Re: Inserting text directly in ditroff output

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From: Trevor Darrell
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1987 16:10

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Alas, there is a command to pass through literal text in ditroff (DWB 2.0
or greater). Of course it is only marginally documented :-)

\X'foo' 

will casue ditroff to emit

x X foo

if memory serves correctly

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From: trevor@linc.cis.upenn.edu (Trevor Darrell)
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Subject: Re: Inserting text directly in ditroff output
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Date: Thu, 29-Oct-87 11:10:26 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 29 11:10:26 1987
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