From: Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
To: tech@mdocml.bsd.lv, jmc@openbsd.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Clean up COMPATIBILITY section in mandoc_char.7
Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:41:01 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4D4426FD.9050100@bsd.lv> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4D4426B8.9000403@bsd.lv>
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> This cleans up the COMPATIBILITY section of mandoc_char.7, which wasn't
> following the convention of mdoc.7 and missing some important bits.
>
> Thoughts?
Patch actually included this time...
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Index: mandoc_char.7
===================================================================
RCS file: /usr/vhosts/mdocml.bsd.lv/cvs/mdocml/mandoc_char.7,v
retrieving revision 1.40
diff -r1.40 mandoc_char.7
517,519c517,519
< This section documents compatibility of
< .Nm
< with older or existing versions of groff.
---
> This section documents compatibility between mandoc and other other
> troff implementations, at this time limited to GNU troff
> .Pq Qq groff .
521,524c521,525
< The following render differently in
< .Fl T Ns Ar ascii
< output mode:
< .Bd -ragged -offset indent
---
> .Bl -dash -compact
> .It
> In
> .Fl T Ns Ar ascii ,
> the
526,529c527,530
< \e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(-h, \e(a.
< .Ed
< .Pp
< The following render differently in
---
> \e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(\-h, and \e(a special characters render differently
> between mandoc and groff.
> .It
> In
531,540c532,547
< output mode:
< .Bd -ragged -offset indent
< \e(~=, \e(nb, \e(nc
< .Ed
< .Pp
< Finally, the following have been omitted by being poorly documented or
< having no known representation:
< .Bd -ragged -offset indent
< \e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex], \e(ru
< .Ed
---
> and
> .Fl T Ns Ar xhtml ,
> the \e(~=, \e(nb, and \e(nc special characters render differently between mandoc
> and GNU troff.
> .It
> The
> .Fl T Ns Ar ps
> and
> .Fl T Ns Ar pdf
> modes format like
> .Fl T Ns Ar ascii
> instead of rendering glyphs as in groff.
> .It
> The \e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex], and \e(ru special characters have been omitted
> from mandoc by being poorly documented or having no known representation.
> .El
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2011-01-29 14:39 Kristaps Dzonsons
2011-01-29 14:41 ` Kristaps Dzonsons [this message]
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2011-02-03 10:29 ` Kristaps Dzonsons
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