[bug #55060] me: behavior of .ll does not match documentation

URL: Summary: me: behavior of .ll does not match documentation Project: GNU troff Submitted by: barx Submitted on: Mon 19 Nov 2018 05:25:30 PM CST Category: Macro - others

[bug #55060] me: behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Follow-up Comment #1, bug #55060 (project groff): There is a translation error in the manual ("meref.me"). The file "e.tmac-e" shows: .rn ll xl \" *** special line length (local) .de ll \" *** line length (global to environments) Get the documentation for tr

[bug #55060] me: behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Follow-up Comment #2, bug #55060 (project groff): > There is a translation error in the manual ("meref.me"). I don't know what this means. I'm reading meref.me in its original language, English. I have no evidence it has ever been translated out of and then back into English. Do you mean "tran

[bug #55060] me: behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Update of bug #55060 (project groff): Category: Macro - others => Macro - me ___ Reply to this item at: ___ Mess

[bug #55060] me: behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Follow-up Comment #3, bug #55060 (project groff): I do not remember exactly what I meant, but I think the "translation" of the meaning of line length in 'me' files or the macro package, did not succeed in the statement "global to environments". The line length in me-files is '$l' not '.l'.

[bug #55060] me: behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Follow-up Comment #4, bug #55060 (project groff): [comment #3 comment #3:] > I think the "translation" of the meaning of line length in 'me' > files or the macro package, > did not succeed in the statement "global to environments". OK. That statement appears in -me's source code comments, not in

[bug #55060] [me] behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Update of bug #55060 (project groff): Summary: me: behavior of .ll does not match documentation => [me] behavior of .ll does not match documentation ___ Reply to this item at: ___

[bug #55060] [me] behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Update of bug #55060 (project groff): Item Group: Incorrect behaviour => Documentation Status:None => In Progress Assigned to:None => gbranden

[bug #55060] [me] behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Follow-up Comment #6, bug #55060 (project groff): [comment #5 comment #5:] > I think it's easiest just to call this a documentation issue I agree with this, and on further thought, I believe the problem is that the -Me Reference Manual describes .xl/.ll in terms of "environments" when it never de

[bug #55060] [me] behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Update of bug #55060 (project groff): Status: In Progress => Fixed Open/Closed:Open => Closed Planned Release:None => 1.23.0

[bug #55060] [me] behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Follow-up Comment #8, bug #55060 (project groff): [comment #6 comment #6:] > [comment #5 comment #5:] > > I think it's easiest just to call this a documentation issue > > I agree with this, and on further thought, I believe the problem is that the -Me Reference Manual describes .xl/.ll in terms

[bug #55060] [me] behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Follow-up Comment #9, bug #55060 (project groff): [comment #8 comment #8:] > Can we treat this as a fresh bug? Its scope is much greater, Yes, that was my intent with that sentence, for that very reason. Sorry if that was unclear. The committed change disregards the recommendation in comment #

[bug #55060] [me] behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Follow-up Comment #10, bug #55060 (project groff): Hi, Dave! [comment #9 comment #9:] > [comment #8 comment #8:] > > Can we treat this as a fresh bug? Its scope is much greater, > > Yes, that was my intent with that sentence, for that very reason. Sorry if that was unclear. No worries! > The

[bug #55060] [me] behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Follow-up Comment #11, bug #55060 (project groff): [comment #10 comment #10:] > I certainly don't mind restoring meref.me readers' innocence > of the "environment" concept It's less "restoring" it than it is initiating it, since the .xl and .ll descriptions under discussion predate groff. But ev

[bug #55060] [me] behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Follow-up Comment #12, bug #55060 (project groff): [comment #8 comment #8:] > [comment #6 comment #6:] > > But meref.me would need a larger overhaul to address this, > > Can we treat this as a fresh bug? Freshly filed in bug #61055. ___ R

[bug #55060] [me] behavior of .ll does not match documentation

Follow-up Comment #13, bug #55060 (project groff): For the archaeologists, this bug was first reported in http://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-groff/2011-05/msg3.html ___ Reply to this item at: