character defined by this request can be used just +@var{string}. + +A character defined by this request can be used just like a normal character provided by the output device. In particular, other characters can be translated to it with the @code{tr} request; it can be made the leader character by the @code{lc} request; repeated patterns can be drawn with the character using the @code{\l} and @code{\L} escape sequences; words containing the character can be hyphenated correctly, if the @code{hcode} request is used to give the -character a hyphenation code. There is a special anti-recursion +character a hyphenation code. + +There is a special anti-recursion feature: Use of character within the character's definition is handled like normal characters not defined with @code{char}. + +Note that the @code{tr} and @code{trin} requests takes precedence if +@code{char} accesses the same character. + +@Example +.tr XY +X + @result{} Y +.char X Z +X + @result{} Y +.tr XX +X + @result{} Z +@endExample @endDefreq @cindex removing character definition (@code{rchar}) @@ -9066,7 +9085,7 @@ The @code{als} request can make a macro have more than one name. This would be called as @Example -.vl $Id: groff.texinfo,v 1.108 2002/03/20 12:24:30 wlemb Exp $ +.vl $Id: groff.texinfo,v 1.109 2002/03/22 16:11:17 wlemb Exp $ @endExample @endDefesc |