Path: utzoo!attcan!lsuc!ecicrl!clewis
From: clewis@ecicrl.UUCP (Chris Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.text
Subject: Re: Ignorant troff question
Message-ID: <986@ecicrl.UUCP>
Date: 4 Dec 90 06:54:27 GMT
References: <1990Dec3.015835.27999@mozart.amd.com>
Reply-To: clewis@ecicrl.UUCP (Chris Lewis)
Organization: Elegant Communications Inc., Ottawa, Canada
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In article <1990Dec3.015835.27999@mozart.amd.com> brian@positron.amd.com (Brian McMinn) writes:
>I'm writing a research paper using troff (and the -ms macros) and I
>need to reference an author whose name has a double-dotted-o in it.
>This character isn't listed in the list of special characters at the
>end of the troff reference.  I've tried several "obvious" sequences,
>but none have worked.  Does this letter exist?  If so, how do I get it
>to print?

The MS macro manual has a larger list of characters it can form by
overstriking characters and you specify them by uttering string variables
(eg: \*(xx).  As far as a "real" character is concerned, if you have
ditroff and your printer has this character, you can invent a \(xx sequence
and teach ditroff about it (see font file format).  If it's C/A/T troff
you cannot teach it about new characters.  In either troff you can
construct it yourself with an o plus some local x:y motions and periods.
It's paper consuming, but it works...  eventually...
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