Re: [PATCH]: Set .lt to \n[.l] in papersize.tmac?

[Dave Kemper]

On 1/8/24, Robert Thorsby <robert@thorsby.com.au> wrote:
> I realize that man pages and info documents are not always the easiest
> material to read but, for $DIETY's sake, the info page even has a pretty
> little line-drawing image that shows the relationships between the
> various components that go into the sizing of a page.

Yes, and the components that diagram covers are po (page offset), in
(indent), and ll (line length).  The parameter this patch affects is
lt (title line length).

> My apologies to the list for the intemperance of my language, but this
> has to stop.

"This" being novices posting suggestions without understanding every
nook and cranny of groff?  I couldn't disagree more.  If an idea has
problems, the way newbies learn is by having those problems pointed
out.  Railing against the mere temerity of proposing a change--without
even saying what's wrong with the proposal--is less helpful.  I'm not
a groff novice, and I can't make out what exactly you're objecting to,
since your one specific reference to a section of the manual doesn't
cover what you seem to think it does.

All knowledge levels should feel welcome here.