Clarify that the CHAR(8) hack strips out the backspace.

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Dianne Skoll
2024-11-14 10:07:33 -05:00
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@@ -5497,10 +5497,11 @@ produce an entry in the calendar (i.e., \fBCAL\fR- and possibly
.B NOTES
.PP
Normally, the body of a reminder is followed by a carriage return.
Thus, the results of \fBmsgsuffix()\fR will appear on the next
line. If you don't want this, make sure the output of \fBmsgsuffix\fR
begins with a backspace. This places the suffix \fIbefore\fR rather than
after the carriage return. Here is an example:
Thus, the results of \fBmsgsuffix()\fR will appear on the next line.
If you don't want this, make sure the output of \fBmsgsuffix\fR begins
with a backspace. This places the suffix \fIbefore\fR rather than
after the carriage return. (The backspace character itself is
stripped out.) Here is an example:
.PP
.nf
FSET msgsuffix(x) char(8) + " - suffix on same line"