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Re: [PATCH 1/3] man/curs_mouse.3x: Fix typeface in man page cross refere


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] man/curs_mouse.3x: Fix typeface in man page cross references
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2024 14:10:35 -0600

Hi Sven,

At 2024-02-18T20:57:37+0100, Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2024-02-18 11:41 -0600, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> 
> > The use of `\fP` _before_ the man page identifier looks like a thinko;
> > it leaves you at the mercy of whatever face was previously selected.
> > ---
> >  man/curs_mouse.3x | 4 ++--
> >  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/man/curs_mouse.3x b/man/curs_mouse.3x
> > index 9c9048f7f..c3473aadf 100644
> > --- a/man/curs_mouse.3x
> > +++ b/man/curs_mouse.3x
> > @@ -188,8 +188,8 @@ .SS wenclose
> >  If the parameter is a pad,
> >  \fB\%wenclose\fP uses the most recent screen coordinates used for
> >  this pad in
> > -\fP\%prefresh\fP(3X) or
> > -\fP\%pnoutrefresh\fP(3X).
> > +\fI\%prefresh\fP(3X) or
> > +\fI\%pnoutrefresh\fP(3X).
> 
> Should it not be \fB rather than \fI?  The edit_man script which fixes
> the manpage references for the --with-manpage-renames configure option
> only deals with \fB here, as I found out while adding the new
> references to the man_db.renames.in file (see the attached patch).

Yes--sorry about that.  I was away from the ncurses man pages for a few
weeks and forgot about its convention in this respect.

Thomas, please take Sven's correction as read.

Regards,
Branden

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