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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 21/23: groff_char(7): Fix style nits. |
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Mon, 21 Mar 2022 03:44:56 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit bc345b3a354e45f98a00c3c246b83f174993e363
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Mon Mar 21 15:53:23 2022 +1100
groff_char(7): Fix style nits.
* Drop use of term "regular font". They're just "text fonts".
* Clarify scope of "extended" characters in discussion of Model 37
Teletype and C/A/T special font; ASCII was notorious for being
extended in many ways by many parties.
---
man/groff_char.7.man | 12 ++++++------
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/groff_char.7.man b/man/groff_char.7.man
index 67dfcd96..f91bb0ba 100644
--- a/man/groff_char.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_char.7.man
@@ -902,8 +902,8 @@ variants\[rq],
which should work better in that context.
.
Conversely,
-a handful of glyphs that are normally drawn from a regular (text) font
-may be required in mathematical equations.
+a handful of glyphs that are normally drawn from a text font may be
+required in mathematical equations.
.
Both sets of exceptions are noted in the tables where they appear
(\[lq]Logical symbols\[rq] and \[lq]Mathematical symbols\[rq]).
@@ -1581,10 +1581,10 @@ and division signs;
and
.B \[rs][di]
are normally drawn from the special font,
-but have regular (\[lq]text\[rq]) font variants.
+but have text font variants.
.
Also be aware of three glyphs available in special font variants that
-are normally drawn from regular fonts:
+are normally drawn from text fonts:
the plus,
minus,
and equals signs.
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@ you can instead use
.B \[rs][radicalex]
to continue the radical sign
.BR \[rs][sr] ;
-these special characters are intended for use with regular text fonts.
+these special characters are intended for use with text fonts.
.
.B \[rs][sqrt]
and
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@ In the stock Times roman,
italic,
and bold styles available,
several ASCII characters were not present at all,
-nor was most of the extended character set.
+nor was most of the Teletype's extended character set.
.
AT&T commissioned a \[lq]special\[rq] font to ensure no loss of
repertoire.
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