[bug #55081] [me] multi-column mode does not work with very long page lengths

[Dave]

Follow-up Comment #25, bug #55081 (project groff):

[comment #24 comment #24:]
> Unless someone comes up with additional facts bearing on the
> use of unusual page lengths and multi-column mode _without_
> using footnotes or custom vertical position traps, I think
> this ticket can remain closed as invalid.

I agree.  (Well, there's some wiggle room on whether it's Invalid or Fixed,
since the initial report did show a legitimate problem that was fixed with a
code change.  It was its second life that went off the rails.)

> One could argue that me(7) should redefine `wh` and use a
> renamed version of it internally,

Yeah, policing the user's raw-request usage seems like an endless rabbit hole,
and also disallows careful, limited use of .wh in situations where it doesn't
conflict with the macro package.  I've successfully used it in -me documents
to plant traps one line down from the current position, clearing them
immediately after use.  ("Successfully" if one disregards bug #56499, that is,
but that's not -me's fault.)

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