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Re: PROPOSED: semantics for an output line length of zero
From: |
G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
Re: PROPOSED: semantics for an output line length of zero |
Date: |
Wed, 8 Sep 2021 01:15:27 +1000 |
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NeoMutt/20180716 |
Hi John,
At 2021-09-07T23:22:13+1000, John Gardner wrote:
> I'm not sure I understand the issue here. For the purposes of
> line-wrapping and word-breaking, `.ll 0` is essentially the same as
> `.ll 1u`... isn't it? Even in situations when a typesetter's quantum
> of motion accommodates at least a single character, the output is
> still the same; i.e.,
>
> I am \n[.l]u long.
>
> yields
>
> I
> am
> 1u
> long.
>
> but also
>
> I
> am
> 0u
> long.
>
> Am I missing something?
Perhaps not, now that I've pushed a change to clamp the line length to
the horizontal resolution of the output device[1].
It seems that your input now works as you expected. Is that correct?
If so, I reckon we can close Savannah #61117.
Regards,
Branden
[1] https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61116
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/groff.git/commit/?id=6e19da2ab0e360d5e48e5ef93ed32e6d703535a5
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