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commit fff83ddbef6a78ce941e34967ab608edc629315a
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robin...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 5 08:29:44 2025 -0500
groff_man*(7): Finish \(xx -> \[xx] migration.
Continues commit 1ebe5a5619, 17 May.
Also annotate why we keep legacy notation in one place.
Also tighten wording in `CS` and `CT` register descriptions.
---
tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 53 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
index 0bb25d993..e9c64cc6e 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
@@ -1000,7 +1000,7 @@ to set a paragraph with a short
.I mark
that is not semantically important,
such as a bullet (\[bu])\[em]obtained with the
-.B \e(bu
+.B \e[bu]
special character escape sequence\[em]or list enumerator,
as seen in this very paragraph.
.RE \" Move left margin back to IP indentation.
@@ -1860,11 +1860,11 @@ mentions of individual characters or short strings,
and (sub)section headings in man pages,
are suitable for quotation;
see the
-.BR \e(lq ,
-.BR \e(rq ,
-.BR \e(oq ,
+.BR \e[lq] ,
+.BR \e[rq] ,
+.BR \e[oq] ,
and
-.B \e(cq
+.B \e[cq]
escape sequences in subsection \[lq]Portability\[rq] below.
.
.
@@ -2314,11 +2314,16 @@ supports others for configuration of rendering
parameters;
see section \[lq]Options\[rq] below.
.
.
+.\" In the rest of this section, we retain use of legacy AT&T syntax;
+.\" there seems little point in illustrating groff syntax for features
+.\" of man(7) that users of groff don't need, and should avoid.
+.\"
+.\" Special characters named here are not in AT&T's repertoire.
.TP 8n \" accommodate "\e*(Tm", hand-tuned for PDF
.B \e*R
interpolates a special character escape sequence for the \[lq]registered
sign\[rq] glyph,
-.BR \e(rg ,
+.BR \e[rg] ,
if available,
and \[lq](Reg.)\[rq] otherwise.
.
@@ -2877,7 +2882,7 @@ widely used in man pages to render a backslash glyph.
It works reliably as long as the \[lq]ec\[rq] request is not used,
which should never happen in man pages,
and it is slightly more portable than the more explicit
-.B \e(rs
+.B \e[rs]
(\[lq]reverse solidus\[rq]) special character escape sequence.
.
.
@@ -3010,7 +3015,7 @@ some output devices format it as U+2010
.
.
.TP
-.B \e(aq
+.B \e[aq]
Basic Latin neutral apostrophe.
.
Some output devices format
@@ -3019,9 +3024,9 @@ as a right single quotation mark.
.
.
.TP
-.B \e(oq
+.B \e[oq]
.TQ
-.B \e(cq
+.B \e[cq]
Opening (left) and closing (right) single quotation marks.
.
Use these for paired directional single quotes,
@@ -3029,7 +3034,7 @@ Use these for paired directional single quotes,
.
.
.TP
-.B \e(dq
+.B \e[dq]
Basic Latin quotation mark
(double quote).
.
@@ -3046,7 +3051,7 @@ as an argument delimiter.
.\" from src/preproc/eqn/eqn.1.man
.EX
\&.TP
-\&.BI \[dq]split \e(dq\[dq] text \e(dq
+\&.BI \[dq]split \e[dq]\[dq] text \e[dq]
.EE
.RE
.
@@ -3056,9 +3061,9 @@ as an argument delimiter.
.\" interaction with TP's own use of the ne request.
.ne 4v
.TP
-.B \e(lq
+.B \e[lq]
.TQ
-.B \e(rq
+.B \e[rq]
Left and right double quotation marks.
.
Use these for paired directional double quotes,
@@ -3066,14 +3071,14 @@ Use these for paired directional double quotes,
.
.
.TP
-.B \e(em
+.B \e[em]
Em dash.
.
Use for an interruption\[em]such as this one\[em]in a sentence.
.
.
.TP
-.B \e(en
+.B \e[en]
En dash.
.
Use to separate the ends of a range,
@@ -3083,7 +3088,7 @@ for example,
.
.
.TP
-.B \e(ga
+.B \e[ga]
Basic Latin grave accent.
.
Some output devices format
@@ -3092,7 +3097,7 @@ as a left single quotation mark.
.
.
.TP
-.B \e(ha
+.B \e[ha]
Basic Latin circumflex accent
(\[lq]hat\[rq]).
.
@@ -3103,7 +3108,7 @@ as U+02C6
.
.
.TP
-.B \e(rs
+.B \e[rs]
Reverse solidus
(backslash).
.
@@ -3118,7 +3123,7 @@ above.
.
.
.TP
-.B \e(ti
+.B \e[ti]
Basic Latin tilde.
.
Some output devices format
@@ -3713,8 +3718,8 @@ Set section headings
.BR SH )
in full capitals.
.
-This transformation is off by default because it discards case
-distinction information.
+This transformation is off by default because it discards lettercase
+distinctions.
.
.
.TP
@@ -3724,8 +3729,8 @@ Set the man page identifier
.BR TH )
in full capitals in headers and footers.
.
-This transformation is off by default because it discards case
-distinction information.
+This transformation is off by default because it discards lettercase
+distinctions.
.
.
.TP
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