Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 10:00:01 -0800 (PST) From: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/32676: file(1) formatting nit Message-ID: <200112121800.fBCI01531852@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/32676; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> To: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Cc: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: docs/32676: file(1) formatting nit Date: Wed, 12 Dec 2001 09:39:00 -0800 At 9:59 AM +0200 12/12/01, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: >Starting lines with a space is bogus, and causes groff(1) >to stop formatting the current line. There's nothing wrong >with some text running of a right margin; manpages display >"literal" text exactly as it is shown by a program, and the >output of man(1) could be controlled by a pager utility >like more(1) or less(1). Actually, my concern has more to do with the printed form of the man page, where part of this line runs off the right-hand edge of the page and disappears. Although you could make a weak (IMHO) argument that this is more accurate than folding the line, it still looks unprofessional. -r -- email: rdm@cfcl.com; phone: +1 650-873-7841 http://www.cfcl.com/rdm - my home page, resume, etc. http://www.cfcl.com/Meta - The FreeBSD Browser, Meta Project, etc. http://www.ptf.com/dossier - Prime Time Freeware's DOSSIER series http://www.ptf.com/tdc - Prime Time Freeware's Darwin Collectiontion To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the messagehelp
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