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commit fb646ed40477e64d2d01f41773c36ced7b700d49
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robin...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 12 11:19:59 2025 -0500
doc/groff.texi.in: Fix style nit.
Favor active over passive voice when discussing non-tokenized escape
sequences.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 91 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 61 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 108aa603b..6173e2262 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -7937,11 +7937,12 @@ interpolated. @xref{Auto-increment}.)
@cindex @code{\R} escape sequence, untokenized on input
@cindex untokenized escape sequence, @code{\R}
-@code{\R}
-is not tokenized when GNU
+GNU
@command{troff} @c GNU
-reads its input;
-it updates only the formatter's register dictionary
+does not tokenize
+@code{\R}
+when reading it;
+the escape sequence updates only the formatter's register dictionary
and does not contribute (directly) to output.
@xref{Gtroff Internals}.
@@ -11120,10 +11121,15 @@ for later use.
@cindex @code{\f} escape sequence, untokenized on input
@cindex untokenized escape sequence, @code{\f}
-@code{\f} is not tokenized when GNU @code{troff} reads its input; it
-instead updates the environment. It thus can be used in requests that
-expect a single-character argument. We can assign a font to a margin
-character as follows (@pxref{Miscellaneous}).
+GNU
+@command{troff} @c GNU
+does not tokenize
+@code{\f}
+when reading it;
+the escape sequence updates the environment.
+It thus can be used in requests that expect a single-character argument.
+We can assign a font to a margin character as follows
+(@pxref{Miscellaneous}).
@Example
.mc \f[I]x\f[]
@@ -11265,10 +11271,15 @@ and spam.
@cindex @code{\F} escape sequence, untokenized on input
@cindex untokenized escape sequence, @code{\F}
-@code{\F} is not tokenized when GNU @code{troff} reads its input; it
-instead updates the environment. It thus can be used in requests that
-expect a single-character argument. We can thus alter the font family
-when writing a margin character as follows (@pxref{Miscellaneous}).
+GNU
+@command{troff} @c GNU
+does not tokenize
+@code{\F}
+when reading it;
+the escape sequence updates the environment.
+It thus can be used in requests that expect a single-character argument.
+We can assign a font family to a margin character as follows
+(@pxref{Miscellaneous}).
@Example
.mc \F[P]x\F[]
@@ -12307,10 +12318,15 @@ this feature.
@cindex @code{\H} escape sequence, untokenized on input
@cindex untokenized escape sequence, @code{\H}
-@code{\H} is not tokenized when GNU @code{troff} reads its input; it
-instead updates the environment. It thus can be used in requests that
-expect a single-character argument. We can thus alter the font height
-when writing a margin character as follows (@pxref{Miscellaneous}).
+GNU
+@command{troff} @c GNU
+does not tokenize
+@code{\H}
+when reading it;
+the escape sequence updates the environment.
+It thus can be used in requests that expect a single-character argument.
+We can alter the font height of a margin character as follows
+(@pxref{Miscellaneous}).
@Example
.mc \H'+5z'x\H'0'
@@ -12347,10 +12363,15 @@ this feature.
@cindex @code{\S} escape sequence, untokenized on input
@cindex untokenized escape sequence, @code{\S}
-@code{\S} is not tokenized when GNU @code{troff} reads its input; it
-instead updates the environment. It thus can be used in requests that
-expect a single-character argument. We can thus alter the font slant
-when writing a margin character as follows (@pxref{Miscellaneous}).
+GNU
+@command{troff} @c GNU
+does not tokenize
+@code{\S}
+when reading it;
+the escape sequence updates the environment.
+It thus can be used in requests that expect a single-character argument.
+We can apply a slant to a margin character as follows
+(@pxref{Miscellaneous}).
@Example
.mc \S'20'x\S'0'
@@ -13325,10 +13346,15 @@ string-valued register @samp{.m}; it is associated
with the environment
@cindex @code{\m} escape sequence, untokenized on input
@cindex untokenized escape sequence, @code{\m}
-@code{\m} is not tokenized when GNU @code{troff} reads its input; it
-instead updates the environment. It thus can be used in requests that
-expect a single-character argument. We can thus alter the stroke color
-when writing a margin character as follows (@pxref{Miscellaneous}).
+GNU
+@command{troff} @c GNU
+does not tokenize
+@code{\m}
+when reading it;
+the escape sequence updates the environment.
+It thus can be used in requests that expect a single-character argument.
+We can assign a stroke color to a margin character as follows
+(@pxref{Miscellaneous}).
@Example
.mc \m[red]x\m[]
@@ -13354,12 +13380,17 @@ request without an argument.
@cindex @code{\M} escape sequence, untokenized on input
@cindex untokenized escape sequence, @code{\M}
-@code{\M} is not tokenized when GNU @code{troff} reads its input; it
-instead updates the environment. It thus can be used in requests that
-expect a single-character argument. We can thus alter the fill color
-when writing a margin character as follows (@pxref{Miscellaneous});
-@command{grotty} interprets the fill color as a character cell
-background color.
+GNU
+@command{troff} @c GNU
+does not tokenize
+@code{\F}
+when reading it;
+the escape sequence updates the environment.
+It thus can be used in requests that expect a single-character argument.
+We can assign a fill color to a margin character as follows
+(@pxref{Miscellaneous});
+@command{grotty}
+interprets the fill color as a character cell background color.
@Example
.mc \m[black]\M[green]x\M[]\m[]
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