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commit dbe02dfde17e066ca7e7bbbdaae06d34591c56aa
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robin...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 12 10:09:40 2025 -0500
doc/*,man/*: Relocate "basic unit" material.
Make more economical use of the page in our Texinfo manual.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 7 ++-----
man/groff.7.man | 8 ++------
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index ee1d15dc5..da43a71f1 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -6322,10 +6322,6 @@ by storing a value of
@samp{1i}
to a register,
then reading the register.
-The only constraint on the basic unit
-is that it is at least as small as any other unit.
-@c That's a fib. A device resolution of around 2^31 would surely also
-@c cause problems. But nobody does that.
@table @code
@cindex basic scaling unit (@code{u})
@@ -6333,7 +6329,8 @@ is that it is at least as small as any other unit.
@cindex unit, scaling, @code{u}
@cindex scaling unit @code{u}
@item u
-Basic unit.
+Basic unit;
+it is at least as small as any other unit.
@item i
@cindex inch scaling unit (@code{i})
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index abce9eee4..49287ddd1 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -868,17 +868,13 @@ by storing a value of
to a register,
then reading the register.
.
-The only constraint on the basic unit
-is that it is at least as small as any other unit.
-.\" That's a fib. A device resolution of around 2^31 would surely also
-.\" cause problems. But nobody does that.
-.
.
.P
.LS
.TP
.B u
-Basic unit.
+Basic unit;
+it is at least as small as any other unit.
.
.TP
.B i
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