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Re: [Groff] CVS diff for tbl expanded column enhancement


From: Werner LEMBERG
Subject: Re: [Groff] CVS diff for tbl expanded column enhancement
Date: Sun, 12 Oct 2008 22:58:19 +0200 (CEST)

> I have attached for review the CVS diff for the three files that I
> modified to implement the expanded column feature for tbl.  This
> feature was present in the last AT&T release of DWB (troff, tbl,
> etc).

I'm going to add this, finally (and sorry for the large delay!)

However:

> The AT&T version used the key letter modifier "x" or "X" to specify
> which column was to be expanded, but since in tbl 1.19.1 the "x/X"
> modifier has been consumed to support user-defined macros, I
> implemented it using the key letter "y/Y".

I think that backwards compatibility is more important, and I would
thus like to switch those letters.  What do you think?


     Werner




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