Removed the -clear switch from mhl.

[mmh] / man / mhl.man1

diff --git a/man/mhl.man1 b/man/mhl.man1
index de44448..9f84170 100644 (file)
--- a/man/mhl.man1
+++ b/man/mhl.man1
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ mhl \- produce formatted listings of nmh messages
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B mhl
 .HP 5
 .na
 .B mhl

-.RB [ \-clear " | " \-noclear ]

 .RB [ \-folder
 .IR +folder ]
 .RB [ \-form
 .RB [ \-folder
 .IR +folder ]
 .RB [ \-form

@@ -34,32 +33,7 @@ messages.  It is the default method of displaying text messages for
 (it is the default
 .IR showproc ).
 .PP
 (it is the default
 .IR showproc ).
 .PP

-As with
-.BR more ,
-each of the messages specified as arguments (or
-the standard input) will be output.  If more than one message file is
-specified, the user will be prompted prior to each one, and a <RETURN>
-or <EOT> will begin the output, with <RETURN> clearing the screen (if
-appropriate), and <EOT> (usually CTRL\-D) suppressing the screen clear.
-An <INTERRUPT> (usually CTRL\-C) will abort the current message output,
-prompting for the next message (if there is one), and a <QUIT> (usually
-CTRL-\\) will terminate the program (without core dump).
-.PP
-The
-.B \-clear
-option tells
-.B mhl
-to clear the
-screen at the end of each page (or output a formfeed after each message).
-This switches (and its inverse counterpart) take effect only
-if the profile entry
-.I moreproc
-is defined but empty, and
-.B mhl
-is outputting to a terminal.  If the
-.I moreproc
-entry is defined and
-non-empty, and
+If

 .B mhl
 is outputting to a terminal, then
 .B mhl
 .B mhl
 is outputting to a terminal, then
 .B mhl

@@ -67,38 +41,14 @@ will
 cause the
 .I moreproc
 to be placed between the terminal and
 cause the
 .I moreproc
 to be placed between the terminal and

-.B mhl
-and the switches are ignored.  Furthermore, if the
-.B \-clear
-switch is
-used and \fImhl's\fR output is directed to a terminal, then
-.B mhl
-will consult the
-.B $TERM
-and
-.B $TERMCAP
-environment variables
-to determine the user's terminal type in order to find out how to clear
-the screen.  If the
-.B \-clear
-switch is used and
-.BR mhl 's
-output is
-not directed to a terminal (e.g., a pipe or a file), then
-.B mhl
-will
-send a formfeed after each message.
+.BR mhl .

 .PP
 To override the default
 .I moreproc
 and the profile entry, use the
 .B \-moreproc
 .I program
 .PP
 To override the default
 .I moreproc
 and the profile entry, use the
 .B \-moreproc
 .I program

-switch.  Note that
-.B mhl
-will never start a
-.I moreproc
-if invoked on a hardcopy terminal.
+switch.

 .PP
 The
 .B \-length
 .PP
 The
 .B \-length

@@ -156,7 +106,7 @@ of the format is produced as a structured list.  In phase 2, this list
 is walked for each message, outputting message information under the
 format constraints from the format file.
 .PP
 is walked for each message, outputting message information under the
 format constraints from the format file.
 .PP

-The format file can contain information controlling screen clearing,
+The format file can contain information controlling

 screen size, wrap\-around control, transparent text, component ordering,
 and component formatting.  Also, a list of components to ignore may be
 specified, and a couple of \*(lqspecial\*(rq components are defined
 screen size, wrap\-around control, transparent text, component ordering,
 and component formatting.  Also, a list of components to ignore may be
 specified, and a couple of \*(lqspecial\*(rq components are defined

@@ -189,11 +139,11 @@ Remaining lines define the global environment.
 For example, the line:
 .PP
 .RS 5
 For example, the line:
 .PP
 .RS 5

-width=80,length=40,clearscreen,overflowtext="***",overflowoffset=5
+width=80,length=40,overflowtext="***",overflowoffset=5

 .RE
 .PP
 defines the screen size to be 80 columns by 40 rows, specifies that the
 .RE
 .PP
 defines the screen size to be 80 columns by 40 rows, specifies that the

-screen should be cleared prior to each page, that the overflow indentation
+overflow indentation

 is 5, and that overflow text should be flagged with \*(lq***\*(rq.
 .PP
 Following are all of the current variables and their arguments.  If they
 is 5, and that overflow text should be flagged with \*(lq***\*(rq.
 .PP
 Following are all of the current variables and their arguments.  If they

@@ -201,11 +151,11 @@ follow a component, they apply only to that component, otherwise, their
 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.,

-clearscreen, width, length).
+width, length).

 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf
 .PP
 .RS 5
 .nf

-.ta \w'noclearscreen  'u +\w'integer/G  'u
+.ta \w'xxxxxxxxxxxxx  'u +\w'integer/G  'u

 .I variable    type    semantics
 width  integer screen width or component width
 length integer screen length or component length
 .I variable    type    semantics
 width  integer screen width or component width
 length integer screen length or component length

@@ -218,8 +168,6 @@ compwidth   integer positions to indent component text
 uppercase      flag    output text of this component in all
                upper case
 nouppercase    flag    don't uppercase
 uppercase      flag    output text of this component in all
                upper case
 nouppercase    flag    don't uppercase

-clearscreen    flag/G  clear the screen prior to each page
-noclearscreen  flag/G  don't clearscreen

 component      string/L        name to use instead of \*(lqcomponent\*(rq for
                this component
 nocomponent    flag    don't output \*(lqcomponent: \*(rq for this
 component      string/L        name to use instead of \*(lqcomponent\*(rq for
                this component
 nocomponent    flag    don't output \*(lqcomponent: \*(rq for this

@@ -333,7 +281,6 @@ show(1), ap(8), dp(8)
 
 .SH DEFAULTS
 .nf
 
 .SH DEFAULTS
 .nf

-.RB ` \-noclear '

 .RB ` \-length 40 '
 .RB ` \-width 80 '
 .fi
 .RB ` \-length 40 '
 .RB ` \-width 80 '
 .fi

@@ -349,8 +296,5 @@ tool, the
 switch does only take file names, but no format strings with a prepended
 equal sign `='.
 .PP
 switch does only take file names, but no format strings with a prepended
 equal sign `='.
 .PP

-There should be some way to pass `clear' information to the
-front\-end.
-.PP

 The \*(lqnonewline\*(rq option interacts badly with \*(lqcompress\*(rq
 and \*(lqsplit\*(rq.
 The \*(lqnonewline\*(rq option interacts badly with \*(lqcompress\*(rq
 and \*(lqsplit\*(rq.