More character-encoding.

1 files changed, 41 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/mdoc.3 b/mdoc.3
index 5b5f70e8..e7ee3ffe 100644
--- a/mdoc.3
+++ b/mdoc.3
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" $Id: mdoc.3,v 1.11 2009/02/25 17:02:47 kristaps Exp $
+.\" $Id: mdoc.3,v 1.12 2009/02/27 08:20:15 kristaps Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 2009 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@kth.se>
 .\"
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 .\" TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
 .\" PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
 .\" 
-.Dd $Mdocdate: February 25 2009 $
+.Dd $Mdocdate: February 27 2009 $
 .Dt mdoc 3
 .Os
 .\" SECTION
@@ -184,7 +184,8 @@ The
 .Xr mdoc 3
 library accepts only printable ASCII characters as defined by
 .Xr isprint 3 .
-Non-ASCII character sequences are escaped with an escape character 
+Non-ASCII character sequences are delimited in various ways.  All are
+preceeded by an escape character
 .Sq \\
 and followed by either an open-parenthesis 
 .Sq \&(
@@ -192,7 +193,43 @@ for two-character sequences; an open-bracket
 .Sq \&[
 for n-character sequences (terminated at a close-bracket
 .Sq \&] ) ;
-or one of a small set of single characters for other escapes.
+an asterisk and open-parenthesis
+.Sq \&*(
+for two-character sequences;
+an asterisk and non-open-parenthesis 
+.Sq \&*
+for single-character sequences; or one of a small set of standalone
+single characters for other escapes.
+.Pp
+Examples:
+.Pp
+.Bl -tag -width "XXXXXXXX" -offset "XXXX" -compact
+.\" LIST-ITEM
+.It \\*(<=
+prints 
+.Dq \*(<=
+.Pq greater-equal
+.\" LIST-ITEM
+.It \\(<-
+prints
+.Dq \(<-
+.Pq left-arrow
+.\" LIST-ITEM
+.It \\[<-]
+also prints
+.Dq \(<-
+.Pq left-arrow
+.\" LIST-ITEM
+.It \\*(Ba
+prints
+.Dq \*(Ba
+.Pq bar
+.\" LIST-ITEM
+.It \\*q
+prints
+.Dq \*q
+.Pq double-quote
+.El
 .\" SUBSECTION
 .Ss Abstract Syntax Tree
 The