Re: [Groff] Minor improvement to MM .EOP processing

[Mike Bianchi]

On Wed, Jun 02, 2010 at 11:36:32AM -0400, Larry Jones wrote:
> The user-defined .EOP macro in mgm overrides the normal end of page
> processing, but there's no convenient way to invoke said normal
> processing if one merely wants to augment it rather than completely
> replacing it.  It seems to me that it would be better to pre-define .EOP
> to do the normal end of page processing so that the user can rename it
> in order to augment it or just redefine it to override it.
>       :

I see your point, Larry, but this has the potential to break prior documents.


As I read your description, the current syntax is:
        Define .EOP to change end-of-page processing.
        Undefine .EOP to restore the default end-of-page processing.

Your new syntax is:
        Modify .EOP to change end-of-page processing.
        Restore the original .EOP to restore the default end-of-page processing.


I recommend against such a change unless you can generate large community
buy-in.


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