Re: [Groff] Correct protocol for making changes

[Werner LEMBERG]

> OK.  Do you think it's worth adding an ellipsis definition to
> an-ext.tmac?

I don't object.  What do others think?

> >   . Don't use real tabs in tables; use the `tab' keyword to
> >     substitute them with, say, `@'.
>
> Can do.  Is there any technical reason for this, other than the
> "future editor settings could silently mess you up" I'm already
> aware of?

No.

> But I believe you may be worrying a bit too much here.  I think
> trailing whitespace, which I inserted at some points to make the
> table sources more readable, could only mess up the rendering onder
> very strange circumstances -- fonts scaled up too large and tabs set
> in a unit that doesn't scale with font size.
>
> Or do you know of some subtle trap that I don't?

Just look at this example:

  .TS
  tab (@);
  r r.
  address@hidden
  xxx  @yyy
  .TE

this gives

    xxx   yyy
  xxx     yyy


    Werner