On 2026-11-09 G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> Good catch! Expect this fix in my next push.
Hi Branden,
Here's some more. Recurring corrections:
columnation -> columniation
esthetic -> aesthetic
and then the odd typo.
Regards,
Morten
--- /home/mojo/src/groff/doc/groff.texi.in 2026-11-07 16:41:20.770431982
+0100
+++ ./groff.texi.in 2026-11-09 15:36:12.797518426 +0100
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@
adjustment of type size and vertical spacing (or ``leading'')
@item
-configuration of line length and indentation amounts; columnation
+configuration of line length and indentation amounts; columniation
@item
drawing of geometric primitives (lines, arcs, polygons, circles,
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@
An alternative approach to complexity management, particularly when
constructing tables, setting mathematics, or drawing diagrams, lies in
-preprocessing. A @dfn{preprocessor} employs a domian-specific language
+preprocessing. A @dfn{preprocessor} employs a domain-specific language
to ease the generation of tables, equations, and so forth in terms that
are convenient for human entry. Each preprocessor reads a document and
translates relevant portions of it into GNU @command{troff} input.
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@
including UTF-8.
Unlike most preprocessors,
@code{preconv}
-operates on its entire enput
+operates on its entire input
rather than transforming specially marked regions of a document.
Other preprocessors exist, but no free implementations
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@
passes relevant options and operands to it.
@c We don't know the width of what at-g-at interpolates, so indentation
-@c might be hinky. Format for the common case of a null prefix.
+@c might be jittery. Format for the common case of a null prefix.
@Example
troff [-abcCEiRSUz] [-f @var{font-family}] [-F @var{font-directory}]
[-I @var{inclusion-directory}] [-m @var{macro-package}]
@@ -1360,7 +1360,7 @@
@c BEGIN Keep parallel with groff_tmac(5), subsection "Man pages".
Two full-service macro packages are specialized for formatting Unix
reference manuals;
-they do not support features like footnotes or multiple columnation.
+they do not support features like footnotes or multiple columniation.
@table @code
@item man
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@
@xref{Device and Font Description Files}.
The
@option{-X}
-option overriddes this selection.
+option overrides this selection.
@item -U
@cindex mode, unsafe
@@ -2425,7 +2425,7 @@
* Table of Contents::
* Indexing::
* Document Formats::
-* Columnation::
+* Columniation::
* Font and Size Changes::
* Predefined Text::
* Preprocessor Support::
@@ -2653,9 +2653,9 @@
@c ---------------------------------------------------------------------
-@node Columnation
+@node Columniation
@anchor{Multiple Columns} @c 1.22.4
-@subsection Columnation
+@subsection Columniation
Macro packages apart from @file{man} and @file{mdoc} for man page
formatting offer a facility for setting multiple text columns on the
@@ -3124,7 +3124,7 @@
can handle long or complex works
that require deep sectioning,
footnotes,
-or multiple columnation.
+or multiple columniation.
Macro,
register,
@@ -6015,7 +6015,7 @@
@code{groff} @file{ms}
organizes most of its internal names into modules.
-The naming convenion is as follows.
+The naming convention is as follows.
@itemize @bullet
@item
@@ -7126,7 +7126,7 @@
formatter fills text automatically,
its experienced users tend to avoid visual composition
of text in input files:
-the esthetic appeal of the formatted output is what matters.
+the aesthetic appeal of the formatted output is what matters.
Therefore,
@code{roff}
input should be arranged
@@ -12933,7 +12933,7 @@
The default scaling unit is
@samp{v}.
@var{space}
-must be nonnegative.
+must be non-negative.
Omitting
@var{space}
implies
@@ -13154,7 +13154,7 @@
@slanted{italic}, @slanted{bold}, and @slanted{bold-italic}. For
linguistic text, GNU @code{troff} groups typefaces into @dfn{families}
containing each of these styles.@footnote{Font designers prepare
-families such that the styles share esthetic properties.} A @dfn{text
+families such that the styles share aesthetic properties.} A @dfn{text
font} is thus often a family combined with a style, but it need not
be:@: consider the @code{ps} and @code{pdf} devices' @code{ZCMI} (Zapf
Chancery Medium italic)---often, no other style of Zapf Chancery Medium
@@ -15246,7 +15246,7 @@
the next
@var{n}
productive input lines.
-A nonpositive argument cancels any pending underlining.
+A non-positive argument cancels any pending underlining.
Omitting the argument implies an
@var{n}
of
@@ -15375,7 +15375,7 @@
@cindex kerning and ligatures
Proportional fonts commonly employ two techniques
-to improve the esthetics of typeset text.
+to improve the aesthetics of typeset text.
@dfn{Ligatures}
are sequences of glyphs that are visually connected or ``tied'',
overlapping them and slightly altering their shapes.
@@ -26060,7 +26060,7 @@
character embedded in a string argument is part of that argument,
not the beginning of a comment command.
Any character other than a decimal numeral
-terminates a command that mtakes a numeric argument,
+terminates a command that takes a numeric argument,
and,
if not whitespace,
is interpreted as the start of a new command.
@@ -26877,7 +26877,7 @@
The legacy compressed encoding makes the content of formatted text
in @acronym{AT&T}
@command{troff} @c AT&T
-output almost incomprehenible.
+output almost incomprehensible.
@end table
@c ---------------------------------------------------------------------
