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commit b37d4fd6776679b4b8abe80d221b2aa34ebd7321
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Sep 14 12:52:30 2024 -0500
[doc,man]: Reform terminology.
Fix my own innovation.
"boundary-relative motion" -> "boundary-relative measurement"
.nr a |1i
...performs no motion.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 24 ++++++++++++------------
man/groff.7.man | 2 +-
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index c904e2802..c1963dd00 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -6420,13 +6420,13 @@ argument. @xref{Setting Registers}, for examples.
@cindex @code{|}, and page motion
@cindex absolute @slanted{(sic)} position operator (@code{|})
@cindex position, absolute @slanted{(sic)} operator (@code{|})
-@cindex boundary-relative motion operator (@code{|})
-@c "motion" and "operators" already indexed above
-A leading @code{|} operator indicates a motion relative not to the
+@cindex boundary-relative measurement operator (@code{|})
+@c "operators" already indexed above
+A leading @code{|} operator indicates a measurement relative not to the
drawing position but to a boundary. For horizontal motions, the
-measurement specifies a distance relative to a drawing position
-corresponding to the beginning of the @emph{input} line. By default,
-tab stops reckon movements in this way. Most escape sequences do not;
+boundary is the drawing position corresponding to the beginning of the
+@emph{input} line. By default, tab stops reckon movements in this way.
+Most escape sequences do not;
@c XXX: Which ones do?
@code{|} tells them to do so.
@@ -14064,7 +14064,7 @@ Vertically move the drawing position. @var{expr}
indicates the
magnitude of motion: positive is downward and and negative upward. The
default scaling unit is @samp{v}. The motion is relative to the current
drawing position unless @var{expr} begins with the boundary-relative
-motion operator @samp{|}. @xref{Numeric Expressions}.
+measurement operator @samp{|}. @xref{Numeric Expressions}.
Text processing continues at the new drawing position; usually, vertical
motions should be in balanced pairs to avoid a confusing page layout.
@@ -14120,7 +14120,7 @@ Horizontally move the drawing position. @var{expr}
indicates the
magnitude of motion: positive is rightward and negative leftward. The
default scaling unit is @samp{m}. The motion is relative to the current
drawing position unless @var{expr} begins with the boundary-relative
-motion operator @samp{|}. @xref{Numeric Expressions}.
+measurement operator @samp{|}. @xref{Numeric Expressions}.
@endDefesc
The following string definition sets the @TeX{}
@@ -14380,10 +14380,10 @@ Let us see how to draw a box around a word using a
macro.
@noindent
The foregoing outputs a box rule (a vertical line), the text
argument(s), and another box rule. We employ the boundary-relative
-motion operator @samp{|}. Finally, the line-drawing escape sequences
-draw a radical extender (a form of overline) and an underline from the
-drawing position to the position corresponding to beginning of the
-@emph{input} line. The formatter leaves the drawing position at the
+measurement operator @samp{|}. Finally, the line-drawing escape
+sequences draw a radical extender (a form of overline) and an underline
+from the drawing position to the position corresponding to beginning of
+the @emph{input} line. The formatter leaves the drawing position at the
right-hand box rule even though the line lengths are negative, as noted
above.
@endDefesc
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 75964e538..3c1498bb0 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -952,7 +952,7 @@ _
_
( ) precedence
_
-| boundary-relative motion
+| boundary-relative measurement
.TE
.
.
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