Re: [Groff] surprise, surprise

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > abc
> > \fB.xx\fP
> > def
> 
> It prints
> 
>         abc hello world! def
> 
> with abc in regular font and everything else in bold.
> 
> This behavior does not surprise me, actually -- I expect that
> it is treating \fP as an argument to .xx
> 
> Indeed, when I change the input to this:
> 
>    .de xx
>    hello world! \\$1
>    ..
>    abc
>    \fB.xx\fP
>    def
> 
> it prints "def" in regular font instead of bold.

I have changed GNU troff in the CVS as follows:

  . In compatible mode, stay with the current behaviour as shown
    above.

  . In non-compatible mode, the requests \f, \H, \R, \s, and \S are
    now grouped as `transparent escapes'; starting a line with one of
    them no longer preserves the beginning-of-line flag.

Note, however, that some escapes still can cause a request or macro
call:

  .de xxx
  Hallo!
  ..
  .ds yyy .xxx

  \*[yyy]

      => Hallo!


Please run your favourite documents with the new version and report
any strange things.


    Werner