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Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robin...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Jul 27 15:11:28 2025 -0500
doc/*,man/*: Recast preso of `class` request.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 17 ++++++++++++-----
man/groff_diff.7.man | 10 +++++-----
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 49944d9af..65f5c4717 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -12321,11 +12321,18 @@ as part of the range syntax.
It is not possible to use class names as end points of range
definitions.
-A typical use of the @code{class} request is to control line-breaking
-and hyphenation rules as defined by the @code{cflags} request. For
-example, to inhibit line breaks before the characters belonging to the
-@code{prepunctx} class defined in the previous example, you can write
-the following.
+Typically,
+one sets up a character class
+to then apply breaking and hyphenation properties
+to it with the
+@code{cflags}
+request.
+For example,
+to inhibit line breaks before the characters belonging
+to the
+@samp{prepunctx}
+class defined in the previous example,
+you can write the following.
@Example
.cflags 2 \C'[prepunctx]'
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index 9ae61447e..d8d1a397f 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -2621,11 +2621,11 @@ definitions.
.
.
.IP
-A typical use of the
-.B class
-request is to control line-breaking and hyphenation rules as defined by
-the
-.B cflags
+Typically,
+one sets up a character class
+to then apply breaking and hyphenation properties
+to it with the
+.B \%cflags
request.
.
.
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