Re: [Groff] \X and \%

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Werner,

> Can someone please test the following with AT&T troff:
> 
>   .ll 1p
>   \X'foo'\%hyphenation
> 
> Using GNU troff, I get
> 
>   -
>   hy-
>   phen-
>   ation
> 
> that is, `\X' starts a word so that \% afterwards no longer inhibits
> hyphenation but inserts a breakpoint.

AIX 3.2.5 gives

    $ cat in
    .ll 1p
    \X'foo'\%hyphenation
    $ nroff in | cat -S
    -
    hyphenation

    $ 

Cheers,


Ralph.