[bug #63028] document nroff \o limitations in modern terminal emulators

[Dave]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?63028>

                 Summary: document nroff \o limitations in modern terminal
emulators
                 Project: GNU troff
               Submitter: barx
               Submitted: Wed 07 Sep 2022 11:32:56 AM CDT
                Category: Device - others/general
                Severity: 1 - Wish
              Item Group: Documentation
                  Status: None
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
         Planned Release: None


    _______________________________________________________

Follow-up Comments:


-------------------------------------------------------
Date: Wed 07 Sep 2022 11:32:56 AM CDT By: Dave <barx>
Bug #62983 has been Postponed, but in the meantime, the documentation could be
updated to warn nroff users that (1) few (no?) modern terminal emulators
support overstruck characters, and (2) if they must use \o, they should think
about the order in which they specify the characters, as only the last one is
likely to end up visible.  (And maybe (3) that if they want to use \o for
accented characters, there are more robust ways to achieve that.)







    _______________________________________________________

Reply to this item at:

  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?63028>

_______________________________________________
Message sent via Savannah
https://savannah.gnu.org/