Re: Differences in `ne` and `bp` line-breaking behavior

[onf]

On Wed Dec 4, 2024 at 6:00 PM CET, Douglas McIlroy wrote:
> I don't see this wording as an improvement:
>
> >   .ne d    Advance drawing position to the next vertical
> >            position trap and spring the trap, if it is
> >            nearer than distance d (default scaling unit v).
>
> The proposal uses nonstandard terminology ("drawing position"), [...]

I don't think it does.
  $ man 7 groff | grep 'drawing position' | wc -l
  22

~ onf