Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!rutgers!sunybcs!kitty!larry From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.text Subject: Re: nroff eats my esc codes Message-ID: <1874@kitty.UUCP> Date: Fri, 24-Jul-87 12:26:12 EDT Article-I.D.: kitty.1874 Posted: Fri Jul 24 12:26:12 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jul-87 14:16:01 EDT References: <4219@sunybcs.UUCP> Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY Lines: 22 Summary: some nroff versions allow literal embedding of ESC codes Xref: mnetor comp.misc:883 comp.text:988 In article <4219@sunybcs.UUCP>, twomey@sunybcs.uucp (Bill Twomey) writes: > Is there any way of letting nroff pass escape through > to the final document? I'm trying to play with an HP LaserJet, > and I need assorted coses preceeded by escape, \033. > I have tried putting them on lines with \!, which is supposed > to copy through the contents of the line. I have had no luck. > > Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. I am not certain if this is "acceptable procedure", but on DWB for the 3B2, I insert escape codes literally using vi (i.e., CTRL-V followed by ESC), and they pass through nroff quite well. Neither I nor anyone else in my organization has ever encountered any bugs or problems in doing this on thousands of document pages during the past three years. I have heard from others that the above method is NOT "acceptable procedure", but if it works reliably on my nroff version, why not? <> Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York <> UUCP: {allegra|ames|boulder|decvax|rocksanne|watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry <> VOICE: 716/688-1231 {hplabs|ihnp4|mtune|seismo|utzoo}!/ <> FAX: 716/741-9635 {G1,G2,G3 modes} "Have you hugged your cat today?"