[groff] 01/09: [docs]: Correct characterization of space widths.

[G. Branden Robinson]

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commit 360d8a9a01e0b20bafe6935f76241a69c3ac33df
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun May 21 01:53:14 2023 -0500

    [docs]: Correct characterization of space widths.
    
    Dave Kemper pointed out that the word space size in Western scripts
    generally ranges between one-fourth and one-third em, characterizing
    only the latter value expressed excess precision.
    
    Tighten wording.
    
    Drop stray parenthesis.
---
 doc/groff.texi       | 11 +++++------
 man/groff_diff.7.man | 11 +++--------
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 8e5122e56..46a15a8cc 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -8232,15 +8232,14 @@ disabled.  Omitting the argument implies an @var{nnn} 
of @samp{1}.
 Set the sizes of spaces between words and
 sentences@footnote{Recall @ref{Filling} and @ref{Sentences} for the
 definitions of word and sentence boundaries, respectively.} in twelfths
-of current font's space width (usually one-third em for Western
-scripts).  Initially, both the @var{word-space-size} and
-@var{additional-sentence-space-size} are@tie{}12.  Negative values are
-erroneous.
+of font's space width (typically one-fourth to one-third em for Western
+scripts).  The default for both parameters is@tie{}12.  Negative values
+are erroneous.
 @cindex inter-word spacing, minimal
 @cindex minimal inter-word spacing
 @cindex space, between words
-The first argument, the inter-word space size, is a minimum; if an
-output line undergoes adjustment, such spaces may increase in width.
+The first argument is a minimum; if an output line undergoes adjustment,
+such spaces may increase in width.
 @cindex inter-sentence space, additional
 @cindex additional inter-sentence space
 @cindex space, between sentences
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index 7893d379e..96e007ee3 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -3839,16 +3839,11 @@ this amount is set to
 .IR word-space-size .
 .
 Both arguments are in twelfths of current font's space width
-(usually one-third em for Western scripts;
-(see
+(typically one-fourth to one-third em for Western scripts;
+see
 .MR groff_font @MAN5EXT@ ).
 .
-Initially,
-both the
-.I word-space-size
-and
-.I additional-sentence-space-size
-are\~12.
+The default for both parameters is\~12.
 .
 Negative values are erroneous.
 .