Re: [Groff] strings with arguments

[Werner LEMBERG]

> When a .box is called like a string with \*[], the leading spacing is
> omitted.  So this should be possible for macros as well, even when 
> combined with the new string with arguments feature.  Some internal
> chopping should be able to remove the trailing spacing (the .chop
> infrastructure is already there).

Chopping in general doesn't work.  Consider this:

  .de xxx
  .yyy
  ..
  .chop xxx
  This is \*[xxx]

    => This is .yyy.

I *think* I found a very elegant way to suppress the final newline
while calling macros inline.  It doesn't work yet, ...


    Werner