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[groff] 08/28: doc/groff.texi (Traps): Fix style nits.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 08/28: doc/groff.texi (Traps): Fix style nits.
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 2022 01:46:51 -0500 (EST)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit ba3d59c6426b8ec8925ef9e5b805bbf79261a9b1
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Feb 10 15:07:09 2022 +1100

    doc/groff.texi (Traps): Fix style nits.
    
    * Tighten a gaseous itemized list into a sentence.
    * Tighen discussion of vertical positionr rounding.  Migrate
      terminology: "scaling indicator" -> "scaling unit".
---
 doc/groff.texi | 18 ++++--------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 9a7954b3..0e82bd88 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -13682,23 +13682,13 @@ called.
 
 @dfn{Vertical position traps} perform an action when GNU @code{troff}
 reaches or passes a certain vertical location on the output page or in a
-diversion.  They have a variety of purposes.
-
-@itemize
-@item
-setting headers and footers
-
-@item
-setting body text in multiple columns
-
-@item
-setting footnotes
-@end itemize
+diversion.  Their applications include setting page headers and footers,
+body text in multiple columns, and footnotes.
 
 @noindent
 The location parameter used in vertical position traps has a default
-scaling indicator of @samp{v}, and its value is rounded to be multiples
-of the vertical resolution (as given in register @code{.V}).
+scaling unit of @samp{v}, and its value is rounded to a multiple of the
+vertical resolution (found in the register @code{.V}).
 
 @DefreqList {vpt, [@Var{flag}]}
 @DefregListEndx {.vpt}



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