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commit 856bf9d39fdf3782cfd6258067de0e23b164f983
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Mar 16 18:36:38 2022 +1100
[ms]: Recast introduction to page layout.
---
doc/groff.texi | 9 ++++-----
doc/ms.ms | 25 +++++++++++++------------
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 4997d044..73b47397 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -4022,11 +4022,10 @@ footnote line length is required, recall that
arithmetic expressions in
@cindex @code{ms} macros, page layout
@cindex page layout [@code{ms}]
-The default output from the @file{ms} macros provides a minimalist page
-layout: it prints a single column, with the page number centered between
-hyphens at the top of each page. It prints no footers.
-
-You can change the layout by setting appropriate registers and strings.
+@code{ms}'s default page layout is simple: it arranges text a single
+column with the page number centered between hyphens in a header on each
+page except the first. It produces no footers. You can customize this
+arrangement extensively.
@menu
* ms Headers and Footers::
diff --git a/doc/ms.ms b/doc/ms.ms
index 5619686a..2cb68c74 100644
--- a/doc/ms.ms
+++ b/doc/ms.ms
@@ -2521,24 +2521,25 @@ but on the next page in multiple-column contexts.
.
.
.\" ------------------------
+.bp
.NH 1
Page layout
.XS
Page layout
.XE
.LP
-The default output from the
-.I ms
-macros provides a minimalist
-page layout:
-it prints a single column,
-with the page number centered between hyphens at the top of each page.
-.
-It prints no footers.
-.
-.
-.PP
-You can change the layout by setting appropriate registers and strings.
+.I ms 's
+default page layout is simple:
+it arranges text in a single column
+with the page number
+centered between hyphens
+in a header
+on each page
+except the first.
+.
+It produces no footers.
+.
+You can customize this arrangement extensively.
.
.
.NH 2
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