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


From: Heinz-Jürgen Oertel
Subject: Re: [Groff] CVS diff for tbl expanded column enhancement
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 20:46:00 +0200
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Am Sonntag, 12. Oktober 2008 schrieb Ted Harding:
> On 12-Oct-08 20:58:19, Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> >> 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
>
> I would be inclined to preserve compatibility! Is there a problem
> with using "m/M" for macros? (more mnemonic, for a start).
> Ted.
>
I was not aware that the AT&T version already occupied "x". So please 
switch to another free letter and restore backwards compatibility. I vote 
for "m".

 Heinz




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