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commit 153038c5a52af671b2bdc352e99786fccb2b188d
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Nov 12 19:37:52 2025 -0600
[doc,man]: Recast "Other Differences" intro.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 12 +++++++-----
man/groff_diff.7.man | 18 ++++++++----------
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 20c2c2d5d..917d63c6e 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -19891,15 +19891,17 @@ to behave in ways difficult to predict.
@node Other Differences, , Compatibility Mode, Implementation Differences
@subsection Other Differences
+Other
+@command{troff} @c generic
+formatters that don't implement request names that are
GNU
@command{troff} @c GNU
-request names unrecognized by other
-@command{troff} @c generic
-implementations will likely be ignored by them,
-and escape sequences that are
+extensions tend to ignore them,
+and if they don't support a
GNU
@command{troff} @c GNU
-extensions are liable to format their function selector character.
+extension escape sequence,
+they are liable to format the function selector character as text.
@cindex @code{\~}, incompatibilities with @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}
For example,
the adjustable,
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index 43433b6e1..96b216ce7 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -6228,19 +6228,17 @@ while it interprets its argument list.
.SH "Other differences"
.\" ====================================================================
.
-GNU
-.IR troff 's \" GNU
-features sometimes cause incompatibilities with documents written
-assuming old implementations of
-.IR troff . \" generic
+Other
+.I troff \" generic
+formatters that don't implement request names that are
GNU
.I troff \" GNU
-request names unrecognized by other
-.I troff \" generic
-implementations will likely be ignored by them,
-and escape sequences that are GNU
+extensions tend to ignore them,
+and if they don't support a
+GNU
.I troff \" GNU
-extensions are liable to format their function selector character.
+extension escape sequence,
+they are liable to format the function selector character as text.
.
For example,
the adjustable,
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