-width=80,length=40,overflowtext="***",overflowoffset=5
+width=80,overflowtext="***",overflowoffset=5
affect is global. Since the whole format is parsed before any output
processing, the last global switch setting for a variable applies to
the whole message if that variable is used in a global context (i.e.,
affect is global. Since the whole format is parsed before any output
processing, the last global switch setting for a variable applies to
the whole message if that variable is used in a global context (i.e.,
.PP
.RS 5
.nf
.ta \w'xxxxxxxxxxxxx 'u +\w'integer/G 'u
.I variable type semantics
width integer screen width or component width
.PP
.RS 5
.nf
.ta \w'xxxxxxxxxxxxx 'u +\w'integer/G 'u
.I variable type semantics
width integer screen width or component width
offset integer positions to indent \*(lqcomponent: \*(rq
overflowtext string text to use at the beginning of an
overflow line
offset integer positions to indent \*(lqcomponent: \*(rq
overflowtext string text to use at the beginning of an
overflow line