[Groff] Fw: gtroff enhancement request

[Werner LEMBERG]

Forgot to CC the list.
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> Re: gtroff enhancement request
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> Sat, 08 Sep 2007 09:56:02 +0200 (CEST)
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> > I'd like to be able to embed the .tkf request in that .FG invocation
> > so I don't have to 'unwrap' the macro when I need letter spacing
> > increased or decreased 'on the fly'; here's an example with a
> > simplified \T'' operator:
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> > .FG "Figure 2" \
> >     "A typical MRTG RRD file and update \
> > \T'R -0.1'operation. This RRD file stores two Data\T'R 0.1' \
> > Sources (DSes) in eight Round Robin Archives (RRAs): \
> > four AVERAGE and four MAX RRAs. The 5 minute AVERAGE \
> > and 5 minute MAX RRAs are being updated.
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> Hmm.  Having an escape with so many parameters something I'm
> comfortable with.  What about using strings with arguments?  Look at
> this example:
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>   .de xxx
>   \c
>   .  gcolor \\$1
>   ..
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>   This is \*[xxx green]a test\*[xxx] with colours.
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>      Werner
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