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Re: Embedding post-script images in troff text

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From: Jay Plett
Date: Sat, 06 Feb 1988 07:35
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In article <901@ora.UUCP>, tim@ora.UUCP (Tim O'Reilly) writes:
> In addition, Berkeley ditroff includes a special escape sequence, \X,
> which allows you to include in-line code:
> 
>    \X'PostScript code'

This isn't a berkeleyism, it's from AT&T.  If you have DWB or
even a fairly recent ditroff, chances are good you have \X.
It isn't in the manuals, but it is in the code.
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	Jay Plett
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Message-ID: <690@unm-la.UUCP>
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!beta!unm-la!jay
References: <4594@venera.isi.edu> <901@ora.UUCP>

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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!cmcl2!beta!unm-la!jay
From: jay@unm-la.UUCP (Jay Plett)
Newsgroups: comp.text,comp.unix.questions
Subject: Re: Embedding post-script images in troff text
Message-ID: <690@unm-la.UUCP>
Date: 6 Feb 88 07:35:53 GMT
References: <4594@venera.isi.edu> <901@ora.UUCP>
Organization: University of New Mexico - Los Alamos
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Summary: back-X not just berzerkly