Re: Rationale for .PD 0 in old commit

["Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>]

Hi ALex,


On 11/12/20 11:30 PM, Alejandro Colomar (man-pages) wrote:
> 
> 
> On 11/12/20 11:26 PM, Alejandro Colomar (man-pages) wrote:
>> Hello Michael,
>>
>> I'd like to know, if you happen to remember it,
>> the rationale for using [.PD 0] + [.RS] + [.TP 24]
>> in perf_event_open.2.
>>
>> It was added in commit 2b538c3e5380cbe81a5c053cd183788e3a13f0cb.
>>
>> I guess it's related to the fact that
>> there are too many levels of indentation,
>> but is it really needed?
>> I think everything fits correctly in an 80-column terminal
>> without needing that workaround.
>>
>> Is it maybe for other than terminals?
>>
>> May I remove those in my attempt to simplify and standardize the markup?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Alex
>>
> 
> 
> Ahhhh, It removes some unwanted blank lines, doesn't it?

Yes.

Thanks,

Michael


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