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From:	"Gary R. Van Sickle" <g DOT r DOT vansickle AT worldnet DOT att DOT net>
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Subject:	RE: Problem about man-1.5m2
Date:	Mon, 24 Nov 2003 20:35:40 -0600
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> >>>>> "Barry" == Barry Buchbinder <Buchbinder> writes:
>
>     Barry> I found the same thing and 2 other problems
>     Barry> (1) If the environmental variable LESS is set, it
> overrides the PAGER
>     Barry> setting in man.conf.
>
>     Barry> (2) Large chunks of text can be incorrectly made bold.
>
>     Barry> Not wanting to have to choose between less working the way
> I want and man
>     Barry> working properly, I I've rolled back to ver 1.5j-2.
>
> Can you try what happens with the following two lines in
> /usr/share/misc/man.conf.
>
> NROFF  /usr/bin/nroff -c -mandoc
> PAGER  /usr/bin/less -isrR
>

That fixes it for me.

And now for my obligatory Unix rant: I've never, not once, in all my many years
on this Earth, had to dink with a file somewhere that I didn't even know existed
to get Windows' help systems to NOT PRINT "ESC" WHEN IT SEES A FORMATTING
CHARACTER.

--
Gary R. Van Sickle


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