guy@rlgvax.UUCP (Guy Harris) (10/17/83)
A correction to the "man" pages posted for nroff terminal driving tables: ignore the part that reads .I Nroff assumes that boldface mode is reset automatically by the .I twnl string, because many letter-quality printers reset the boldface mode when they receive a carriage return; the .I twnl string should include whatever characters are necessary to reset the boldface mode. This was a local hack required by a bit of braindamage in the NEC Spinwriter and certain Diablo printers; whenever these printers receive a CR they reset the auto-boldfacing and auto-underlining modes. Unfortunately this confuses the hell out of programs with a straightforward and sensible model of the printers they talk to (like "nroff"); anybody know what prompted this bit of silliness on NEC and Diablo's part? Guy Harris {seismo,mcnc,brl-bmd,allegra}!rlgvax!guy