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commit fc6e5f5b7981357dc3cb1e6593b860db809037fe
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Aug 22 15:09:25 2026 -0500
groff_man*(7): Fix content and style nits.
Content:
* (Notes) [style] Steer `IP` users struggling with indentation to the
new `LS` and `LE` macros.
Style:
* (Macro reference preliminaries) Favor active voice over passive.
* (Notes) [style] Promote a semicolon to a colon since the subsequent
independent clause is directly explanatory of the preceding one.
---
tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 12 ++++++++++--
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
index 1f9e0ac02..91f50b6af 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ See section \[lq]Notes\[rq] below for examples of cases
where better
alternatives to empty arguments in macro calls are available.
_endif()dnl
.
-Most macro arguments are formatted as text in the output;
+Most macro arguments format as text in the output;
exceptions are noted.
.
_ifstyle()dnl
@@ -4779,7 +4779,7 @@ The
.B SH
and
.B SS
-sectioning macros clear relative insets;
+sectioning macros clear relative insets:
.B RE
calls have no effect until
.B RS
@@ -4814,6 +4814,14 @@ _
.TE
.
.
+.IP
+You may find the
+.B LS
+and
+.B LE
+macros helpful in managing the indentation of list items.
+.
+.
.IP \[bu]
Why doesn't the package provide a string to insert an ellipsis?
.
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