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Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Jan 10 13:39:43 2026 -0600
doc/groff.texi.in: Explain .hy value `2` better.
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doc/groff.texi.in | 15 ++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 2230dfd2f..e8062f131 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -9929,11 +9929,16 @@ restrictions relative to that basis.
@table @code
@item 2
-disables hyphenation of the last word on a page or
-column,@footnote{Hyphenation is prevented if the next page location trap
-is closer to the vertical drawing position than the next text baseline
-would be. @xref{Page Location Traps}.} even for explicitly hyphenated
-words.
+disables hyphenation of the last word
+on a page or column,@footnote{The formatter prevents hyphenation
+if the next page location trap
+is closer to the vertical drawing position
+than the next text baseline would be.
+@xref{Page Location Traps}.
+A macro package might also employ value @samp{2}
+to prevent hyphenation before a display;
+recall @ref{Displays and Keeps}.}
+even for explicitly hyphenated words.
@item 4
disables hyphenation before the last two characters of a word.
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