[groff] 06/11: NEWS: Update item about ms's `DD` register.

[G. Branden Robinson]

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
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commit 9589e6fe04641b67f6a86f5e877b432a93a90f6a
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun May 14 23:28:26 2023 -0500

    NEWS: Update item about ms's `DD` register.
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 NEWS | 14 +++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index de0d777f5..99f604ba9 100644
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@@ -423,11 +423,15 @@ o The "ptx.tmac" macro file, a counterpart to the GNU 
coreutils ptx(1)
   long been part of the source distribution.
 
 o The s (ms) macro package now enables the formatter's "no-space mode"
-  after ending displays (`DE`) and equations (`EN`); this is to improve
-  the fidelity of rendering of historical ms(7) documents such as
-  Kernighan & Cherry's "Typesetting Mathematics".  This change means
-  that display distance spacing (the `DD` register) overrides paragraph
-  spacing (the `PD` register) instead of accumulating with it.
+  after ending displays (`DE`), equations (`EN`), tables (`TS`), and
+  pictures without flyback (`PE`).  This means that display distance
+  spacing (the `DD` register) overrides the spacing that may follow in a
+  subsequent paragraph, section heading, or display instead of
+  accumulating with that distance.  This change is to make the behavior
+  of the package more predictable; you can fine-tune such spacing by
+  setting the `DD` register in desired places.  It has also helped us to
+  improve groff ms's rendering of historical ms(7) documents such as
+  Kernighan & Cherry's "Typesetting Mathematics".
 
 o The s (ms) macro package supports a new string, `FR`, which defines
   the ratio of the footnote line length to the current line length.  The