vauclair@prlb2.UUCP (Marc Vauclair) (02/22/85)
Does anyone know how I can get a \ in a boxed text ? Given a file named #t4 containing the following stuff : ------------------------------------------------------------------------ .PP THis is a test of a : \\ .sp 2 .B1 .sp 2 .PP THis is a test of a : \\ .sp 2 .B2 .sp 2 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using the command : 'nroff -ms #t4 | col' gives the following result : ========================================================================= THis is a test of a : \ _______________________________ | | | | | | | THis is a test of a : ( | | | |______________________________| ========================================================================= A possible cure is modifying the input code to the following form : ========================================================================= .PP THis is a test of a : \\ .sp 2 .B1 .sp 2 .PP .eo THis is a test of a : \\ .ec .sp 2 .B2 .sp 2 ========================================================================== It gives the following result : ========================================================================== THis is a test of a : \ ________________________________ | | | | | | | THis is a test of a : \ | | | |_______________________________| ========================================================================== But this solution works properly only if there are no other \ escape in the text on the concerned line. Marc Vauclair Philips Research Laboratory Brussels {mcvax,philabs}!prlb2!vauclair
jeff@ISM780.UUCP (02/27/85)
The \e escape will generally produce the backslash character.
ed@mtxinu.UUCP (Ed Gould) (02/28/85)
> Does anyone know how I can get a \ in a boxed text ? > Given a file named #t4 containing the following stuff : Try using \e - it's the name for a printable "escape" character, which is "\" by default. -- Ed Gould mt Xinu, 739 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94710 USA {ucbvax,decvax}!mtxinu!ed +1 415 644 0146