Re: Proposed: make \X read its argument in copy mode

[G. Branden Robinson]

Hi Deri,

At 2024-01-19T21:16:54+0000, Deri wrote:
> On Tuesday, 16 January 2024 19:22:48 GMT G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > Or: Should device control commands affect the environment?
> > 
> > I therefore propose to change this, and have the `\X` escape sequence
> > read its argument in copy mode.  That will make it work like the
> > `device` request in groff 1.23.0 and earlier[1].
> 
> This is not what I am seeing in current 'master/head'. [...]

Right.  Before I craft a lengthy response to this--did you see the
footnote?

> > [1] Earlier this week I pushed a change to make `device` read _its_
> >     argument in interpretation, not copy, mode.  My second thoughts
> >     about that are what prompted this proposal.
> >
> >     See <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?64484> for background.

Regards,
Branden

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