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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 36/49: [docs]: Clarify "transparent" in one of its uses. |
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Wed, 16 Jun 2021 19:53:26 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
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commit 45c275e0acd486bbff61fb83896a77313079d923
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Thu Jun 17 06:42:24 2021 +1000
[docs]: Clarify "transparent" in one of its uses.
As with "special", groff documentation loads a lot of freight onto this
word, and sends the cars to multiple destinations. Give the reader a
fighting chance to understand which sense is meant.
---
doc/groff.texi | 7 ++++---
man/groff_diff.7.man | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 8f9eea7..8a46ad1 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -15631,9 +15631,10 @@ arguments, but not in compatibility mode.
@cindex @code{\s}, incompatibilities with @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}
@cindex @code{\S}, incompatibilities with @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff}
Furthermore, the escapes @code{\f}, @code{\H}, @code{\m}, @code{\M},
-@code{\R}, @code{\s}, and @code{\S} are transparent for recognizing the
-beginning of a line only in compatibility mode. For example, this code
-produces bold output in both cases, but the text differs.
+@code{\R}, @code{\s}, and @code{\S} are transparent for the purpose of
+recognizing a control character at the beginning of a line only in
+compatibility mode. For example, this code produces bold output in both
+cases, but the text differs.
@Example
.de xx
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index 96633f4..9d556fd 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -4912,8 +4912,8 @@ the escapes
.BR \[rs]s ,
and
.B \[rs]S
-are transparent for recognizing the beginning of a line only in
-compatibility mode.
+are transparent for the purpose of recognizing a control character at
+the beginning of a line only in compatibility mode.
.
For example,
this code produces bold output in both cases,
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