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@@ -438,6 +438,7 @@ If a next-line macro is followed by a non-next-line macro, an error is raised (unless in the case of .Sx \&br , .Sx \&sp , +.Sx \&Sp , or .Sx \&na ) . .Pp @@ -448,54 +449,49 @@ The syntax is as follows: .Ed . .Pp -.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "MacroX" "ArgumentsX" "ScopeXXXXX" -.It Em Macro Ta Em Arguments Ta Em Scope -.It Sx \&B Ta n Ta next-line -.It Sx \&BI Ta n Ta current -.It Sx \&BR Ta n Ta current -.It Sx \&DT Ta 0 Ta current -.It Sx \&I Ta n Ta next-line -.It Sx \&IB Ta n Ta current -.It Sx \&IR Ta n Ta current -.It Sx \&PD Ta n Ta current -.It Sx \&R Ta n Ta next-line -.It Sx \&RB Ta n Ta current -.It Sx \&RI Ta n Ta current -.It Sx \&SB Ta n Ta next-line -.It Sx \&SM Ta n Ta next-line -.It Sx \&TH Ta >1, <6 Ta current -.It Sx \&UC Ta n Ta current -.It Sx \&br Ta 0 Ta current -.It Sx \&fi Ta 0 Ta current -.It Sx \&i Ta n Ta current -.It Sx \&na Ta 0 Ta current -.It Sx \&nf Ta 0 Ta current -.It Sx \&r Ta 0 Ta current -.It Sx \&sp Ta 1 Ta current +.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "MacroX" "ArgumentsX" "ScopeXXXXX" "CompatX" +.It Em Macro Ta Em Arguments Ta Em Scope Ta Em Notes +.It Sx \&B Ta n Ta next-line Ta \& +.It Sx \&BI Ta n Ta current Ta \& +.It Sx \&BR Ta n Ta current Ta \& +.It Sx \&DT Ta 0 Ta current Ta \& +.It Sx \&I Ta n Ta next-line Ta \& +.It Sx \&IB Ta n Ta current Ta \& +.It Sx \&IR Ta n Ta current Ta \& +.It Sx \&PD Ta n Ta current Ta compat +.It Sx \&R Ta n Ta next-line Ta \& +.It Sx \&RB Ta n Ta current Ta \& +.It Sx \&RI Ta n Ta current Ta \& +.It Sx \&SB Ta n Ta next-line Ta \& +.It Sx \&SM Ta n Ta next-line Ta \& +.It Sx \&TH Ta >1, <6 Ta current Ta \& +.It Sx \&UC Ta n Ta current Ta compat +.It Sx \&br Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat +.It Sx \&fi Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat +.It Sx \&i Ta n Ta current Ta compat +.It Sx \&na Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat +.It Sx \&nf Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat +.It Sx \&r Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat +.It Sx \&sp Ta 1 Ta current Ta compat +.It Sx \&Sp Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat +.It Sx \&Vb Ta <1 Ta current Ta compat +.It Sx \&Ve Ta 0 Ta current Ta compat .El . .Pp -The -.Sx \&PD , -.Sx \&RS , -.Sx \&RE , -.Sx \&UC , -.Sx \&br , -.Sx \&fi , -.Sx \&i , -.Sx \&na , -.Sx \&nf , -.Sx \&r , -and -.Sx \&sp -macros should not be used. They're included for compatibility. +Macros marked as +.Qq compat +are included for compatibility with the significant corpus of existing +manuals that mix dialects of roff. These macros should not be used for +portable manuals. . . .Ss Block Macros Block macros are comprised of a head and body. Like for in-line macros, the head is scoped to the current line and, in one circumstance, the -next line (the next-line stipulations for line macros apply here as -well). +next line (the next-line stipulations as in +.Sx Line Macros +apply here as well). .Pp The syntax is as follows: .Bd -literal -offset indent @@ -523,33 +519,29 @@ or No closure refers to an explicit block closing macro. . .Pp -.Bl -column "MacroX" "ArgumentsX" "Head ScopeX" "sub-sectionX" -compact -offset indent -.It Em Macro Ta Em Arguments Ta Em Head Scope Ta Em Body Scope -.It Sx \&HP Ta <2 Ta current Ta paragraph -.It Sx \&IP Ta <3 Ta current Ta paragraph -.It Sx \&LP Ta 0 Ta current Ta paragraph -.It Sx \&P Ta 0 Ta current Ta paragraph -.It Sx \&PP Ta 0 Ta current Ta paragraph -.It Sx \&RE Ta 0 Ta current Ta none -.It Sx \&RS Ta 1 Ta current Ta part -.It Sx \&SH Ta >0 Ta next-line Ta section -.It Sx \&SS Ta >0 Ta next-line Ta sub-section -.It Sx \&TP Ta n Ta next-line Ta paragraph +.Bl -column -compact -offset indent "MacroX" "ArgumentsX" "Head ScopeX" "sub-sectionX" "compatX" +.It Em Macro Ta Em Arguments Ta Em Head Scope Ta Em Body Scope Ta Em Notes +.It Sx \&HP Ta <2 Ta current Ta paragraph Ta \& +.It Sx \&IP Ta <3 Ta current Ta paragraph Ta \& +.It Sx \&LP Ta 0 Ta current Ta paragraph Ta \& +.It Sx \&P Ta 0 Ta current Ta paragraph Ta \& +.It Sx \&PP Ta 0 Ta current Ta paragraph Ta \& +.It Sx \&RE Ta 0 Ta current Ta none Ta compat +.It Sx \&RS Ta 1 Ta current Ta part Ta compat +.It Sx \&SH Ta >0 Ta next-line Ta section Ta \& +.It Sx \&SS Ta >0 Ta next-line Ta sub-section Ta \& +.It Sx \&TP Ta n Ta next-line Ta paragraph Ta \& .El +.Pp +. +Macros marked +.Qq compat +are as mentioned in +.Sx Line Macros . . .Pp If a block macro is next-line scoped, it may only be followed by in-line -macros (excluding -.Sx \&DT , -.Sx \&PD , -.Sx \&TH , -.Sx \&UC , -.Sx \&br , -.Sx \&na , -.Sx \&sp , -.Sx \&nf , -and -.Sx \&fi ) . +macros for decorating text. . . .Sh REFERENCE @@ -979,6 +971,21 @@ macro. Defaults to 1, if unspecified. See also .Sx \&br . . +.Ss \&Sp +A synonym for +.Sx \&sp +.Cm 0.5v . +. +.Ss \&Vb +A synonym for +.Sx \&nf . +Accepts an argument (the height of the formatted space) which is +disregarded. +. +.Ss \&Ve +A synonym for +.Sx \&fi . +. . .Sh COMPATIBILITY This section documents compatibility with other roff implementations, at |