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commit d7384129704809807a7be36a97964630e7321d30
Author: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Aug 25 20:01:52 2022 +0100

    * doc/texinfo.texi (No Space After Definition Name),
    * NEWS: Document @set txidefnamenospace.
---
 ChangeLog        |  5 +++++
 NEWS             |  1 +
 doc/texinfo.texi | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 1b2a816b5e..b1ad030bcb 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2022-08-25  Gavin Smith  <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
+
+       * doc/texinfo.texi (No Space After Definition Name),
+       * NEWS: Document @set txidefnamenospace.
+
 2022-08-25  Gavin Smith  <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
 
        * doc/texinfo.texi (Conventions): Move statement about form
diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e794ff23f4..fac2632c62 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ See the manual for detailed information.
 
 * Language
   . new commands @latex, @iflatex, @ifnotlatex for new LaTeX output format
+  . do "@set txidefnamenospace" to omit space after a definition name
 
 * Other
   . build fixed for glibc 2.34
diff --git a/doc/texinfo.texi b/doc/texinfo.texi
index fb11017e79..90143839cb 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo.texi
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ Definition Commands
 * Def Cmd Template::            Writing descriptions using definition commands.
 * Def Cmd Continuation Lines::  Continuing the heading over source lines.
 * Optional Arguments::          Handling optional and repeated arguments.
+* No Space After Definition Name::  How to omit space after name.
 * @code{@@deffnx}::                     Group two or more `first' lines.
 * Def Cmds in Detail::          Reference for all the definition commands.
 * Def Cmd Conventions::         Conventions for writing definitions.
@@ -11177,6 +11178,7 @@ definition commands.
 * Def Cmd Template::            Writing descriptions using definition commands.
 * Def Cmd Continuation Lines::  Continuing the heading over source lines.
 * Optional Arguments::          Handling optional and repeated arguments.
+* No Space After Definition Name::  How to omit space after name.
 * @code{@@deffnx}::                     Group two or more `first' lines.
 * Def Cmds in Detail::          Reference for all the definition commands.
 * Def Cmd Conventions::         Conventions for writing definitions.
@@ -11364,6 +11366,31 @@ this:
 @end example
 
 
+@node No Space After Definition Name
+@section Omitting the Space After a Definition Name
+
+@vindex txidefnamenospace
+As a matter of style or as demanded by the syntax of a programming language,
+you may wish to omit any space after a name in a definition, occurring
+before an opening bracket.  To do this, set the @samp{txidefnamenospace}
+flag (@pxref{@@set @@value}).  For example, this input
+
+@example
+@@set txidefnamenospace
+@@deffn Builtin index (string, substring)
+@@dots@{@}
+@@end deffn
+@end example
+
+@noindent produces the following:
+
+@set txidefnamenospace
+@deffn Builtin index (string, substring)
+@dots{}
+@end deffn
+@clear txidefnamenospace
+
+
 @node @code{@@deffnx}
 @section @code{@@deffnx}, et al.: Two or More `First' Lines