Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!houxm!houxz!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!chris From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.text Subject: Re: Need help with -me macros: problem with .ip and hanging tags Message-ID: <7544@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Tue, 26-Jun-84 00:15:24 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.7544 Posted: Tue Jun 26 00:15:24 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Jun-84 10:07:20 EDT References: <1101@ucbvax.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 17 * From: wildbill@ucbvax.UUCP to have {n,t}roff calculate the proper indentation using the width operator \w, [i]t seems that the proper invocation (assuming "Second:" was the longest tag) would be: .ip First: \w'Second: ' \w is almost always only useful if you write \w'stuff'u. The final `u' means that the number should be taken as a value in internal units (which vary between nroff and troff and---I believe---between devices in ditroff). (Things like this are why I use TeX.) -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci (301) 454-7690 UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris@maryland