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[groff] 15/22: groff_man_style(7): Update ellipsis usage advice.
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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 15/22: groff_man_style(7): Update ellipsis usage advice. |
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Mon, 2 Aug 2021 10:49:49 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 09227a8f037a60599aa195a9f62aa472bbca0d29
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Mon Aug 2 12:21:21 2021 +1000
groff_man_style(7): Update ellipsis usage advice.
---
tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
index 1ead298..d66d0ef 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
@@ -1134,10 +1134,12 @@ see subsection \(lqPortability\(rq below.
.IP \(bu
The non-printing input break escape sequence
.B \e&
-precedes the ellipsis to prevent the input line from being
-interpreted as an (invalid) control line,
-and follows it,
-keeping its last period from being interpreted as the end of a sentence,
+follows the ellipsis when further text will follow after space on the
+output line.
+.
+This keeps the ellipsis's last period from being interpreted as the end
+of a sentence,
+preventing its last period from marking the end of a sentence,
.\" ...because it is followed by characters that are transparent to
.\" end-of-sentence detection, and a newline...
which would cause additional inter-sentence space to be placed after it.
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