From cdf480112a9a129aa22b0110c5a8295c40b91d4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dianne Skoll Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2024 10:07:33 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify that the CHAR(8) hack strips out the backspace. --- man/remind.1.in | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/remind.1.in b/man/remind.1.in index 1f096568..727b82e3 100644 --- a/man/remind.1.in +++ b/man/remind.1.in @@ -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"