Follow-up Comment #9, bug #61428 (project groff): [comment #8 comment #8:] > [comment #6 comment #6:] > > I _think_ that by "nominal", all Allman meant was that that > > distance was as low as the running text could get; we're > > all familiar with pages that fail to fill due to the text > > ending, `ne` requests, keeps, and so on. > > That's my reading of the intent there as well.
Actually, I think it's subtler than that. Even on a page with text going all the way to the bottom, the exact placement of the last line will depend on the type size, leading, and any diagrams (or in -me's case, even super- and subscripts further up the page) that alter the flow of lines on the page. I believe the "nominal" is pointing out that there is no way to guarantee that \n(bm will exactly equal "the distance from the bottom of the page to the bottom of the text," only that it establishes a textual low-water mark on the page. _______________________________________________________ Reply to this item at: <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61428> _______________________________________________ Message sent via Savannah https://savannah.gnu.org/