Re: Using .[ and .] in a macro

[Thomas Dupond]

Le 2023-12-03 à 07:47, hbezemer--- via a écrit :
> Dear all,I would like to create a macro along the lines of:.de CITE.[\\$2\\$1.]\\$3..Which would 
> result in:.CITE <mykeyword> <optional left of label stuff> <optional right of 
> label stuff>The problem that arises is that refer sees the definition of the macro asa 
> citation (of course).Is there an elegant way to get this to work?Kind regards,Hans

Hi,

It sounds like you should not be able to do what you want since refer 
process the file before groff and thus your .CITE macro will not be 
defined when the file goes through refer.

Regards,
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Thomas