Re: how far can i go with grotty?

[Marc Chantreux]

hello,

> I don't understand how empty lines at the end can be related
> to making things bold (which is what "b" is supposed to do).

you're right: it happens every time.

> I suspect it is because of page length, with groff outputting
> the empty part of an only partially filled page at the end.

indeed: your tip works perfectly.

>   .pl 1
> 
> which will set the page length to just one line (so partially
> filled pages cannot exist).  Then you can leave out the final
> sed command.

so `.pl 10000` means "use whatever space you want for the moment"
because the following macros are length aware. right?

thanks for helping
marc