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commit 32a570f55dd2a6c66ca20d6a441810b14f004e35
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Fri May 8 21:36:36 2026 -0500
[doc,man]: Clarify, sync trout/grout format stuff.
* More precisely cite standards defining what we mean by "ASCII".
* Use Texinfo `@acronym` command for acronyms. (But not initialisms!)
* Break Texinfo input lines in convenient places for roffing and
diffing.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 18 ++++++++++++++----
man/groff_out.5.man | 4 +++-
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 5efebdace..559aaaf92 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -24819,7 +24819,9 @@ and the command to write one glyph
(@code{c}),
each take a single argument;
the former a signed integer,
-and the latter a printable ISO@tie{}646/``ASCII'' character.
+and the latter a printable
+@acronym{ECMA-6}/ISO@tie{}646:1991@tie{}IRV/US-@acronym{ASCII}
+character.
A series of such commands could validly occur without spaces
on an input line,
but GNU
@@ -25038,10 +25040,18 @@ Move the drawing position right @var{n} basic units.
@acronym{AT&T}
such values, but @code{groff}'s output driver library handles them.
@item m @var{color-scheme} @r{[}@var{component} @dots{}@r{]}
-Select the stroke color using the @var{component}s in the color space
-@var{scheme}. Each @var{component} is an integer between 0 and 65535.
+Select the stroke color using the
+@var{component}s
+in the color space
+@var{scheme}.
+Each
+@var{component}
+is an integer between 0 and 65535.
The quantity of components and their meanings vary with each
-@var{scheme}. This command is a @code{groff} extension.
+@var{scheme}.
+This command is a
+@code{groff}
+extension.
@table @code
@item mc @var{cyan} @var{magenta} @var{yellow}
diff --git a/man/groff_out.5.man b/man/groff_out.5.man
index 847d290c6..35e3cc127 100644
--- a/man/groff_out.5.man
+++ b/man/groff_out.5.man
@@ -293,7 +293,9 @@ and the command to write one glyph
.RB ( c ),
each take a single argument;
the former a signed integer,
-and the latter a printable ISO\~646/\[lq]ASCII\[rq] character.
+and the latter a printable
+ECMA-6/ISO\~646:1991\~IRV/US-ASCII
+character.
.
A series of such commands could validly occur without spaces
on an input line,
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