Re: [Groff] -me and macroses

[Werner LEMBERG]

>   When an escape sequence \*[m a] is met, groff first checks whether
>   there is an escape sequence `m a'.

This can't happen since whitespace is not allowed in an identifier.

>   If not, it assumes this is a macro call of a macro called `m'
>   taking a single argument `a'.
> 
>   So groff treats `\*[m a]' like `.m a' but without the enclosing
>   spaces.

Your idea sounds reasonable.  Patches welcome,

> The trailing space can be removed by appending `\c' using `am1'.
> The preceding space might be a problem.  Maybe there should be an
> escape similar to `\c' that eats one element from the output queue.

I don't exactly understand what you mean here.  Please give examples.


    Werner