groff-commit
[Top][All Lists]
Advanced

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

[groff] 05/11: groff_man*(7): Fix content and style nits.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 05/11: groff_man*(7): Fix content and style nits.
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2022 18:42:52 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit a16726d6eb7754831114923f6766baf0db173130
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Apr 13 05:39:35 2022 +1000

    groff_man*(7): Fix content and style nits.
    
    Content:
    * Refer to RS/RE macros as being "inset", not "indented".
    
    Style:
    * Fix colon-dangling sentence fragment.
    * Tighten wording.
---
 tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 11 +++++------
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
index ab296528..70a94669 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
@@ -2794,9 +2794,8 @@ This macro exists only to render man pages from 
historical systems.
 .
 .
 .IP
-The first argument
 .I system
-can be:
+can be any of the following.
 .
 .
 .RS \" Invisibly move left margin to current .IP indentation.
@@ -2998,8 +2997,8 @@ can be any of the following.
 .
 Unix Version\~7 (1979) introduced the
 .I man
-macro package and supported all of the macros described in this page not
-listed as extensions,
+macro package and supported the macros listed in this page not described
+as extensions,
 except
 .BR .P ,
 .BR .SB ,
@@ -3452,7 +3451,7 @@ They are written to be compatible with AT&T
 and permissively licensed\(emnot copylefted.
 .
 To reduce the risk of name space collisions,
-its internal string and register names begin only with
+string and register names begin only with
 .RB \[lq] m \[rq] .
 .
 Man page authors concerned about portability to legacy Unix systems are
@@ -3660,7 +3659,7 @@ If your page renders adequately without one,
 use the simpler form.
 .
 If you need to indent multiple (unmarked) paragraphs,
-consider setting an indented region with
+consider setting an inset region with
 .B .RS
 and
 .B .RE



reply via email to

[Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread]