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From: arnold@skeeve.com
To: 9fans@9fans.net
Subject: Re: [9fans] plan9port troff - \(sq character
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2025 12:57:36 -0600	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <202508111857.57BIva7W038136@freefriends.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <202508111435.57BEZIdw099738@freefriends.org>

Additionally, it seems that \(em for the em-dash and
\(dg for the dagger are disappaearing...

Thanks,

Arnold

arnold@skeeve.com wrote:

> Hi.  I'm using plan9port troff to try to reconstitute a book
> from the early 1980s.  The \(sq character in groff (and in
> the original book) came out as small square.
> 
> In plan9 troff I'm getting an upside-down exclamation point.
> Any idea why?  How can I get \(sq to give me a square?
> 
> Much thanks,
> 
> Arnold

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-08-11 18:59 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-08-11 14:35 arnold
2025-08-11 18:36 ` tlaronde
2025-08-11 19:30   ` arnold
2025-08-11 18:57 ` arnold [this message]
2025-08-11 19:45   ` ldb
2025-08-13  7:28     ` arnold
2025-08-13 15:00       ` arnold
2025-08-11 19:23 ` LdBeth

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