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commit b65583b17c043cd6e513ba246e0b15766f254758
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Aug 23 01:56:36 2023 -0500
roff(7): Fix content nits.
* Improve overview of page contents.
* Fix erroneous description of default tab stop positioning; sync with
our Texinfo manual.
---
man/roff.7.man | 9 +++++----
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/roff.7.man b/man/roff.7.man
index 7f68bb143..b201870dc 100644
--- a/man/roff.7.man
+++ b/man/roff.7.man
@@ -89,9 +89,9 @@ implementation.
.
.P
Below we present
-typographical concepts that form the background of all
+typographical concepts foundational to understanding any
.I roff
-implementations,
+implementation,
narrate the development history of some
.I roff
systems,
@@ -353,8 +353,9 @@ formatter translates horizontal tab characters,
also called simply \[lq]tabs\[rq],
in the input into movements to the next tab stop.
.
-These tab stops are by default located every half inch measured from the
-current position on the input line.
+Tab stops are by default located every half inch measured from the
+drawing position corresponding to the beginning of the input line;
+see subsection \[lq]Page geometry\[rq] below.
.
With them,
simple tables can be made.
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