Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!hao!oddjob!mimsy!chris
From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Underlining with TROFF
Message-ID: <10606@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 10 Mar 88 12:24:36 GMT
References: <1682@bgsuvax.UUCP> <9856@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP>
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
Lines: 13
Keywords: troff underlining formatting

Troff `underlining' must be done by writing the word, backing up, and
writing a horizonal line underneath the word (as several people have
suggested).  The result looks moderately bad on some printers, and
always looks horrible if troff breaks the word (so that it may be
advisable to turn off hyphenation, e.g.).

Note that style manuals frown upon underlining in quality typesetting.
The effect of underlining is almost always better achieved by a change
of font.  (The obvious exception is when demonstrating the result of an
`underline' operation.)
-- 
In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7163)
Domain:	chris@mimsy.umd.edu	Path:	uunet!mimsy!chris