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authorKristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>2010-04-13 05:26:49 +0000
committerKristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>2010-04-13 05:26:49 +0000
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As per Jason McIntyre's heartful urgings, do away with '.' separators between logical sections.
Change email address to BSD.lv one (this is not an academic project...)
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--- a/mandoc_char.7
+++ b/mandoc_char.7
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
.\" $Id$
.\"
-.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
+.\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
.\"
.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any
.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above
@@ -17,13 +17,9 @@
.Dd $Mdocdate$
.Dt MANDOC_CHAR 7
.Os
-.
-.
.Sh NAME
.Nm mandoc_char
.Nd mandoc special characters
-.
-.
.Sh DESCRIPTION
This page documents the special characters and predefined strings accepted by
.Xr mandoc 1
@@ -32,7 +28,6 @@ to format
and
.Xr man 7
documents.
-.
.Pp
Both
.Xr mdoc 7
@@ -70,17 +65,13 @@ and
.Sq \e*X
as
.Sq \e*[X] .
-.
.Pp
Note that each output mode will have a different rendering of the
characters.
It's guaranteed that each input symbol will correspond to a
(more or less) meaningful output rendering, regardless the mode.
-.
-.
.Sh SPECIAL CHARACTERS
These are the preferred input symbols for producing special characters.
-.
.Pp
Spacing:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Description"
@@ -94,7 +85,6 @@ Spacing:
.It \e0 Ta breaking, non-collapsing digit-width space
.It \ec Ta removes any trailing space (if applicable)
.El
-.
.Pp
Lines:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -107,7 +97,6 @@ Lines:
.It \e(sl Ta \(sl Ta forward slash
.It \e(rs Ta \(rs Ta backward slash
.El
-.
.Pp
Text markers:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -127,7 +116,6 @@ Text markers:
.It \e(CR Ta \(CR Ta carriage return
.It \e(OK Ta \(OK Ta check mark
.El
-.
.Pp
Legal symbols:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -136,7 +124,6 @@ Legal symbols:
.It \e(rg Ta \(rg Ta registered
.It \e(tm Ta \(tm Ta trademarked
.El
-.
.Pp
Punctuation:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -149,7 +136,6 @@ Punctuation:
.It \e(r! Ta \(r! Ta upside-down exclamation
.It \e(r? Ta \(r? Ta upside-down question
.El
-.
.Pp
Quotes:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -167,7 +153,6 @@ Quotes:
.It \e(fo Ta \(fo Ta left single guillemet
.It \e(fc Ta \(fc Ta right single guillemet
.El
-.
.Pp
Brackets:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "x[bracketrightbp]" Rendered Description
@@ -207,7 +192,6 @@ Brackets:
.It \e[parenrightbp] Ta \[parenrightbp] Ta bottom-right hooked parenthesis
.It \e[parenrightex] Ta \[parenrightex] Ta right hooked parenthesis extension
.El
-.
.Pp
Arrows:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -225,7 +209,6 @@ Arrows:
.It \e(dA Ta \(dA Ta down double-arrow
.It \e(vA Ta \(vA Ta up-down double-arrow
.El
-.
.Pp
Logical:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -241,7 +224,6 @@ Logical:
.It \e(3d Ta \(3d Ta therefore
.It \e(or Ta \(or Ta bitwise or
.El
-.
.Pp
Mathematical:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "\[coproduct]X" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -307,7 +289,6 @@ Mathematical:
.It \e(pd Ta \(pd Ta partial differential
.It \e(-h Ta \(-h Ta Planck constant over 2\(*p
.El
-.
.Pp
Ligatures:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -325,7 +306,6 @@ Ligatures:
.It \e(IJ Ta \(IJ Ta IJ ligature
.It \e(ij Ta \(ij Ta ij ligature
.El
-.
.Pp
Accents:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -348,7 +328,6 @@ Accents:
.It \e(ha Ta \(ha Ta hat (text)
.It \e(ti Ta \(ti Ta tilde (text)
.El
-.
.Pp
Accented letters:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -409,7 +388,6 @@ Accented letters:
.It \e(oA Ta \(oA Ta ring A
.It \e(oa Ta \(oa Ta ring a
.El
-.
.Pp
Special letters:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -421,7 +399,6 @@ Special letters:
.It \e(.i Ta \(.i Ta dotless i
.It \e(.j Ta \(.j Ta dotless j
.El
-.
.Pp
Currency:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -435,7 +412,6 @@ Currency:
.It \e(Cs Ta \(Cs Ta Scandinavian
.It \e(Fn Ta \(Fn Ta florin
.El
-.
.Pp
Units:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -446,7 +422,6 @@ Units:
.It \e(sd Ta \(sd Ta second
.It \e(mc Ta \(mc Ta micro
.El
-.
.Pp
Greek letters:
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
@@ -505,12 +480,9 @@ Greek letters:
.It \e(+e Ta \(+e Ta epsilon variant
.It \e(ts Ta \(ts Ta sigma terminal
.El
-.
-.
.Sh PREDEFINED STRINGS
These are not recommended for use, as they differ across
implementations:
-.
.Pp
.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "Input" "Rendered" "Description"
.It Em Input Ta Em Rendered Ta Em Description
@@ -541,14 +513,11 @@ implementations:
.It \e*(aa Ta \*(aa Ta acute
.It \e*(ga Ta \*(ga Ta grave
.El
-.
-.
.Sh COMPATIBILITY
This section documents compatibility of
.Nm
with older or existing versions of
.Xr groff 1 .
-.
.Pp
The following render differently in
.Fl T Ns Ar ascii
@@ -557,7 +526,6 @@ output mode:
\e(ss, \e(nm, \e(nb, \e(nc, \e(ib, \e(ip, \e(pp, \e[sum], \e[product],
\e[coproduct], \e(gr, \e(-h, \e(a.
.Ed
-.
.Pp
The following render differently in
.Fl T Ns Ar html
@@ -565,21 +533,16 @@ output mode:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
\e(~=, \e(nb, \e(nc
.Ed
-.
.Pp
Finally, the following have been omitted by being poorly documented or
having no known representation:
.Bd -ragged -offset indent
\e[radicalex], \e[sqrtex], \e(ru
.Ed
-.
-.
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr mandoc 1
-.
-.
.Sh AUTHORS
The
.Nm
manual page was written by
-.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@kth.se .
+.An Kristaps Dzonsons Aq kristaps@bsd.lv .