GNU roff - Bugs: bug #64337, [troff] deprecate silly `tr` tricks

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bug #64337: [troff] deprecate silly `tr` tricks

Submitter:	G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>
Submitted:	Thu 22 Jun 2023 01:43:00 PM UTC


Category:	Core	Severity:	1 - Wish
Item Group:	Feature change	Status:	None
Privacy:	Public	Assigned to:	None
Open/Closed:	Open	Planned Release:	None

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Thu 22 Jun 2023 01:43:00 PM UTC, original submission:

Deprecate these and see how many people howl.

.tr ~\" nothing
.tr ~\~

See bug #55154 for background.

G. Branden Robinson <gbranden>

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