Re: troff2lj swallows 'fi'

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From: Chris Lewis
Date: Wed, 26 Jul 1989 18:20

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In article <483@lexicon.com> cspencer@lexicon.UUCP (Cliff Spencer) writes:
>I have a problem with troff2lj generating output that contains
>spaces where the character sequence fi should be. I am using
>the HP 'B' font cartridge instead of the 'K' cartridge specified
>in the documentation but the 'B' also contains TmsRmn 10 so
>I am assuming this is not the problem. The Laserjet is an old
>Laserjet I. Has anyone seen this? 

Evidentally that version of troff2lj doesn't support ligatures properly,
or not with the wrong cartridge.

Turn 'em off.

insert a .lg 0 into your file somewhere.
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Chris Lewis, R.H. Lathwell & Associates: Elegant Communications Inc.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!lsuc!eci386!clewis
From: clewis@eci386.uucp (Chris Lewis)
Newsgroups: comp.sources.d
Subject: Re: troff2lj swallows 'fi'
Message-ID: <1989Jul26.182011.22224@eci386.uucp>
Date: 26 Jul 89 18:20:11 GMT
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