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commit 116d9a0c3e999e120b10fec405008ef4cf2aa610
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Jun 15 08:05:50 2022 -0500
[ms]: Migrate terminology.
"scaling indicator" -> "scaling unit"
---
doc/groff.texi | 10 +++++-----
doc/ms.ms | 4 ++--
tmac/groff_ms.7.man | 4 ++--
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 70a004c5..020e374f 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -2786,7 +2786,7 @@ larger than or equal to 1000, it is divided by 1000 to
get a fractional
type size. For example, @samp{.nr PS 10500} sets the document's type
size to 10.5@dmn{points}. This rescaling of large type sizes is a GNU
extension. In @file{ms} documents that don't need to be portable to
-other implementations, using a scaling indicator, as in @samp{.nr PS
+other implementations, using a scaling unit, as in @samp{.nr PS
10.5p}, is preferable.
Effective: next paragraph.
@@ -2875,9 +2875,9 @@ Default: 1.
Defines an increment in type size to be applied to a heading at a
lesser depth than that specified in @code{GROWPS}. The value of
@code{PSINCR} should be specified in points with the @dmn{p} scaling
-indicator and may include a fractional component; for example,
-@w{@samp{.nr PSINCR 1.5p}} sets a type size increment of 1.5@dmn{p}.
-This is a GNU extension.
+unit and may include a fractional component; for example, @w{@samp{.nr
+PSINCR 1.5p}} sets a type size increment of 1.5@dmn{p}. This is a GNU
+extension.
Effective: next heading.
@@ -3414,7 +3414,7 @@ If the @code{GROWPS} register is set to a value greater
than the
heading produced by these macros increases by @code{PSINCR} units over
the size specified by @code{PS} multiplied by the difference of
@code{GROWPS} and @var{level}. The value stored in @code{PSINCR} is
-interpreted in @code{groff} basic units; the @code{p} scaling indicator
+interpreted in @code{groff} basic units; the @code{p} scaling unit
should be employed when assigning a value specified in points. For
example, the sequence
diff --git a/doc/ms.ms b/doc/ms.ms
index 3a2395c6..559e54ef 100644
--- a/doc/ms.ms
+++ b/doc/ms.ms
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ The value of
.CW \[rs]n[PSINCR]
should be specified in points with the
.CW p
-scaling indicator and may include a fractional component;
+scaling unit and may include a fractional component;
for example,
.
.
@@ -3622,7 +3622,7 @@ sets the document's type size to 10.5\~points.
In
.I ms
documents that don't need to be portable to other implementations,
-using a scaling indicator,
+using a scaling unit,
as in
.CW ".nr PS 10.5p" \[rq], \[lq]
is preferable.
diff --git a/tmac/groff_ms.7.man b/tmac/groff_ms.7.man
index ae23788d..1a1a822f 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_ms.7.man
+++ b/tmac/groff_ms.7.man
@@ -917,7 +917,7 @@ The value of
.B \[rs]n[PSINCR]
should be specified in points with the
.RB \[lq] p \[rq]
-scaling indicator and may include a fractional component.
+scaling unit and may include a fractional component.
.
.
.P
@@ -2400,7 +2400,7 @@ multiplied by\~1000.
In
.I ms
documents that don't need to be portable to other implementations,
-use of a scaling indicator,
+use of a scaling unit,
as in
.RB \[lq] ".nr PS 10.5p" \[rq],
is preferable.
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