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Re: [Groff] nop request
From: |
Ralph Corderoy |
Subject: |
Re: [Groff] nop request |
Date: |
Tue, 12 Sep 2000 17:19:06 +0100 |
Hi,
> > > .eo
> > >
> > > .\" The function `xxx'
> > > .de xxx
> > > .do-something \$1 \$2 \$3
> > > ..
> > >
> > > .ec
> > >
> > > I strongly believe that you get better code to understand if you
> > > can avoid the doubling of the backslash.
>
> BTW, to support this better I will introduce three new commands:
>
> .ecs xx Save current escape character.
> .ecr xx Restore escape character saved with .ecs
Can't \e be used instead?
.ds x \e
.ds y @
.ec \*[y]
escape char is @e
.ec \*[x]
escape char is \e
Why the special commands? Are you worried about not knowing the
current escape character when you want to save it? If so, isn't just a
convention that it is always backslash when source macro packages, etc.
If you change it locally you should change it back before using others
code.
I'm after a little more understanding as to why new commands are
necessary.
Ralph.
- Re: [Groff] nop request, (continued)
RE: [Groff] nop request, Ted Harding, 2000/09/04
Re: [Groff] nop request, Steve Izma, 2000/09/05
- Re: [Groff] nop request, Werner LEMBERG, 2000/09/09
- Re: [Groff] nop request,
Ralph Corderoy <=
- Re: [Groff] nop request, Werner LEMBERG, 2000/09/12
- Re: [Groff] nop request, Ralph Corderoy, 2000/09/15
- Re: [Groff] nop request, Werner LEMBERG, 2000/09/18
- Re: [Groff] nop request, Ralph Corderoy, 2000/09/18
- Re: [Groff] nop request, Werner LEMBERG, 2000/09/18
- Re: [Groff] nop request, Ralph Corderoy, 2000/09/20
- Re: [Groff] nop request, Werner LEMBERG, 2000/09/21
- Re: [Groff] nop request, Ralph Corderoy, 2000/09/21
- Re: [Groff] nop request, Werner LEMBERG, 2000/09/22