Lots of improvements to look and feel of manual pages

FossilOrigin-Name: bf4174f4b149b58ef4659cd259cdb2f02daafb3f

1 files changed, 43 insertions, 13 deletions

diff --git a/doc/regsub.n b/doc/regsub.n
index 30fd5b1..4cb8a7b 100644
--- a/doc/regsub.n
+++ b/doc/regsub.n
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 '\" See the file "license.terms" for information on usage and redistribution
 '\" of this file, and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.
 '\" 
-'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: regsub.n,v 1.17 2007/03/19 11:50:50 dkf Exp $
+'\" RCS: @(#) $Id: regsub.n,v 1.18 2007/10/24 14:29:39 dkf Exp $
 '\" 
 .so man.macros
 .TH regsub n 8.3 Tcl "Tcl Built-In Commands"
@@ -31,16 +31,26 @@ If there is a match, then while copying \fIstring\fR to \fIvarName\fR
 (or to the result of this command if \fIvarName\fR is not present)
 the portion of \fIstring\fR that
 matched \fIexp\fR is replaced with \fIsubSpec\fR.
-If \fIsubSpec\fR contains a ``&'' or ``\e0'', then it is replaced
-in the substitution with the portion of \fIstring\fR that
+If \fIsubSpec\fR contains a
+.QW &
+or
+.QW \e0 ,
+then it is replaced in the substitution with the portion of \fIstring\fR that 
 matched \fIexp\fR.
-If \fIsubSpec\fR contains a ``\e\fIn\fR'', where \fIn\fR is a digit
+If \fIsubSpec\fR contains a
+.QW \e\fIn\fR ,
+where \fIn\fR is a digit
 between 1 and 9, then it is replaced in the substitution with
 the portion of \fIstring\fR that matched the \fIn\fR-th
 parenthesized subexpression of \fIexp\fR.
 Additional backslashes may be used in \fIsubSpec\fR to prevent special
-interpretation of ``&'' or ``\e0'' or ``\e\fIn\fR'' or
-backslash.
+interpretation of
+.QW &
+or
+.QW \e0
+or
+.QW \e\fIn\fR
+or backslash.
 The use of backslashes in \fIsubSpec\fR tends to interact badly
 with the Tcl parser's use of backslashes, so it's generally
 safest to enclose \fIsubSpec\fR in braces if it includes
@@ -55,7 +65,10 @@ All ranges in \fIstring\fR that match \fIexp\fR are found and
 substitution is performed for each of these ranges.
 Without this switch only the first
 matching range is found and substituted.
-If \fB\-all\fR is specified, then ``&'' and ``\e\fIn\fR''
+If \fB\-all\fR is specified, then
+.QW &
+and
+.QW \e\fIn\fR
 sequences are handled for each substitution using the information
 from the corresponding match.
 .TP 15
@@ -67,20 +80,36 @@ the \fB(?x)\fR embedded option (see the \fBre_syntax\fR manual page).
 \fB\-line\fR
 Enables newline-sensitive matching.  By default, newline is a
 completely ordinary character with no special meaning.  With this
-flag, `[^' bracket expressions and `.' never match newline, `^'
+flag,
+.QW [^
+bracket expressions and
+.QW .
+never match newline,
+.QW ^
 matches an empty string after any newline in addition to its normal
-function, and `$' matches an empty string before any newline in
+function, and
+.QW $
+matches an empty string before any newline in
 addition to its normal function.  This flag is equivalent to
 specifying both \fB\-linestop\fR and \fB\-lineanchor\fR, or the
 \fB(?n)\fR embedded option (see the \fBre_syntax\fR manual page).
 .TP 15
 \fB\-linestop\fR
-Changes the behavior of `[^' bracket expressions and `.' so that they
-stop at newlines.  This is the same as specifying the \fB(?p)\fR
+Changes the behavior of
+.QW [^
+bracket expressions and
+.QW .
+so that they stop at newlines.  This is the same as specifying the \fB(?p)\fR
 embedded option (see the \fBre_syntax\fR manual page).
 .TP 15
 \fB\-lineanchor\fR
-Changes the behavior of `^' and `$' (the ``anchors'') so they match the
+Changes the behavior of
+.QW ^
+and
+.QW $
+(the
+.QW anchors )
+so they match the
 beginning and end of a line respectively.  This is the same as
 specifying the \fB(?w)\fR embedded option (see the \fBre_syntax\fR
 manual page).
@@ -97,7 +126,8 @@ matching the regular expression at.
 The \fIindex\fR value is interpreted in the same manner
 as the \fIindex\fR argument to \fBstring index\fR.
 .VE 8.5
-When using this switch, `^'
+When using this switch,
+.QW ^
 will not match the beginning of the line, and \\A will still
 match the start of the string at \fIindex\fR.
 \fIindex\fR will be constrained to the bounds of the input string.