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commit 64d8d12ba0fd5ae829b646013549331161457af0
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Tue Dec 30 04:23:45 2025 -0600
[doc,man]: Tweak "Other differences" material.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
man/groff_diff.7.man | 3 ++-
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index de6fffaeb..62241a97d 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -20901,14 +20901,27 @@ as a potential hyphenation point,
permitting output lines to end with hyphens
that are not interior to a word.
-GNU @command{troff} handles the dummy character @code{\&} differently
-from @acronym{AT&T} @command{troff} when it is followed by the
-hyphenation control escape sequence @code{\%} at the beginning of a
-word. GNU @command{troff} does not regard the dummy character as
-``starting'' the word; @acronym{AT&T} @command{troff}
-does. Further, Heirloom Doctools @command{troff} does not honor an
-explicit hyphenation point marked with @code{\%} after a word-initial
-one.@footnote{Thus,
+GNU
+@command{troff} @c GNU
+handles the dummy character
+@code{\&}
+differently from @acronym{AT&T}
+@command{troff} @c AT&T
+when it is followed by the hyphenation control escape sequence
+@code{\%}
+at the beginning of a word.
+GNU
+@command{troff} @c GNU
+does not regard the dummy character as ``starting'' the word;
+@acronym{AT&T}
+@command{troff} @c AT&T
+does.
+Further,
+Heirloom Doctools
+@command{troff} @c Heirloom
+does not honor an explicit hyphenation point marked with
+@code{\%}
+after a word-initial one.@footnote{Thus,
@Example
.ll 10n
\%antidisestablishmen\%tarianism
@@ -20917,6 +20930,7 @@ one.@footnote{Thus,
.pl \n(nlu
@endExample
produces different results with each of the three formatters.}
+@c The foregoing observations may have the same cause.
@cindex file name arguments to requests, in other implementations
@cindex arguments, file name, to requests, in other implementations
@@ -21002,7 +21016,7 @@ ignored attempts to remove read-only registers;
GNU
@command{troff} @c GNU
honors such requests.
-@xref{Built-in Registers}.
+Recall @ref{Built-in Registers}.
@cindex @code{lf} request, incompatibilities with @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}
The
@@ -21028,7 +21042,7 @@ In GNU
@command{troff},
any number of environments may exist,
using any valid identifiers for their names
-(@pxref{Identifiers}.)
+Recall @ref{Identifiers}.
@c TODO: Resume groff_diff(7) synchronization work here.
@cindex fractional point sizes
@@ -21248,7 +21262,7 @@ GNU
@command{troff}, @c GNU
node objects produce these commands;
recall @ref{GNU @command{troff} Internals}.}
-populating the buffer as input accumulates.
+populating the buffer as formatted output accumulates.
GNU
@command{troff} @c GNU
always flushes this buffer when processing a break;
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index 772175f06..0cf0eb1e4 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -6569,6 +6569,7 @@ Heirloom Doctools
does not honor an explicit hyphenation point marked with
.B \[rs]%
after a word-initial one.
+.\" The foregoing observations may have the same cause.
.
.
.P
@@ -6904,7 +6905,7 @@ AT&T
GNU
.I troff \" GNU
maintains a buffer of device-independent output commands,
-populating the buffer as input accumulates.
+populating the buffer as formatted output accumulates.
GNU
.I troff \" GNU
always flushes this buffer when processing a break;
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