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[groff] 09/15: groff_mm(7): Redescribe `B1` and `B2` macros.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 09/15: groff_mm(7): Redescribe `B1` and `B2` macros.
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2021 17:04:05 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit a25e949e91a9e31b15439723206676e9923a4bf3
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Aug 12 03:50:24 2021 +1000

    groff_mm(7): Redescribe `B1` and `B2` macros.
    
    Describe them in their own terms instead of expecting reader familiarity
    with ms(7).
    
    These appear to be GNU extensions to mm, at least relative to DWB mm.
    We don't document that anywhere.  Maybe we should?
---
 contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man | 13 ++++++-------
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man b/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
index 1b3266c..710a938 100644
--- a/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
+++ b/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
@@ -635,19 +635,18 @@ switch font to bold style.
 .
 .TP
 .B B1
-Begin box (as the ms macro).
+Begin boxed,
+kept display.
 .
-Draws a box around the text.
+The text is indented one character,
+and the right margin is one character shorter.
 .
-The text is indented one character, and the right margin is one
-character shorter.
 .
 .TP
 .B B2
-End box.
+End boxed,
+kept display.
 .
-Finishes the box started with
-.BR B1 .
 .
 .TP
 .B BE



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