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  1. Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
  2. Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!sdd.hp.com!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!news.cso.uiuc.edu!rsm1.physics.uiuc.edu!lewart
  3. From: d-lewart@uiuc.edu (Daniel S. Lewart)
  4. Subject: `nroff' copyright symbol macro "\(co" problem
  5. Message-ID: <BzJv16.7E0@news.cso.uiuc.edu>
  6. Originator: lewart@rsm1.physics.uiuc.edu
  7. Sender: usenet@news.cso.uiuc.edu (Net Noise owner)
  8. Reply-To: d-lewart@uiuc.edu (Daniel S. Lewart)
  9. Organization: UIUC Physics Department
  10. Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 08:46:17 GMT
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  12.  
  13. Many of the files in the Elm doc subdirectory include what appears to be
  14. an `nroff' copyright symbol macro:
  15.     \(co
  16. Sadly, our AIX 3.2 `nroff' converts it to the following nonsense:
  17.     ^[8c^[9
  18. where ^[ is the ESC character.  ^[8 restores the cursor from its previously
  19. saved position.  ^[9 is not defined.
  20.  
  21. Do all other `nroff's recognize this macro?  If not, could instances of
  22. the string "\(co" be replaced with the string "(C) "?
  23.  
  24. I haven't seen this issue addressed in the FAQ or in comp.mail.elm.
  25.  
  26. Thank you,
  27. Daniel Lewart
  28. d-lewart@uiuc.edu
  29.