Re: [Groff] How can I do a .tr ~# to convert a \~ ?

[Werner LEMBERG]

> Is there a way to manage the following thing:
> 
> .char \µ _

This isn't accepted.  You can't define new escape sequences.

> .tr ~µ
> I\~am\~a\~cat
> 
> [output] ==> I_am_a_cat

May I ask that you explain why you need that?

> Of course, this won't work. I think the escape sequence is
> interpreted before the conversion.

Yes.  Everything which doesn't expand to a real glyph (and a space of
any kind isn't a real glyph) is not affected by character translation.


    Werner