groff-commit
[Top][All Lists]
Advanced

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

[groff] 02/05: [docs]: Fix style and markup nits.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 02/05: [docs]: Fix style and markup nits.
Date: Wed, 31 May 2023 22:27:45 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit ebf410343bd3764af63739ed6f942816d26f66db
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Tue May 30 15:30:22 2023 -0500

    [docs]: Fix style and markup nits.
    
    * Use a better word.
    * I don't want inter-sentence space after colons.
---
 doc/groff.texi  | 4 ++--
 man/groff.7.man | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index b81194d9d..bad9a24e5 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -6290,7 +6290,7 @@ current position (at the end of the argument just 
emitted, @code{\$1})
 to the beginning of the input line.  Thus, the @code{\l} escape sequence
 in this case draws a line from right to left.  A macro call occurs at
 the beginning of an input line;@footnote{Control structure syntax
-creates an exception to this rule, but is designed to remain useful:
+creates an exception to this rule, but is designed to remain useful:@:
 recalling our example, @samp{.if 1 .Underline this} would underline only
 ``this'', precisely.  @xref{Conditionals and Loops}.} if the @code{|}
 operator were omitted, then the underline would be drawn at zero
@@ -6667,7 +6667,7 @@ non-destructively replaced.  @xref{Strings}.
 @cindex tabs, and request arguments
 @cindex request arguments, and tabs
 @cindex arguments to requests, and tabs
-There is no general limit on argument length or quantity.  Most
+There is no inherent limit on argument length or quantity.  Most
 requests take one or more arguments, and ignore any they do not expect.
 A request may be separated from its arguments by tabs or spaces, but
 only spaces can separate an argument from its successor.  Only one
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index eb2637f8f..0e82ab659 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ See section \[lq]Strings\[rq] below.
 .br
 .ne 4v
 .P
-There is no general limit on argument length or quantity.
+There is no inherent limit on argument length or quantity.
 .
 Most requests take one or more arguments,
 and ignore any they do not expect.



reply via email to

[Prev in Thread] Current Thread [Next in Thread]