Re: [Groff] Re: Mysteries of .em request

[Larry Kollar]

Werner LEMBERG wrote:

> ... my summary of
> the whole issue is that I'll probably implement an `.em1' request
> which doesn't have this silly restriction -- or can someone name any
> reason for this bizarre behaviour of `.em'?

I'm guessing the original intent and assumption for .em was to make  
sure the last footer (and perhaps endnotes) got printed, and there  
was no incentive to have it do anything different.

The .em1 request sounds like a good compromise, just in case there  
*are* people who depend on the restrictions of the original.

-- Larry