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- remove some \- items; quite a few, actually
- put .B prompter on a line by itself, a number of times
- some formatting
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B prompter
.ad
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B prompter
-is an editor front\-end for
+is an editor front-end for
-which allows rapid
-composition of messages. This program is not normally invoked directly by
-users but takes the place of an editor and acts as an editor front\-end.
-It operates on an RFC 822 style message draft skeleton specified by
+which allows rapid composition of messages.
+This program is not normally invoked directly by users but takes
+the place of an editor and acts as an editor front-end.
+It operates on an RFC 822-style message draft skeleton specified by
.IR file ,
normally provided by the
.B nmh
.IR file ,
normally provided by the
.B nmh
.B prompter
is particularly useful when composing messages over slow
network or modem lines. It is an
.B prompter
is particularly useful when composing messages over slow
network or modem lines. It is an
-.B nmh program in that it can have
-its own profile entry with switches, but it is not invoked directly by
-the user. The commands
+.B nmh
+program in that it can have its own profile entry with switches,
+but it is not invoked directly by the user.
+The commands
.BR comp ,
.BR dist ,
.BR forw ,
and
.B repl
invoke
.BR comp ,
.BR dist ,
.BR forw ,
and
.B repl
invoke
-.B prompter as an editor, either when invoked with
+.B prompter
+as an editor, either when invoked with
.B \-editor
.IR prompter ,
or by the profile entry \*(lqEditor:\ prompter\*(rq,
.B \-editor
.IR prompter ,
or by the profile entry \*(lqEditor:\ prompter\*(rq,
at the \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq prompt.
.PP
For each empty component
at the \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq prompt.
.PP
For each empty component
-.B prompter finds in the draft, the user
-is prompted for a response; A <RETURN> will cause the whole component
-to be left out. Otherwise, a `\\' preceding a <RETURN> will continue
-the response on the next line, allowing for multiline components.
+.B prompter
+finds in the draft, the user is prompted for a response;
+A <RETURN> will cause the whole component to be left out.
+Otherwise, a `\\' preceding a <RETURN> will continue the
+response on the next line, allowing for multiline components.
Continuation lines
.B must
begin with a space or tab.
.PP
Continuation lines
.B must
begin with a space or tab.
.PP
-Each non\-empty component is copied to the draft and displayed on the
+Each non-empty component is copied to the draft and displayed on the
terminal.
.PP
The start of the message body is denoted by a blank line or a line
terminal.
.PP
The start of the message body is denoted by a blank line or a line
-of dashes. If the body is non\-empty, the prompt, which isn't written
+of dashes. If the body is non-empty, the prompt, which isn't written
to the file, is
.PP
.RS 5
to the file, is
.PP
.RS 5
--------Enter initial text
.RE
.PP
--------Enter initial text
.RE
.PP
-Message\-body typing is terminated with an end\-of\-file (usually
-CTRL\-D). With the
+Message-body typing is terminated with an end-of-file (usually
+CTRL-D). With the
-switch, a period on a line all by itself
-also signifies end\-of\-file. At this point control is returned to
-the calling program, where the user is asked \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq.
+switch, a period on a line all by itself also signifies end-of-file.
+At this point control is returned to the calling program,
+where the user is asked \*(lqWhat now?\*(rq.
See
.B whatnow (1)
for the valid options to this query.
.PP
By using the
.B \-prepend
See
.B whatnow (1)
for the valid options to this query.
.PP
By using the
.B \-prepend
-switch, the user can add type\-in to the
-beginning of the message body and have the rest of the body follow.
+switch, the user can add type-in to the beginning of the message body
+and have the rest of the body follow.
This is useful for the
.B forw
command.
.PP
By using the
.B \-rapid
This is useful for the
.B forw
command.
.PP
By using the
.B \-rapid
-switch, if the draft already contains text in
-the message\-body, it is not displayed on the user's terminal. This is
-useful for low\-speed terminals.
+switch, if the draft already contains text in the message-body, it is
+not displayed on the user's terminal. This is useful for low-speed
+terminals.
.PP
The line editing characters for kill and erase may be specified by the
user via the arguments
.PP
The line editing characters for kill and erase may be specified by the
user via the arguments
may be a character; or `\\nnn', where \*(lqnnn\*(rq is the octal value for
the character.
.PP
may be a character; or `\\nnn', where \*(lqnnn\*(rq is the octal value for
the character.
.PP
-An interrupt (usually CTRL\-C) during component typing will abort
+An interrupt (usually CTRL-C) during component typing will abort
.B prompter
and the
.B nmh
.B prompter
and the
.B nmh
-command that invoked it. An interrupt
-during message\-body typing is equivalent to CTRL\-D, for historical
-reasons. This means that
+command that invoked it. An interrupt during message-body typing is
+equivalent to CTRL-D, for historical reasons.
+This means that
.B prompter
should finish up and exit.
.PP
.B prompter
should finish up and exit.
.PP
-The first non\-flag argument to
-.B prompter is taken as the name of
-the draft file, and subsequent non\-flag arguments are ignored.
+The first non-flag argument to
+.B prompter
+is taken as the name of the draft file, and subsequent non-flag
+arguments are ignored.
.\" (\fIrepl\fR invokes editors with two file arguments:
.\" the draft file name and the replied\-to message file name.)
.SH FILES
.\" (\fIrepl\fR invokes editors with two file arguments:
.\" the draft file name and the replied\-to message file name.)
.SH FILES
.BR \-use .
.PP
The user may wish to link
.BR \-use .
.PP
The user may wish to link
-.B prompter under several names (e.g.,
-\*(lqrapid\*(rq) and give appropriate switches in the profile entries
-under these names (e.g., \*(lqrapid: -rapid\*(rq). This facilitates
+.B prompter
+under several names (e.g., \*(lqrapid\*(rq) and give appropriate
+switches in the profile entries under these names
+(e.g., \*(lqrapid: -rapid\*(rq). This facilitates
invoking prompter differently for different
.B nmh
commands (e.g.,
invoking prompter differently for different
.B nmh
commands (e.g.,