Re: vim :hardcopy equivalent

[G. Branden Robinson]

At 2024-07-29T19:28:40-0500, Dave Kemper wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 24, 2024 at 2:24 PM G. Branden Robinson
> > Sure enough, there were problems.  I've fixed them in my working
> > copy and you can expect them in my next push.
> 
> Commit 0cc32d8b7
> (http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/groff.git/commit/?id=0cc32d8b7)
> seems to be the cited fix.
> 
> I have one correction and one suggestion about this change.
> 
> Correction:
> The text "the @code{sp} and @code{br} requests" was added, but the
> example uses no .br.  According to the git log entry, this should say
> "bp".

Thanks!  Look for this in my next push.

> Suggestion:
> The git log entry, specifically the third and fourth items, explain
> why certain .sp parameters are written as they are.  At least the
> latter of these items, and maybe both, are subtle points about margin
> sizes worth explaining to readers (of the manual, not just of the git
> log).
> 
> (And I'm not sure the git log explanation is quite right: it says
> "adjusting [the footer] 1v up the page from the bottom of the body
> text" where it seems to mean "1v up the page from *half an inch below*
> the bottom of the body text."  As written, it sounds like the footer
> overstrikes the bottom of the body text.)

Okay.  I'll review the text and see how I might expand and correct it.

Regards,
Branden

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