Re: [Groff] strings on successive lines bug?

[Werner LEMBERG]

> By the same token:
> 
> .ds one \\$*
> .ds two 2
> .one this is a long one, isn't it ?? ...
> .two
> 
> leads to:
> 
> this is a long one, isn't it ?? ....two
> 
> (i.e. this is one way to use strings which have arguments).
> 
> One the other hand,
> 
> .ds one \\$*
> .ds two 2
> \*[one] this is a long one, isn't it ?? ...
> .two
> 
> gives
> 
> this is a long one, isn't it ?? ... 2
> 
> (which is another).

To pass arguments to a string do this:

  .ds one This is the string one with `\\$1' as an argument.
  |||| \*[one two] ||||

which gives

  |||| This is the string one with `two' as an argument. ||||


    Werner