Subject: Patch for Pine documentation and groff

From: Jos Vos <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 93 17:20:57 MET

The following patch I made to the pico manual page, because
I had trouble formatting it with groff (groff can handle
macro names longer than 2 characters).

Please consider to include it in the next release of Pine.
 
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  .PP
  More specific help is available in \fIpico\fR's online help.
  .SH Options
! .IP\fB-f\fR
  Use function keys for commands.  This option supported only in 
  conjunction with UW Enhanced NCSA telnet.
! .IP\fB+\fIn\fB\fR
  Causes \fIpico\fR to be started with the cursor located \fIn\fR lines 
  into the file. (Note: no space between "+" sign and number)
! .IP\fB-n\fIn\fB\fR
  The \-n\fIn\fR option enables new mail notification.  The \fIn\fR 
  argument is optional, and specifies how often, in seconds, your 
  mailbox is checked for new mail.  For example, \-n60 causes \fIpico\fR 
  to check for new mail once every minute.  The default interval is 180 
  seconds, while the minimum allowed is 30. (Note: no space between "+" 
  sign and number)
! .IP\fB-t\fR
  Enable "tool" mode.  Intended for when \fIpico\fR is used as the
  editor within other tools (e.g., Elm, Pnews).  \fIPico\fR will not prompt
  for save on exit, and will not rename the buffer during the "Write Out"
  command.
! .IP\fB-v\fR
  View the file only, disallowing any editing.
! .IP\fB-w\fR
  Disable word wrap (thus allow editing of long lines).
! .IP\fB-z\fR
  Enable ^Z suspension of \fIpico\fR.
  .PP
  Lastly, when a running \fIpico\fR is disconnected (i.e., receipt of a 
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  .PP
  More specific help is available in \fIpico\fR's online help.
  .SH Options
! .IP \fB-f\fR
  Use function keys for commands.  This option supported only in 
  conjunction with UW Enhanced NCSA telnet.
! .IP \fB+\fIn\fB\fR
  Causes \fIpico\fR to be started with the cursor located \fIn\fR lines 
  into the file. (Note: no space between "+" sign and number)
! .IP \fB-n\fIn\fB\fR
  The \-n\fIn\fR option enables new mail notification.  The \fIn\fR 
  argument is optional, and specifies how often, in seconds, your 
  mailbox is checked for new mail.  For example, \-n60 causes \fIpico\fR 
  to check for new mail once every minute.  The default interval is 180 
  seconds, while the minimum allowed is 30. (Note: no space between "+" 
  sign and number)
! .IP \fB-t\fR
  Enable "tool" mode.  Intended for when \fIpico\fR is used as the
  editor within other tools (e.g., Elm, Pnews).  \fIPico\fR will not prompt
  for save on exit, and will not rename the buffer during the "Write Out"
  command.
! .IP \fB-v\fR
  View the file only, disallowing any editing.
! .IP \fB-w\fR
  Disable word wrap (thus allow editing of long lines).
! .IP \fB-z\fR
  Enable ^Z suspension of \fIpico\fR.
  .PP
  Lastly, when a running \fIpico\fR is disconnected (i.e., receipt of a 
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