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[groff] 04/51: doc/ms.ms: Fix error in "n" unit definition.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 04/51: doc/ms.ms: Fix error in "n" unit definition.
Date: Sun, 11 Sep 2022 08:15:47 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit 63a236aa496741e30304e45f39f830ac229e7c3a
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sat Sep 3 19:31:00 2022 -0500

    doc/ms.ms: Fix error in "n" unit definition.
    
    An en might be the width of an "n", but it is _defined_ as one-half em.
    
    Also fix proffered definition of "v"; it doesn't rely on the selected
    font, but the configured vertical spacing.
    
    Fixes part of Savannah #61432.
---
 doc/ms.ms | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/ms.ms b/doc/ms.ms
index b19c4fe21..cad6241eb 100644
--- a/doc/ms.ms
+++ b/doc/ms.ms
@@ -237,9 +237,9 @@ i   inches (\[sd])
 c      centimeters
 p      points (1/72\[sd])
 P      picas (1/6\[sd])
-v      \[lq]vees\[rq]; height of a line using the current font
-n      \[lq]ens\[rq]; width of an \[lq]n\[rq] using the current font
-m      \[lq]ems\[rq]; width of an \[lq]M\[rq] using the current font
+v      \[lq]vees\[rq]; line height at the current vertical spacing
+m      \[lq]ems\[rq]; width of an \[lq]M\[rq] in the current font
+n      \[lq]ens\[rq]; one-half em
 .TE
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