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commit 3d93a47927b51ea883e587e8c9c616db74bdac8e
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu May 14 10:28:34 2026 -0500
groff_man*(7): Improve terminological discipline.
Associate the `I` font selection macro with _slanted_ typefaces,
grouping italic and oblique faces within that category.
(Italic typefaces have serifs that "curl"; oblique typefaces less
obviously alter the shapes of their upright counterparts, apart from
applying a slant.)
---
tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
index 4626b69fb..5202508a3 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
@@ -1953,14 +1953,17 @@ _endif()dnl
.IR text ]
Set
.I text
-in an italic or oblique face.
+in a
+.I slanted
+(italic or oblique)
+face.
.
Given no argument,
.B I
plants a one-line input trap;
text on the next line,
which can be further formatted with a macro,
-is set in an italic or oblique face.
+is set in a slanted face.
.
.
_ifstyle()dnl
@@ -4142,7 +4145,7 @@ see
If the
.B MF
string ends in \[lq]I\[rq],
-the package assumes it to be an oblique typeface,
+the package assumes it to be an slanted typeface,
and applies italic corrections before and after man page topics and
identifiers.
.
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