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[groff] 20/41: [docs]: Tweak wording.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 20/41: [docs]: Tweak wording.
Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2022 16:06:16 -0500 (EST)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 8163609620bbdd55c62b15a6703602c4496c5d95
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Mar 4 16:45:32 2022 +1100

    [docs]: Tweak wording.
    
    Say that traps are "set", not "programmed".  Both are defensible but we
    pretty consistently use the former term elsewhere.
    
    Also wrap a long input line.
---
 doc/groff.texi | 4 ++--
 man/roff.7.man | 5 +++--
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index b9f0d26d..ac26b218 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -5541,8 +5541,8 @@ fit on the page, the break caused by the last newline of 
the input file
 @c (or end-of-file status)
 will also cause a page break, causing a useless blank page to be output.
 Macro packages keep users from having to confront this difficulty by
-programming ``traps'' (@pxref{Traps}); moreover, all but the simplest
-page layouts tend to have headers and footers or at least bear vertical
+setting ``traps'' (@pxref{Traps}); moreover, all but the simplest page
+layouts tend to have headers and footers or at least bear vertical
 margins larger than one vee.
 
 
diff --git a/man/roff.7.man b/man/roff.7.man
index 68ce5f6c..c1cdba03 100644
--- a/man/roff.7.man
+++ b/man/roff.7.man
@@ -377,7 +377,8 @@ enables conversion of practical units like inches or 
centimeters to
 .I basic units,
 a convenient length measure for the output device or file format.
 .
-The formatter and output driver use basic units to reckon page measurements.
+The formatter and output driver use basic units to reckon page
+measurements.
 .
 The device description file defines its resolution and page dimensions
 (see
@@ -493,7 +494,7 @@ will also cause a page break,
 causing a useless blank page to be output.
 .
 Macro packages keep users from having
-to confront this difficulty by programming \[lq]traps\[rq];
+to confront this difficulty by setting \[lq]traps\[rq];
 .\" (@pxref{Traps});
 moreover,
 all but the simplest page layouts tend to have headers and footers or at



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