Re: [Groff] more html macros needed

[Ralph Corderoy]

Hi Bernd,

> > I don't believe that we should be trying to emulate the LaTeX
> > syntax.  Rather we should try, when possible, to follow the
> > original paradigm of having a request remain active until the next
> > paragraph (e.g.  until the next, possibly implicit, .RT in the ms
> > macros).
> 
> That is dangerous.  HTML formerly did this, but XML returned to
> require proper ending tags.

But XML isn't intended to be written by hand.  troff is.

Cheers,


Ralph.