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commit 39a70fa593b13e82f5ff1b2efa4b0ac36b142a02
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Nov 10 07:32:30 2025 -0600
tbl(1): Recast.
* Use more precise terminology.
* Favor active voice over passive.
* Favor imperative mood over declararative when advising user.
---
src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index 0ab217efb..2e66072a2 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ macros to handle issues of table placement on the page.
.I @g@tbl
produces
.I groff
-code to define these macros as empty if their definitions do not exist
+requests to define these macros as empty
+if their definitions do not exist
when the formatter encounters a table region.)
.
.
@@ -225,7 +226,7 @@ token may specify region options,
keywords that influence the interpretation or rendering of the region as
a whole or all table entries within it indiscriminately.
.
-They must be separated by commas,
+Separate multiple region options with commas,
spaces,
or tabs.
.
@@ -340,7 +341,8 @@ its entries and its column separations
When
.B \%expand
applies to a table that exceeds the available horizontal space,
-column separation is reduced as far as necessary
+.I tbl \" generic
+reduces column separation as far as necessary
(even to zero).
.
.I @g@tbl
@@ -365,7 +367,7 @@ with a thickness of
.
The default is the current type size when the region begins.
.
-This option is ignored on terminal devices.
+This option has no effect on terminal devices.
.
.
.TP
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