Re: [Groff] Status of the portability work, and plans for the future

[Werner LEMBERG]

> I consider a manual page portable when it can be formatted in all
> viewers without flaws.  But this does not forbid further careful
> optimization for a certain viewer (i.e. nroff) as long as it does
> not cause the output of other viewers to get worse.

Well, we have `.if n', `.if t', \n[.g] (for groff), and \n[.X] (for
Heirloom troff) to specify that.  Ironically, `.g' and `.X' are
ignored more or less, I think, by man2html and friends.  I would be
glad if my assumption is incorrect.


    Werner