RE: [Groff] Macros and Spaces

[Ted Harding]

On 01-Aug-03 Jeremy Cowgar wrote:
> I am curious, how can I create a macro that does not introduce a space?
> For instance, here is a small snipplet.
> 
> .de verseId
> .nr bibleVerse \\$1
> .ps -3
> \\fB\\v'-0.10v'\\$1\\v'0.10v'\\h'-0.1m'\\fR
> .ps +3
> ..
> 
> Hello, this is a verse,
> .verseId 2
> This is verse two.
> 
> The problem is that between the 2 and the word "This" is a space, and
> it 
> does get broken at bad places, such as at the end of a line, so the 
> verse id is on the end of the line and the verse starts on the next.
> 
> I tried adding a \~ to the end of \\fR with no luck.

Try

  \\fB\\v'-0.10v'\\$1\\v'0.10v'\\h'-0.1m'\\fR\~\c

You get your stretchable unbreakable space (though with your "\\h'-0.1m'"
it doesn't particularly show), and the \c ("continuation") eliminates the
space that is normally output following the end of an input line -- i.e.
the next input line is treated as a continuation of the current one, as
if it had been typed on the same line.

Ted.


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