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Date:      Wed, 24 May 2000 14:28:35 +0300
From:      Alexey Zelkin <phantom@cris.crimea.ua>
To:        Mark Ovens <mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
Cc:        doc@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: Question about mdoc formatting
Message-ID:  <20000524142835.B3244@ark.cris.net>
In-Reply-To: <20000523184831.B233@parish>; from mark@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org on Tue, May 23, 2000 at 06:48:31PM %2B0100
References:  <20000521164932.A236@parish> <Pine.BSF.4.10.10005231550440.386-100000@numeria.libero.it> <20000523093303.A11021@mppsystems.com> <20000523184831.B233@parish>

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hi,

On Tue, May 23, 2000 at 06:48:31PM +0100, Mark Ovens wrote:

> I guessed that there wasn't a direct solution, after all inserting a
> line-break that is correct in an 80-column window would be wrong in a
> 90-column, even though FreeBSD manpages format to 80 even if the
> window is bigger.

It's hardcoded. Troff's ascii formatting device has hardcoded screen width.

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