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[groff] 09/15: groff_char(7): Explain compositeness better.
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G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[groff] 09/15: groff_char(7): Explain compositeness better. |
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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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