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[groff] 09/15: groff_char(7): Explain compositeness better.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 09/15: groff_char(7): Explain compositeness better.
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2023 05:01:54 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 167955020ca043633308bb8d6093e7b995a0f3ec
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Oct 15 06:06:29 2023 -0500

    groff_char(7): Explain compositeness better.
---
 man/groff_char.7.man | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/groff_char.7.man b/man/groff_char.7.man
index 7b4079596..a7f9c65b7 100644
--- a/man/groff_char.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_char.7.man
@@ -1085,18 +1085,20 @@ L Lf(CR) L Lx.
 .\" ====================================================================
 .
 Normally,
-the formatting of a special character advances the drawing position as
-an ordinary character does.
+the formatter advances the drawing position after setting a special
+character,
+as it does for ordinary ones.
 .
 .IR groff 's
 .B composite
-request designates a special character as combining.
+request designates a special character as combining,
+suppressing advancement.
 .
 The
-.I composite.tmac
+.I \%composite.tmac
 macro file,
 loaded automatically by the default
-.IR troffrc ,
+.IR \%troffrc ,
 maps the following special characters to the combining characters shown
 below.
 .



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