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commit e26dc2dad6e853f3ca864770616cc3a2bd5d2321
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Oct 10 10:53:24 2026 -0500
tbl(1): Clarify `center` region option behavior.
...and parallelize its phrasing with that of the `expand` option.
---
src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 17 +++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index fdc332bb1..7e48a761a 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -252,12 +252,21 @@ as a synonym.
.
.TP
.B center
-Center the table region with respect to the line length,
-reducing the indentation if necessary
-(with a warning at formatting time)
-to make the table region fit;
+Center the table region with respect to the line length;
the default is to left-align it.
.
+When
+.B center
+applies to a table that exceeds the available horizontal space,
+.I tbl \" generic
+reduces indentation as far as necessary
+(even to zero).
+.
+.I @g@tbl
+produces
+.I @g@troff
+input that issues a diagnostic if such reduction occurs.
+.
GNU
.I tbl \" GNU
recognizes
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