Re: Linking in mdoc(7)

[Steffen Nurpmeso <sdaoden@yandex.com>]

Hello Kristaps,

Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv> wrote:
 |Steffen,
 |
 |I don't understand these problems.  In mandoc(1), the previously
 |enclosed patch completely implements the `Ix' functionality, both in
 |terms of `Sx' and the nascent (badly named?) `Lkx'.  It works.  I've
 |been using it happily to build index tables and chapter references
 |that jump to functions, etc., etc.
 |
 |As for groff, can't it just (via doc.tmac) throw away the `Ix'
 |arguments and that's that?  And if we want an `Lkx' (which I strongly

Of course.  It really seems that unknown requests are (by default
even silently) ignored, luckily.

 |advise for arbitrary link names), it can be a duplicate of `Lk'.
 |grohtml can't even link `Sx' and `Sh': it just italices the arguments
 |to the former!  (This may have changed in recent groff.)  So if it
 |ignores `Ix' and continues in doing what it already does with `Sx',
 |what exactly is the loss?

troff(1) based mdoc(7) compatibility.  At a minimum until
i completely rewrite the mdoc(7) macros as posted (assuming that
noone else will spend the time necessary for that -- and has
anyone ever thought about cross-financing a GSoC student for such
a basic thing like manual page usability?).  If it can possibly
work then depends on how you define the semantics, anchors that
cannot be ".ds"'d and link content that cannot be ".if '''"d will
never work.  Of course ;)

And do you really plan to support these new commands only for HTML
and PDF output?  What a pity!  Better interactivity on the TTY is
what really strives me.  (I'm not an emacs user..)
Ciao,

--steffen
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