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commit 43d38f101bf9d3a1dc9ee76541dc9d07fae260cc
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Aug 23 00:41:36 2023 -0500
groff_mm(7): Revise discussion of `LB` macro.
* Stop talking about defaults for mandatory arguments; that discussion
applies to the less flexible macros that wrap `LB` (`AL`, etc.).
* Use active voice more.
* Tighten wording.
* Update poor man's keep.
---
contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man | 34 +++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man b/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
index 323c62a1c..3124b27ad 100644
--- a/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
+++ b/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
@@ -2344,36 +2344,31 @@ purpose.
.
.
.br
-.ne 5v
+.ne 3v
.IP
-The nesting level of lists is tracked by
-.I mm;
-the outermost level is\~0.
-.
-The text of each list item is indented by
-.I text-indent;
-the default is taken from the
-.B Li
-register
-(in ens).
+.I mm
+tracks the nesting level of lists;
+the outermost is\~0.
.
-Each item's mark is indented by
-.I mark-indent;
-the default is
-.BR 0 .
+Each list item is indented by
+.I text-indent,
+and its mark
+by
+.I mark-indent.
.
The mark is normally left-aligned.
.
If
.I pad
is greater than zero,
+it overrides
.I mark-indent
-is overridden such that
+such that
.I pad
ens of space follow the mark.
.
.I type
-selects one of six possible ways to display the mark.
+determines the mark's format.
.
.
.IP
@@ -2397,7 +2392,8 @@ If
is\~0 and
.I mark
is unspecified,
-the items are set with a hanging indent.
+.I mm
+sets items with a hanging indent.
.
Otherwise,
.I mark
@@ -2406,7 +2402,7 @@ is interpreted as a string defining the mark.
If
.I type
is greater than zero,
-items are automatically numbered;
+items are automatically numbered and
.I mark
is interpreted as a register format.
.
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