Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 02:20:02 -0800 (PST) From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org> To: freebsd-doc@freebsd.org Subject: Re: docs/32676: file(1) formatting nit Message-ID: <200112131020.fBDAK1t18753@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR docs/32676; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org> To: Rich Morin <rdm@cfcl.com> Cc: bug-followup@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: docs/32676: file(1) formatting nit Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2001 11:16:32 +0200 On Wed, Dec 12, 2001 at 09:39:00AM -0800, Rich Morin wrote: > 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. > Hmm, that sounds reasonable. I'll see how many manpages break if I change mdoc(7) literal displays to do filling. Cheers, -- Ruslan Ermilov Oracle Developer/DBA, ru@sunbay.com Sunbay Software AG, ru@FreeBSD.org FreeBSD committer, +380.652.512.251 Simferopol, Ukraine http://www.FreeBSD.org The Power To Serve http://www.oracle.com Enabling The Information Age To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-doc" in the body of the message
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