Re: why have a .Y register? (was: groff 1.24.0.rc1 available for evaluation)
"G. Branden Robinson" <[email protected]>
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At 2026-01-19T12:33:45-0600, G. Branden Robinson wrote: > At 2026-01-19T12:20:10-0600, Dave Kemper wrote: > > On Mon, Jan 19, 2026 at 11:31 AM G. Branden Robinson > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Regarding `.y`, that feature crept in in the mid-1970s with > > > Ossanna troff.[1] > > > > Then groff_diff(7) is in error, as it lists registers .x, .y, and .Y > > as GNU troff additions. The man page should be clarified with respect to .x and .y, in that GNU troff _gives them semantics_. All versions of CSTR #54 that I have: Ossanna 1976 Kernighan 1981 Kernighan 1982 ...document .x and .y identically as follows. .x Reserved version-dependent register. .y Reserved version-dependent register. Regards, Branden
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