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[groff] 06/07: doc/groff.texi: Retire "pt" abbreviation.
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G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[groff] 06/07: doc/groff.texi: Retire "pt" abbreviation. |
Date: |
Thu, 29 Dec 2022 01:46:26 -0500 (EST) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 017b93219976d2a05dc1cada3222a9e91fe2869f
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Dec 28 22:37:24 2022 -0600
doc/groff.texi: Retire "pt" abbreviation.
---
doc/groff.texi | 21 ++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index 628e8d314..f321fe9af 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -1214,14 +1214,14 @@ For @TeX{} DVI format.
For a 75@dmn{dpi} X11 previewer.
@item X75-12
-For a 75@dmn{dpi} X11 previewer with a 12@dmn{pt} base font in the
+For a 75@dmn{dpi} X11 previewer with a 12-point base font in the
document.
@item X100
For a 100@dmn{dpi} X11 previewer.
@item X100-12
-For a 100@dmn{dpi} X11 previewer with a 12@dmn{pt} base font in the
+For a 100@dmn{dpi} X11 previewer with a 12-point base font in the
document.
@item ascii
@@ -11602,6 +11602,9 @@ This is a test.
@c TODO: Move the troff and nroff mode stuff here. Try to keep stuff
@c that isn't ignored in nroff above this point, and stuff for
@c typesetters below, until we hit the programming/advanced concepts.
+@c XXX: Thorny issue: nroff/terminal devices ignore type size but
+@c _honor_ vertical spacing (to within their crude vertical motion
+@c quanta).
@node Manipulating Type Size and Vertical Spacing, Colors, Fonts and Symbols,
gtroff Reference
@section Manipulating Type Size and Vertical Spacing
@@ -11617,9 +11620,9 @@ These concepts were introduced in @ref{Page Geometry}.
The height of a
font's tallest glyph is one em, which is equal to the type size in
points.@footnote{This tallest glyph is typically the parenthesis.
Unfortunately, in many cases the actual dimensions of the glyphs in a
-font do not closely match its declared its type size! For example, in
-the standard PostScript font families, 10@dmn{pt} Times sets better with
-9@dmn{pt} Helvetica and 11@dmn{pt} Courier than if all three were used
+font do not closely match its declared type size! For example, in
+the standard PostScript font families, 10-point Times sets better with
+9-point Helvetica and 11-point Courier than if all three were used
at 10@tie{}points.} A vertical spacing of less than 120% of the type
size can make a document hard to read. Larger proportions can be useful
to spread the text for annotations or proofreader's marks. By default,
@@ -11891,9 +11894,9 @@ 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}).
-For example, if a type size of 10.95@dmn{pt} is requested, and the
+For example, if a type size of 10.95 points is requested, and the
nearest size permitted by a @code{sizes} request (or a @code{sizescale}
-directive in the device's @file{DESC} file) is 11@dmn{pt}, the latter
+directive in the device's @file{DESC} file) is 11 points, the latter
value is used by the output driver.
@endDefreg
@@ -16159,8 +16162,8 @@ Print a @dfn{margin character} to the right of the
text.@footnote{@dfn{Margin character} is a misnomer since it is an
output glyph.} The first argument is the glyph to be printed. The
second argument is the distance away from the right margin. If missing,
-the previously set value is used; default is 10@dmn{pt}). For text
-lines that are too long (that is, longer than the text length plus
+the previously set value is used; the default is 10@tie{}points. For
+text lines that are too long (that is, longer than the text length plus
@var{dist}), the margin character is directly appended to the lines.
With no arguments the margin character is turned off. If this occurs
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