GNU bug report logs - #23160
24.4; woman doesn't show manuel in correct way

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Enis Özgen <mail <at> enisozgen.com>

Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 09:23:02 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 29981, 33504, 54745

Found in versions 24.4, 25.3, 26.1.90

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From: Eli Zaretskii <eliz <at> gnu.org>
To: Enis Özgen <mail <at> enisozgen.com>
Cc: 23160 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#23160: 24.4; woman doesn't show manuel in correct way
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:53:17 +0300

> From: Enis Özgen <mail <at> enisozgen.com>
> Cc: "23160 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <23160 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
> Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2016 18:42:34 +0300
> 
> built-in package "woman" doesn't show page so correct some indentation problem i think
> 
> 
> I prefer to put jpg for that page which is explain it visually :). I think better than using so much word.
> 
> 
> https://www.dropbox.com/sh/4y4gk760yb248kb/AAAuzDB3YMvc2ewwtR7sKDhPa?dl=0

Thanks.

When I try displaying the tmux.1 man page with WoMan, it displays this
diagnostics in the echo area:

  WoMan can only format man pages written with the usual ‘-man’ macros

So indeed this man page cannot be displayed correctly with WoMan.
Patches to add support for the more advanced macros are welcome.
This bug report was last modified 3 years and 70 days ago.

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