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commit 2d213d118fc2e89a843203b9b82351439606f825
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Jun 4 07:36:27 2026 -0500

    doc/groff.texi.in: Relocate footnote mark.
    
    ...to make it clearer what was "noted in passing".
    
    Also make the note more obvious.
---
 doc/groff.texi.in | 10 +++++-----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index bf2a95276..b9188f369 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ Documentation License''.
 @title groff
 @subtitle The GNU implementation of @code{troff}
 @subtitle version @VERSION@
-@subtitle May 2026
+@subtitle June 2026
 @author Trent@tie{}A.@: Fisher
 @author Werner Lemberg
 @author G.@tie{}Branden Robinson
@@ -6398,7 +6398,7 @@ leaders, respectively.
 
 @Example
 A@arrow{}B@arrow{}C@bullet{}D@arrow{}@bullet{}E
-.br
+.br \" This is a "request".  See explanation below.
 1
 @arrow{}2@arrow{}3@bullet{}4
 @arrow{}@bullet{}5
@@ -6422,11 +6422,11 @@ preprocessor to lay out tables.
 
 The foregoing describes almost all of the syntax of the
 @code{roff}
-language,
-with an exception already noted
-in passing.@footnote{The backspace character
+language,@footnote{The backspace character
 is also meaningful.
 @xref{Page Motions}.}
+with an exception already noted
+in passing.
 @cindex request
 @cindex control character (@code{.})
 @cindex character, control (@code{.})

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