Re: [Groff] Bug report: interaction between tbl and string variables

[Werner LEMBERG]

> >> While I still think it's a bug, [...]
> >
> > Why do you think so?  At tbl stage it's impossible to expand a
> > string register!
> 
> Because it's truncating the string register.  I think the correct
> behavior would be to pass it through without truncating.

I don't think so.  The correct way is to not use string variables in
tables, or, at least, to not use an `n' specifier.

Do you have time to write a small patch for tbl.man, documenting this?


    Werner