Re: \H escape in ditroff

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From: Col. G. L. Sicherman
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 18:56

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In article <23725@alice.att.com>, jaap@alice.att.com writes:
> In article <1992Sep25.012601.16315@usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU> bobm@agsm writes:
>  >                     ...  I've been unable to do the opposite (ie to squash
>  > characters) by using \H'-n'.  Gehani is

[characteristically]

>  >                                         vague on this possibility ...
> 
> If, and how well, the \H'...'  command works is dependent on the
> postprocessor/typesetter.  ...

True.  There's no rule against getting extended characters by reducing the
height.  I do it all the time, using DWB 3.0 and a PostScript driver.  But
there are two possibilities for you:

1. Your driver doesn't support squashes.

2. Your troff doesn't support decrements.

Number 2 is unlikely, but it's worth trying.  Use \H'9' instead of
\H'-1' and see what happens.

The \H directive can be erratic.  With the PostScript driver that I use,
the altered height affects only the current combination of face and size,
and affects it until you set a new height for the combination.

-:-
	The first idea is the hardest to have.
-- 
Col. G. L. Sicherman
gls@windmill.att.COM

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Subject: Re: \H escape in ditroff
Keywords: character height in ditroff
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Date: 27 Sep 92 18:56:05 GMT
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