[Groff] Re: DESC problem

[Werner LEMBERG]

Dear groff enthusiasts,


Ted and I both have a problem we can't solve.  Please help.

I asked:

> If I look into a the `font' command DESC file, I usually see this:
> 
>   fonts 6 0 0 0 0 0 S
> 
> or this:
> 
>   fonts 14 R I B BI 0 0 0 0 0 MI S EX CW CWI
> 
> Now please tell me why there are the zeroes in it...   Is there any
> reason except backwards compatibility with old UNIX troff versions to
> have this?  To which shall we compatible?  Is this documented?

Ted answered:

> I think the zeros may be redundant, I don't see the point of them,
> and I certainly never do anything which (as far as I know) might
> depend on them.

So we have no clue what's really going on.


    Werner