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G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[groff] 12/72: [docs]: Fix scaled points material content nits. |
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Sun, 23 Oct 2022 22:25:35 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 17a6fdaa029730cccbbeb9ca0e1765f2e6ece601
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Oct 19 12:49:44 2022 -0500
[docs]: Fix scaled points material content nits.
* Point out that bracketed and delimited forms of \s accept explicit
scaling units.
Also:
* Tighten wording.
* (groff.texi) Bump document revision date.
* (groff_diff.7.man) Quote multi-word subsection title.
---
doc/groff.texi | 16 ++++++++--------
man/groff_diff.7.man | 7 ++++---
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 004b87dcc..19f6e8d61 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ developing GNU and promoting software freedom.''
@title groff
@subtitle The GNU implementation of @code{troff}
@subtitle Edition 1.23.0
-@subtitle September 2022
+@subtitle October 2022
@author Trent@tie{}A.@: Fisher
@author Werner Lemberg
@author G.@tie{}Branden Robinson
@@ -11783,9 +11783,9 @@ scaling units.
@cindex @code{.ps} register, in comparison with @code{.psr}
@cindex @code{.s} register, in comparison with @code{.sr}
Output devices may be limited in the type sizes they can employ. The
-@code{.s} and @code{.ps} registers represent the selected type size as
-fulfilled by output driver as it understands a device's capability. The
-last @emph{requested} type size is interpolated in scaled points by the
+@code{.s} and @code{.ps} registers represent the type size selected by
+the output driver as it understands a device's capability. The last
+@emph{requested} type size is interpolated in scaled points by the
read-only register @code{.psr} and in points as a decimal fraction by
the read-only string-valued register @code{.sr}. Both are associated
with the environment (@pxref{Environments}).
@@ -11796,10 +11796,10 @@ For example, if a type size of 10.95@dmn{pt} is
requested, and a
used by the output driver.
@endDefreg
-The @code{\s} escape sequence offers the following syntax for working
-with fractional type sizes. You may of course give them integral
-arguments. The delimited forms need not use the neutral apostrophe; see
-@ref{Delimiters}.
+The @code{\s} escape sequence offers the following syntax forms that
+work with fractional type sizes and accept scaling units. You may of
+course give them integral arguments. The delimited forms need not use
+the neutral apostrophe; see @ref{Delimiters}.
@table @code
@item \s[@var{n}]
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index fe4f1d50a..c1efcd1a0 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -291,8 +291,8 @@ The
.B .s
and
.B .ps
-registers represent the selected type size as fulfilled by output
-driver as it understands a device's capability.
+registers represent the type size as selected by the output driver as it
+understands a device's capability.
.
The last
.I requested
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ ignore scaling units in the evaluation
.
.
.\" ====================================================================
-.SS Conditional expressions
+.SS "Conditional expressions"
.\" ====================================================================
.
More conditions can be tested with the
@@ -497,6 +497,7 @@ escape sequences
.BR \[rs]f ,
.BR \[rs]k ,
.BR \[rs]n ,
+.BR \[rs]s ,
.BR \[rs]$ ,
and
.BR \[rs]* ).
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