From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Bjarni Ingi Gislason Subject: Re: [patch], iso_8859-*.7: Explanation of SOFT HYPHEN and the code for it Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2012 21:15:40 +0000 Message-ID: <20120608211539.GA14325@rhi.hi.is> References: <20120510194231.GA13127@rhi.hi.is> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Sender: linux-man-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" Cc: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: linux-man@vger.kernel.org On Fri, Jun 08, 2012 at 12:08:26AM +1200, Michael Kerrisk (man-pages) w= rote: > Hi Bjarni, >=20 > On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 7:42 AM, Bjarni Ingi Gislason > wrote: > > Package: man-pages > > Version: 3.40 > > Severity: minor > > Tags: patch > > > > =A0From "groff -ww ...": > > > > :89: warning: can't find special character `sh= c' > > > > =A0This is the only "iso_8859-*.7" file that has this (now) > > undefined character. =A0The code in column four in "iso_8859-1.7" i= s > > "0x2D" ("HYPHEN, MINUS SIGN" or "HYPHEN-MINUS") instead of "0xAD". > > See Debian bug 156154 (or package "manpages"). > > > > =A0There should be an explanation for this graphic character and th= e > > code should be 0xAD in iso_8859-1.7 (as in all others), even though > > "[gn]roff" does not display a "HYPHEN" in that position of the tabl= e. > > > > =A0The line with "SOFT HYPHEN" gets a footnote and a short > > explanation. =A0The footnote is from the official ISO standard. > > > > =A0Suggested patch for one of the files: >=20 > Is there any reason that the explanation should be added to only one > of the files? I'm somewhat inclined just to change the character, and > not add the explanation (so that this page is similar to the others). >=20 No, because the source of the footnote is contained in it (ISO 8859-1:1987). The wording in the other standards could be different. This note could also avoid reports of a "bug", that are more than only corrections of wording. [removed text] > > =A0.TE > > + =A0=B9 A graphic character that is imaged by a graphic symbol > > +identical with, or similar to, that representing HYPHEN, for use > > +when a line break has been established wihin a word. > > +.BR "ISO 8859-1:1987" , > > +paragraph 6.3.3. > > =A0.SH "SEE ALSO" > > =A0.BR ascii (7), > > =A0.BR iso_8859-15 (7) --=20 Bjarni I. Gislason -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html