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[groff] 05/35: [docs]: Fix content nit.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 05/35: [docs]: Fix content nit.
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2022 14:26:28 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit d6125445028517f5bc1e248ebfe37b7b8c3256c7
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sat Jun 18 19:11:06 2022 -0500

    [docs]: Fix content nit.
    
    Characterize trailing spaces on text lines as "discarded", not
    "ignored", to parallel discussions of inter-sentence space (which is
    also discardable) and horizontal motions (which are not).
---
 doc/groff.texi | 2 +-
 man/roff.7.man | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 020e374f..332e945f 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -5096,7 +5096,7 @@ are output at the beginning of the next line without being
 @emph{adjusted} (see below); however, this behavior can be modified
 (@pxref{Leading Space Traps}).  Again, macro packages may provide other
 methods of producing indented paragraphs.  Trailing spaces on text lines
-are ignored.@footnote{``Text lines'' are defined in @ref{Requests and
+are discarded.@footnote{``Text lines'' are defined in @ref{Requests and
 Macros}.}
 
 What if the file ends before enough words have been collected to fill an
diff --git a/man/roff.7.man b/man/roff.7.man
index 9f5dc882..ec817cbf 100644
--- a/man/roff.7.man
+++ b/man/roff.7.man
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ Again, macro packages may provide other methods of 
producing indented paragraphs
 Trailing spaces on
 .I text lines
 (see below)
-are ignored.
+are discarded.
 .
 The end of input causes a break.
 .



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