From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from krisdoz.my.domain (schwarze@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by krisdoz.my.domain (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id oBIJC1qq015139 for ; Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:12:01 -0500 (EST) Received: (from schwarze@localhost) by krisdoz.my.domain (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id oBIJC17e013239; Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:12:01 -0500 (EST) Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 14:12:01 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <201012181912.oBIJC17e013239@krisdoz.my.domain> X-Mailinglist: mdocml-source Reply-To: source@mdocml.bsd.lv MIME-Version: 1.0 From: schwarze@mdocml.bsd.lv To: source@mdocml.bsd.lv Subject: mdocml: Sync to OpenBSD: More precise description of .Xo, and don't talk X-Mailer: activitymail 1.26, http://search.cpan.org/dist/activitymail/ Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Log Message: ----------- Sync to OpenBSD: More precise description of .Xo, and don't talk about deprecation, because there are cases were choosing .Xo or backslash line continuation is merely a matter of taste, not a difference in readability, and well-used .Xo is even slightly more portable. OK jmc@ Modified Files: -------------- mdocml: mdoc.7 Revision Data ------------- Index: mdoc.7 =================================================================== RCS file: /usr/vhosts/mdocml.bsd.lv/cvs/mdocml/mdoc.7,v retrieving revision 1.169 retrieving revision 1.170 diff -Lmdoc.7 -Lmdoc.7 -u -p -r1.169 -r1.170 --- mdoc.7 +++ mdoc.7 @@ -2665,9 +2665,13 @@ and Close a scope opened by .Sx \&Xo . .Ss \&Xo -Open an extension scope. -This macro originally existed to extend the 9-argument limit of troff; -since this limit has been lifted, the macro has been deprecated. +Extend the header of an +.Sx \&It +macro or the body of a partial-implicit block macro +beyond the end of the input line. +This macro originally existed to work around the 9-argument limit +of historic +.Xr roff 7 . .Ss \&Xr Link to another manual .Pq Qq cross-reference . -- To unsubscribe send an email to source+unsubscribe@mdocml.bsd.lv