On Tue, Feb 02, 2021 at 02:14:33PM +0100, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) wrote:
> Hello Branden,
>
> {I've also seen you reply to this mail.]
> I think I'm okay with everything you say in this patch/mail, but I have one concern
> On 1/28/21 9:57 PM, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> >
> > The problem with .na before a table, which is the more popular approach,
> > and which you probably already discovered given that you're recommending
> > ".ad l" instead, is that people who have found a way to force adjustment
> > off already will be angry with man pages taking your advice because
> > "full" adjustment (to both margins) will spring to life after the table.
> >
This is caused by a bug in groff,
see bug #59795
(the original had the subject:
[PATCH] troff/env.cpp: fix wrong restoration of link adjustment after
'.na' and '.ad'
)
in "savannah.gnu.org/bugs/index.php?59795"
"link adjustment" should be "left adjustment" (.ad l).
--
Bjarni I. Gislason
