Bug 147237

Summary:	Bug in parse escape sequence \N'num'
Product:	[Unmaintained] kio	Reporter:	stanv <stanv>
Component:	man	Assignee:	Unassigned bugs <unassigned-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	mjchappell, nsane457
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	This patch fix above bug, please applay it to mainstream tree.

Description stanv 2007-06-26 12:04:39 UTC

Version:           3.5.7 (using KDE KDE 3.5.7)
Installed from:    Compiled From Sources
OS:                Linux

Incorrect display next manual pages:

/usr/share/man/man1/mergelib.1.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man1/xcompmgr.1.gz:1:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/trident.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/vmware.4.gz:2:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/fbdev.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/r128.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/exa.4.gz:2:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/ati.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/savage.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/intel.4.gz:2:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/via.4.gz:2:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/mga.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/i810.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/mousedrv.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/mousedrv.4.gz:4:.TH MOUSE \N'34' 4 "xf86-input-mouse 1.2.1"
"X Version 11"
/usr/share/man/man4/mousedrv.4.gz:19:is an \N'34' Xorg input driver for mice. 
The driver supports most available
/usr/share/man/man4/sis.4.gz:4:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/nv.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/vga.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/vesa.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/s3virge.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/voodoo.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/tdfx.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/kbd.4.gz:4:.ds q \N'34'
/usr/share/man/man4/cirrus.4.gz:3:.ds q \N'34

For example, type in konqueror: man:mousedrv
You will see:
Section '34'InputDevice'34'
instead:
Section "InputDevice"

Comment 1 stanv 2007-06-26 12:06:04 UTC

Created attachment 20969 [details]
This patch fix above bug, please applay it to mainstream tree.

Comment 2 Pino Toscano 2007-12-31 11:42:13 UTC

*** Bug 154890 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Pino Toscano 2008-07-25 14:35:05 UTC

*** Bug 148735 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Dawit Alemayehu 2009-01-16 19:24:11 UTC

This is a valid bug. Comment #1 is the correct fix the problem. I guess I will commit the fix since it gets on my nerves whenever I use konqueror to view man pages.

Comment 5 Dawit Alemayehu 2009-01-16 20:44:13 UTC

SVN commit 912147 by adawit:

CCBUG:147237 
Fix a long standing and annoying bug when viewing man pages using konqueror.
Patch from comment #1 in the bug report


 M  +2 -0      man2html.cpp  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=912147

Comment 6 Dawit Alemayehu 2009-01-16 22:39:39 UTC

SVN commit 912197 by adawit:

BUG:147237

Backport the fix for the trivial but long standing and annoying bug of 
incorrectly interpreting "\N'num'" in manpages.

Patch from comment #1 in the bug report.



 M  +2 -0      man2html.cpp  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=912197