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From: earle@smeagol.UUCP
Newsgroups: news.software.b,news.admin
Subject: Re: Bug in `.ux' macro in 2.11 doc/tmac.n USENET TROFF macros ; fix
Message-ID: <786@smeagol.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 22-Dec-86 20:25:17 EST
Article-I.D.: smeagol.786
Posted: Mon Dec 22 20:25:17 1986
Date-Received: Tue, 23-Dec-86 07:05:27 EST
References: <785@smeagol.UUCP>
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Organization: JPL, Pasadena CA
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Keywords: troff  doc/tmac.n  2.11
Summary: *Sigh* - This apparently is an Adobe TranScript bug; NOT an `-mn' bug
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In article <785@smeagol.UUCP>, earle@smeagol.UUCP (That's me) wrote:
> Description:
> 	When a document using the Netnews `-mn' macros uses the `.ux' macro
> 	to print out the word `UNIX', it checks a number register to see
> 	if this is the first time the macro has been invoked.  If so, it prints
> 	the word `UNIX' followed by the Registered Trademark symbol, (R)
> 	(Sorry, that's as close as I can come :-) and of course puts in the
> 	obligatory footnote at the bottom of the page.  Unfortunately, the
> 	rest of the text on the line after the Trademark symbol is printed
> 	*below* the text preceeding the `UNIX(R)'; i.e., the vertical space
> 	in the current diversion is wrong.

Arrgghh.  The problems with only having one printer and no control to test
against.

According to Rick Adams, and others without PostScript LaserWriters, the bug
is NOT in the macro package; the output is fine on their printers.  It appears
that we've tickled a bug in the Adobe TranScript program `pscat', which is
used to convert the troff CAT output into PostScript.

Therefore, you need only install this `fix' if you wish to work around this
problem *iff* you have a LaserWriter and the TranScript package.

Sorry for any inconvenience it caused.
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