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Re: [Groff] Bold \(sq not filled
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Ralph Corderoy |
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Re: [Groff] Bold \(sq not filled |
Date: |
Sat, 31 May 2014 12:44:49 +0100 |
Hi Carsten,
> Yes, it's somehow a groff "bug". Could also be named a bug that this
> glyph has a so different appearence in bold face at traditional troff,
> but groff should be compatible with legacy troff (with its bugs also
> ;-)
I've opened https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?42473 to track it.
> > > Is there a way to get the standard (UNIX V7) behaviour of a solid
> > > filled bold \(sq?
> >
> > For what output devices?
>
> At least for postscript output, if possible.
tmac/ps.tmac does
.fchar \[sq] \h'.05m'\D'l .5m 0'\D'l 0 -.5m'\D'l -.5m 0'\D'l 0 .5m'\h'.55m'
and the PostScript output here suggests that's being used. You can use
it as the basis for your own filled drawing, and if you figure out the
appropriate .*char request, have it in place for bold AIUI.
> (To have it some day for postscript \fB\(sq also would be very nice
> (for compatibility reasons).)
Agreed.
Cheers, Ralph.