[bug #61117] [troff] define semantics for an output line length of zero

[G. Branden Robinson]

URL:
  <https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?61117>

                 Summary: [troff] define semantics for an output line length
of zero
                 Project: GNU troff
            Submitted by: gbranden
            Submitted on: Sat 04 Sep 2021 04:57:15 PM UTC
                Category: Core
                Severity: 1 - Wish
              Item Group: New feature
                  Status: Need Info
                 Privacy: Public
             Assigned to: None
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
         Planned Release: None

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Details:

In bug #61089, John Gardner and I had the following exchange.


> > What do you expect the semantics of an output line length of zero to be?


> Like this:


    This is your line-length

    This
    is
    your
    line-
    length
    on
    drugs
-verbatim

> Basically, print as many characters as you can fit up until the next break
opportunity (which could be whitespace or a hyphenation opportunity, depending
on hyphenation settings).

I will take this issue to the groff@ list for discussion.




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