gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 7ae183e72d01b78ae9f18e4ed48af19bb1e83329
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Jul 2 10:33:44 2024 -0500
groff_man*(7): Favor present tense over future.
---
tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 32 ++++++++++++++++----------------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
index 1e9bedcb5..6af87e243 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ The formatter
.MR @g@troff @MAN1EXT@
collects words from the input and
.I fills
-output lines with as many as will fit.
+output lines with as many as can fit.
.
.I Words
are separated by spaces and newlines.
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ See section \(lqNotes\(rq below for examples of cases where
better
alternatives to empty arguments in macro calls are available.
_endif()dnl
.
-Most macro arguments will be formatted as text in the output;
+Most macro arguments are formatted as text in the output;
exceptions are noted.
.
.
@@ -493,7 +493,7 @@ is an integer between 1 and\~9 (inclusive),
there is no need to specify
.I header-middle;
.I an.tmac
-will supply text for it.
+supplies text for it.
.
This package may abbreviate
.I identifier
@@ -1287,7 +1287,7 @@ see subsection \(lqPortability\(rq below.
.IP \(bu
The dummy character escape sequence
.B \e&
-follows the ellipsis when further text will follow after space on the
+follows the ellipsis when further text is to follow after space on the
output line,
keeping its last period from being interpreted as the end of a
sentence
@@ -1802,7 +1802,7 @@ is set smaller.
_ifstyle()dnl
.IP
.I Note:
-terminals will render
+terminals render
.I text
at normal size instead.
.
@@ -1810,7 +1810,7 @@ Do not rely upon
.B .SM
to communicate semantic information distinct from using roman style at
normal size;
-it will be hidden from readers using such devices.
+it is be hidden from readers using such devices.
.
.
.P
@@ -2156,7 +2156,7 @@ tag lacks.
A paragraph like this one,
set with
.BR .IP ,
-will appear to the reader as also associated with the tag above,
+appears to the reader as also associated with the tag above,
because
.B .IP
re-uses the previous paragraph's indentation unless given an argument
@@ -2799,7 +2799,7 @@ Using
.B \ec
to continue a
.B .TP
-paragraph tag across multiple input lines will render incorrectly with
+paragraph tag across multiple input lines renders incorrectly with
.I groff
1.22.3,
.I mandoc
@@ -3099,7 +3099,7 @@ Because these macros are hooks for
internals,
man pages have no reason to call them.
.
-Such hook definitions will likely consist of \[lq].sp\[rq] and
+Such hook definitions typically consist of \[lq].sp\[rq] and
\[lq].tl\[rq] requests.
.
They must also increase the page length with \[lq].pl\[rq] requests in
@@ -3342,7 +3342,7 @@ with the latter.
_ifstyle()dnl
.IP
.I Note:
-terminals will render
+terminals render
.I text
in bold at the normal size instead.
.
@@ -3350,7 +3350,7 @@ Do not rely upon
.B .SB
to communicate semantic information distinct from using bold style at
normal size;
-it will be hidden from readers using such devices.
+it is hidden from readers using such devices.
.
.
_endif()dnl
@@ -3910,7 +3910,7 @@ packages prior to
.B .TH
or
.B .Dd
-calls will be \(lqclobbered\(rq by the reloading process.
+calls are \(lqclobbered\(rq by the reloading process.
.
If you want to provide your own definition of an extension macro to
ensure its availability,
@@ -4172,7 +4172,7 @@ information;
it should not be omitted.
.
Ideally,
-a page maintainer will keep both up to date.
+a page maintainer keeps both up to date.
.
.
.IP
@@ -4226,7 +4226,7 @@ the position at which an
paragraph
.RB ( .P
and its synonyms)
-will be set;
+is set;
the value of the
.B IN
register determines its default amount.
@@ -4254,7 +4254,7 @@ paragraph.
Another approach to tagged paragraphs places an
.B .RS
call immediately after the tag;
-this will also force a break regardless of the tag's width,
+this also forces a break regardless of the tag's width,
which some authors prefer.
.
Follow-up paragraphs under the tag can then be set with
@@ -4422,7 +4422,7 @@ escape sequence.
We discourage the use of these;
on terminals,
they may crowd the dots into a half-width character cell,
-and will not render at all if the output device doesn't have the glyph.
+and do not render at all if the output device doesn't have the glyph.
.
In syntax synopses,
missing ellipses can mislead the reader.
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