Re: extending (di)troff

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From: Jaap Akkerhuis
Date: Wed, 03 Jul 1985 12:54

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In article <877@gloria.UUCP> colonel@gloria.UUCP (Col. G. L. Sicherman) writes:
 > Two-character names must go!  But we don't want to break anything.  How
 > about this:
 > 
 > 	x		one-character name
 > 	\(xy		two-character name
 > 	\( xyzabc)	n-character name
 > 

**** NEWS FLASH *** NEWS FLASH **** NEWS FLASH ****

According to the latest rumour the next release of ([td]i)troff, scheduled
for release in September (but don't hold your breath), will allow the use
multi character names for characters as follows:
	\C'An_arbitrary_long_character_name'

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From: jaap@mcvax.UUCP (Jaap Akkerhuis)
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Subject: Re: extending (di)troff
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Date: Wed, 3-Jul-85 08:54:40 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jul  3 08:54:40 1985
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