gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
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commit 7f3e68cac8459307aec754ab4b70cbca600e8e36
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Apr 16 11:42:51 2026 -0500
[ms]: Clarify documentation.
Also break Texinfo input lines in a roff-friendly way.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 11 ++++++++---
doc/ms.ms.in | 2 +-
tmac/groff_ms.7.man | 2 +-
3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index d5d4f2bda..1ce372b6d 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -5036,9 +5036,14 @@ length @code{\n[LL]} determines it.
@file{ms} can set text in as many columns as reasonably fit on the page.
The following macros force a page break if a multi-column layout is
active when they are called. The @code{MINGW} register stores the
-default minimum gutter width; it is a GNU extension. When multiple
-columns are in use, keeps and the @code{HORPHANS} and @code{PORPHANS}
-registers work with respect to column breaks instead of page breaks.
+default minimum gutter width; it is a GNU extension.
+When multiple columns are in use,
+keeps
+and the
+@code{HORPHANS}
+and
+@code{PORPHANS}
+registers work with respect to column breaks in addition to page breaks.
@Defmac {1C, , ms}
Arrange page text in a single column (the default).
diff --git a/doc/ms.ms.in b/doc/ms.ms.in
index 0882199f7..369fefd94 100644
--- a/doc/ms.ms.in
+++ b/doc/ms.ms.in
@@ -3535,7 +3535,7 @@ and the
and
.CW \%PORPHANS
registers
-work with respect to column breaks instead of page breaks.
+work with respect to column breaks in addition to page breaks.
.
.
.TS
diff --git a/tmac/groff_ms.7.man b/tmac/groff_ms.7.man
index 137d8ade2..bba68ac0e 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_ms.7.man
+++ b/tmac/groff_ms.7.man
@@ -2069,7 +2069,7 @@ and the
and
.B \%PORPHANS
registers
-work with respect to column breaks instead of page breaks.
+work with respect to column breaks in addition to page breaks.
.
.
.TP
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