Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site muddcs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!scgvaxd!muddcs!russell From: russell@muddcs.UUCP (Russell Shilling) Newsgroups: net.bugs Subject: Nroff doesn't print back-slashes - Is it a BUG ? Message-ID: <251@muddcs.UUCP> Date: Wed, 3-Oct-84 20:27:49 EDT Article-I.D.: muddcs.251 Posted: Wed Oct 3 20:27:49 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 6-Oct-84 02:28:41 EDT Distribution: net Organization: Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA Lines: 48 I think I've discovered an error in (our) nroff. Using the 'ms' macros, run this test file (tmp) through with: nroff -ms tmp This is the content of the test file 'tmp': ----- CUT HERE ----- .DS .B "testy backslashes" --------\\ \\ \\ \\ v .DE ----- CUT HERE ----- This is the result (underline removed): -------------------------------------------------------------- testy backslashes --------( ( ( ( v -------------------------------------------------------------- This is not at all what I intended. What is going on here, and how can it be fixed ? My arrows are getting crunched for no known reason. If there is a way to do this using something other than the -ms macros, that info would also be helpful. (I'm probably the only person in the known universe who wants to print back-slashes with nroff.) Russell Shilling { allegra, ihnp4, seismo }!scgvaxd!muddcs!russell ===== I'm so glad to be a delta ... =====