[groff] 01/03: [ms]: Fix style nits in docs.

[G. Branden Robinson]

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit f7e7f38e7b1214e9a83cdd3e802ee4d2e186d7f4
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Apr 30 21:36:50 2021 +1000

    [ms]: Fix style nits in docs.
    
    * doc/groff.texi:
    * doc/ms.ms: Tighten footnote wording.  Don't bother with register
      interpolations syntax for an abstraction.
---
 doc/groff.texi | 16 ++++++++--------
 doc/ms.ms      |  7 ++++---
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 5d208ee..9a0d6cf 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -3757,17 +3757,17 @@ Control Settings}.
 The default footnote line length is 11/12ths of the normal line length
 for compatibility with the expectations of historical @file{ms}
 documents; you may wish to set the @code{FR} string to @samp{1} to align
-with contemporary typesetting practices.  In the past,@footnote{in
-Version 7 Unix @file{ms}, its descendants, and GNU @file{ms} prior to
-@code{groff} version 1.23.0} an @code{FL} register was used for the line
-length in footnotes; however, setting this register at document
-initialization time had no effect on the footnote line length in
-multi-column arrangements.@footnote{You could reset it after each call
-to @code{.1C}, @code{.2C}, or @code{.MC}.}
+with contemporary typesetting practices.  In the
+past,@footnote{Version@tie{}7 Unix @file{ms}, its descendants, and GNU
+@file{ms} prior to @code{groff} version 1.23.0} an @code{FL} register
+was used for the line length in footnotes; however, setting this
+register at document initialization time had no effect on the footnote
+line length in multi-column arrangements.@footnote{You could reset it
+after each call to @code{.1C}, @code{.2C}, or @code{.MC}.}
 
 @code{FR} should be used in preference to the old @code{FL} register in
 contemporary documents.  The footnote line length is effectively
-computed as @samp{\n[@slanted{column-width}] * \*[FR]}.  If an absolute
+computed as @samp{@slanted{column-width} * \*[FR]}.  If an absolute
 footnote line length is required, recall that arithmetic expressions in
 @code{roff} languages are evaluated from left to right.
 
diff --git a/doc/ms.ms b/doc/ms.ms
index a828144..5243bc6 100644
--- a/doc/ms.ms
+++ b/doc/ms.ms
@@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ to align with contemporary typesetting practices.
 .
 In the past,\**
 .FS
-in Version 7 Unix
+Version\~7 Unix
 .I ms ,
 its descendants,
 and GNU
@@ -2175,7 +2175,8 @@ should be used in preference to
 in contemporary documents.
 .
 The footnote line length is effectively computed as
-.CW "\[rs]n[\f[I]column-width\f[]] * \[rs]*[FR]" \[rq]. \[lq]
+.I column-width "" \[lq]
+.CW "\~*\~\[rs]*[FR]" \[rq].
 .
 If an absolute footnote line length is required,
 recall that arithmetic expressions in
@@ -2190,7 +2191,7 @@ lf(CR).
 .TE
 .
 .
-.PP
+.LP \" continuing previous paragraph
 Changes to the footnote length ratio
 .CW \[rs]*[FR]
 take effect with the next footnote written in single-column