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@@ -10,17 +10,17 @@ Xroff, an alternative troff syntax - John Ankarström + John Ankarström Introduction Xroff is an alternative syntax for troff, visually inspired -by SGML/XML. It differs from troff's default syntax in the +by SGML/XML. It differs from troffâs default syntax in the following ways: -1. Xroff requests begin with a less-than sign and end with a - greater-than sign, e.g., <SH 1>. These symbols may be es- +1. Xroff requests begin with a lessâthan sign and end with a + greaterâthan sign, e.g., <SH 1>. These symbols may be esâ caped with a backslash.* 2. Xroff requests may be used inline. The following works as @@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ following ways: 4. Default troff syntax may be used between <![ and ]>. The similarities with XML end at the visual level. Unlike -XML, xroff is unstructured and imperative. There is no con- +XML, xroff is unstructured and imperative. There is no conâ cept of closing tags. Example @@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ Example wisi nec facilisis facilisis, est dui fermentum leo, quis tempor ligula erat quis odio. Nunc porta vulputate tellus. ------------ +âââââââââââ * For comparison, default troff requests begin with a newline and a control character, usually a -period or an apostrophe, and end with another new- +period or an apostrophe, and end with another newâ line. ** Before an inline request, xroff automatically inserts a \c escape when appropriate. @@ -67,23 +67,23 @@ inserts a \c escape when appropriate. - -2- + â2â Xroff The program xroff translates xroff source to troff source. -Xroff-mode +Xroffâmode -For Emacs users, there is a major mode named xroff-mode that +For Emacs users, there is a major mode named xroffâmode that provides syntax highlighting for xroff source. To further -improve the writing experience, I also recommend olivetti- +improve the writing experience, I also recommend olivettiâ mode. Caveats -Xroff does not treat indented lines specially. As such, in- +Xroff does not treat indented lines specially. As such, inâ dentation cannot be used to convey structure. |