Re: [BUG] "\fC" macro in ox-man.el [9.6.15 (release_9.6.15 @ /usr/share/emacs/29.2/lisp/org/)]

["onf" <onf@disroot.org>]

Hi Branden,

On Sat Jan 4, 2025 at 7:37 AM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> At 2025-01-04T01:23:02+0100, onf wrote:
> [...]
> > Speaking of the left italic correction (\,), could you please give me
> > some example(s) where it's actually useful? I have yet to see a single
> > instance where it changes anything... (I don't rule out the
> > possibility that I may be using it incorrectly or that my fonts might
> > be misconfigured, though.)
>
> Sure.  I'm attaching an extract of groff_diff(7) in PDF, which not only
> explains the issue but illustrates the problem it solves. [...]

Thanks!

> > [...]
> > My understanding is that Plan 9 from User Space is merely providing a
> > port of the Plan 9 program.
>
> It's a whole OS!  Give it credit... ;-)

You misunderstood; I meant:
  Plan 9 from User Space is merely providing a port of the Plan 9
  [troff] program.

I know that Plan 9 is an OS.

> > My impression of Plan 9's troff is that it's a poorly maintained
> > descendant of DWB troff that's used only to format manpages.
>
> I wouldn't say _poorly_ maintained; its commit rate seems to match or
> even exceed its defect rate.  This could illustrate (1) low adoption or
> (2) adequacy for the (limited?) purposes to which people apply it. [...]

Which commit rate are you referring to? I thought the official sources
are at https://plan9.io/sources/plan9/sys/src/cmd/troff/ ... or maybe
you meant the 9front version?

~ onf