[groff] 23/40: [ms]: Tighten discussion of columnation macros.

[G. Branden Robinson]

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 685dbc7e113d503cbb3290a638c633fe5e08c2f5
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Feb 4 09:19:24 2022 +1100

    [ms]: Tighten discussion of columnation macros.
---
 doc/groff.texi      |  6 ++----
 doc/ms.ms           | 11 ++---------
 tmac/groff_ms.7.man | 11 ++---------
 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index c52e73e4..4ab824d7 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -4125,10 +4125,8 @@ margin.
 @cindex multiple columns [@code{ms}]
 
 The @file{ms} macros can set text in as many columns as reasonably fit
-on the page.  The following macros are available.  All of them force a
-page break if a multi-column mode is already set.  However, if the
-current mode is single-column, starting a multi-column mode does
-@emph{not} force a page break.
+on the page.  The following macros force a page break if a multi-column
+layout is active when they are called.
 
 @Defmac {1C, , ms}
 Arrange page text in a single column (the default).
diff --git a/doc/ms.ms b/doc/ms.ms
index ce3139ce..b7bb7ef8 100644
--- a/doc/ms.ms
+++ b/doc/ms.ms
@@ -2760,15 +2760,8 @@ The
 macros can set text in as many columns as will reasonably fit on the
 page.
 .
-The following macros are available.
-.
-All of them force a page break if a multi-column mode is already set.
-.
-However,
-if the current mode is single-column,
-starting a multi-column mode does
-.I not
-force a page break.
+The following macros force a page break if a multi-column layout is
+active when they are called.
 .
 .
 .TS
diff --git a/tmac/groff_ms.7.man b/tmac/groff_ms.7.man
index 65f6d0fa..535f0187 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_ms.7.man
+++ b/tmac/groff_ms.7.man
@@ -1837,15 +1837,8 @@ The
 macros can set text in as many columns as will reasonably fit on the
 page.
 .
-The following macros are available.
-.
-All of them force a page break if a multi-column mode is already set.
-.
-However,
-if the current mode is single-column,
-starting a multi-column mode does
-.I not
-force a page break.
+The following macros force a page break if a multi-column layout is
+active when they are called.
 .
 .
 .TP