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Re: [groff] seeking fixed-width breakable space
From: |
G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
Re: [groff] seeking fixed-width breakable space |
Date: |
Fri, 22 Feb 2019 13:13:52 +1100 |
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NeoMutt/20180716 |
At 2019-02-21T19:40:18-0600, Dave Kemper wrote:
> Space characters have two different, independent attributes:
>
> 1. They can have a fixed width, or they can stretch for line adjustments.
> 2. They can be breakable or unbreakable.
>
> This results in four different types of spaces:
> - stretchable breakable (a normal space in groff)
> - stretchable unbreakable ("\~" in groff)
> - fixed-width unbreakable (groff offers a variety, of various widths,
> or any arbitrary width using \h)
> - fixed-width breakable (?)
>
> As far as I can determine, groff does not offer a fixed-width,
> breakable space. Am I overlooking something? If not, is there a way
> to trick groff into providing this functionality?
Will the digit space (\0) do?
Regards,
Branden
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