[bug #51695] [PATCH] groff.texi: Some textual and formatting changes

[G. Branden Robinson]

Update of bug #51695 (project groff):

Category:None => Core   
 Open/Closed:Open => Closed 
 Planned Release:None => 1.22.4 

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Follow-up Comment #1:

Fixed in 5d695a5541a2ccc778aad4059b453be848b9459e.

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[bug #51695] [PATCH] groff.texi: Some textual and formatting changes

[G. Branden Robinson]

Update of bug #51695 (project groff):

  Status: In Progress => Fixed  


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[bug #51695] [PATCH] groff.texi: Some textual and formatting changes

[G. Branden Robinson]

Update of bug #51695 (project groff):

  Status:None => In Progress
 Assigned to:None => gbranden   


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[bug #51695] [PATCH] groff.texi: Some textual and formatting changes

[Bertrand Garrigues]

Update of bug #51695 (project groff):

  Item Group:None => Documentation  


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[bug #51695] [PATCH] groff.texi: Some textual and formatting changes

[Bertrand Garrigues]

Update of bug #51695 (project groff):

Severity:  3 - Normal => 2 - Minor  


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[bug #51695] [PATCH] groff.texi: Some textual and formatting changes

[Bjarni Ingi Gislason]

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 Summary: [PATCH] groff.texi: Some textual and formatting
changes
 Project: GNU troff
Submitted by: bjarniig
Submitted on: Tue 08 Aug 2017 10:32:32 PM UTC
Severity: 3 - Normal
  Item Group: None
  Status: None
 Privacy: Public
 Assigned to: None
 Open/Closed: Open
 Discussion Lock: Any
 Planned Release: None

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Details:


>From 36f85b3b089d1b3ef66b6be5f88904c3bc82 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Bjarni Ingi Gislason 
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2017 22:27:59 +
Subject: [PATCH] groff.texi: Some textual and formatting changes

  Use '--' for ranges instead of '-'.

  Say '10 points' not '10 point' if not used as an adjective.

  Specify the relationship between an inch and a centimeter better.

  Write '6 picas' not '6 Picas' at the beginning of a sentence.

  Use a non-break space (@tie{}) between a number and an unit (external to
the roff language).  '@dmn{...}' is a small space and is turned into no
space in other formats.

  Correct an example where the word 'hyphen' and a '-' is used instead of
'en-dash' and '\(en'.

  Correct the writing 'C' to 'c' for "centimeter"

Signed-off-by: Bjarni Ingi Gislason 
---
 doc/groff.texi | 52 ++--
 1 file changed, 26 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 9a6943cc..6d1635d9 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 @copying
 This manual documents GNU @code{troff} version 1.22.3.
 
-Copyright @copyright{} 1994-2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+Copyright @copyright{} 1994--2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
 @quotation
 Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document
@@ -1622,7 +1622,7 @@ is command line option @option{-dpaper=@var{size}}. 
This defines string
 the start-up file @file{troffrc} by default).  Possible values for
 @var{size} are the same as the predefined values for the
 @code{papersize} keyword (but only in lowercase) except
-@code{a7}-@code{d7}.  An appended @samp{l} (ell) character denotes
+@code{a7}--@code{d7}.  An appended @samp{l} (ell) character denotes
 landscape orientation.
 
 For example, use the following for PS output on A4 paper in landscape
@@ -2495,7 +2495,7 @@ Finally, the macros @code{SH}, @code{SS}, @code{LP}
(@code{PP},
 @cindex font selection [@code{man}]
 @cindex @code{man} macros, how to set fonts
 
-The standard font is roman; the default text size is 10@tie{}point.  If
+The standard font is roman; the default text size is 10@tie{}points.  If
 command line option @option{-rS=@var{n}} is given, use @var{n}@dmn{pt}
 as the default text size.
 
@@ -4923,7 +4923,7 @@ in other logical places.  Keep separate phrases on lines
by themselves,
 as entire phrases are often added or deleted when editing.
 
 @item
-Try to keep lines less than 40-60@tie{}characters, to allow space for
+Try to keep lines less than 40--60@tie{}characters, to allow space for
 inserting more text.
 
 @item
@@ -5059,13 +5059,13 @@ current settings (e.g.@: type size) of @code{gtroff}.
 @cindex unit, @code{i}
 Inches.  An antiquated measurement unit still in use in certain
 backwards countries with incredibly low-cost computer equipment.  One
-inch is equal to@tie{}2.54@dmn{cm}.
+inch is defined to be 2.54@tie{}cm (worldwide since 1964).
 
 @item c
 @cindex centimeter unit (@code{c})
 @cindex @code{c} unit
 @cindex unit, @code{c}
-Centimeters.  One centimeter is equal to@tie{}0.3937@dmn{in}.
+Centimeters.  One centimeter is about 0.3937@tie{}in.
 
 @item p
 @cindex point unit (@code{p})
@@ -5078,7 +5078,7 @@ It is 72@tie{}points to an inch.
 @cindex pica unit (@code{P})
 @cindex @code{P} unit
 @cindex unit, @code{P}
-Pica.  Another typesetting measurement.  6@tie{}Picas to an inch (and
+Pica.  Another typesetting measurement.  6@tie{}picas to an inch (and
 12@tie{}points to a pica).
 
 @item s
@@ -5190,7 +5190,7 @@ Arithmetic: @samp{+} (addition), @samp{-} (subtraction),
@samp{/}
 (division), @samp{*} (multiplication), @samp{%} (modulo).
 
 @code{gtroff} only provides integer arithmetic.  The internal type used
-for computing results is @samp{int}, which is usually a 32@dmn{bit}
+for computing results is @samp{int}, which is usually a 32@tie{}bit
 signed integer.
 
 @item
@@ -5386,13 +5386,13 @@ Backspace (@acronym{ASCII}@tie{}@code{0x08} or
 The following input characters are invalid and are ignored if
 @code{groff} runs on a machine based on @acronym{ASCII}, causing a
 warning message of type @samp{input} (see @ref{Debugging}, for more
-details): @code{0x00}, @code{0x0B}, @code{0x0D}-@code{0x1F},
-@code{0x80}-@code{0x9F}.
+details): @code{0x00}, @code{0x0B}, @code{0x0D}--@code{0x1F},
+@code{0x80}--@code{0x9F}.
 
 And here are the invalid input characters if @code{groff} ru