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commit ae94e274e783b3f5294d1c3b7874822cb37bda3f
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri Jun 14 08:29:02 2024 -0500
groff_mm(7): Clarify `VERBON` macro behavior.
The macro itself doesn't cause monospace formatting; that is a
consequence of the font selection.
---
contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man | 7 ++++---
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man b/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
index dfdf62e52..74817df0b 100644
--- a/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
+++ b/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
@@ -3802,8 +3802,7 @@ and
.TP
.BR VERBON \~\c \" space in roman; we must use 2-font macro with \c
.RI [ format \~[ type-size \~[ font ]]]
-Begin verbatim display,
-where characters have equal width.
+Begin display of verbatim content.
.
.I format
controls several parameters.
@@ -3820,7 +3819,9 @@ and the face
.RI ( font );
the default is
.B CR
-(Courier roman).
+(Courier roman),
+a monospaced font
+(all glyphs are equally wide).
.
.
.IP
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