Re: Two trivial questions

[Dale Snell]

On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 2:38 PM Peter Schaffter <peter@schaffter.ca> wrote:

> Is there a correct pronunciation of groff?  I've been
> checking out YouTube videos on groff.  The uploaders
> all say "groff" (one syllable, like "gruff").  I say
> "g-roff" (to match t-roff and n-roff).

Count me as a happy member of the “gee-roff” camp.

> Second question, maybe not so trivial.  Is it
> acceptable to use a comma for decimal fractions that
> are arguments to requests and macros (say .ps 12,5
> instead of .ps 12.5) if a user's locale supports it?

That’s a very interesting question, but alas, I don’t
know the answer.  Is groff written to pay attention to
localization at all?  I don’t know.

--Dale

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