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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 29/39: [docs]: Fix style nit. |
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Sun, 9 Oct 2022 23:53:39 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 398e252277ea913880ce233c1b523d705f67493e
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Oct 9 10:53:26 2022 -0500
[docs]: Fix style nit.
* doc/groff.texi (Default Units): Express syntactical restriction in a
more appropriate place.
* man/groff.7.man (Default units): Sync.
---
doc/groff.texi | 11 +++++------
man/groff.7.man | 4 +++-
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index a7daaa275..9efbf6dbf 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -5863,11 +5863,11 @@ A general-purpose register (one created or updated with
the @code{nr}
request; see @pxref{Registers}) is implicitly dimensionless, or reckoned
in basic units if interpreted in a measurement context. But it is
convenient for many requests and escape sequences to infer a scaling
-unit for an argument if none is specified. An explicit scaling unit can
-override an undesirable default. Effectively, the default unit is
-suffixed to the expression if a scaling unit is not already present.
-GNU @code{troff}'s use of integer arithmetic should also be
-kept in mind (@pxref{Numeric Expressions}).
+unit for an argument if none is specified. An explicit scaling unit
+(not after a closing parenthesis) can override an undesirable default.
+Effectively, the default unit is suffixed to the expression if a scaling
+unit is not already present. GNU @code{troff}'s use of integer
+arithmetic should also be kept in mind (@pxref{Numeric Expressions}).
The @code{ll} request interprets its argument in ems by default.
Consider several attempts to set a line length of 3.5@tie{}inches when
@@ -5885,7 +5885,6 @@ expressions become zero; the request clamps them to that
quantum.
@endExample
@noindent
-As shown, a scaling unit after a closing parenthesis is ignored.
@cindex measurements, specifying safely
The safest way to specify measurements is to attach a scaling unit. To
multiply or divide by a dimensionless quantity, use @samp{u} as its
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 430043b0c..f9c974b37 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -872,7 +872,9 @@ or reckoned in basic units if interpreted in a measurement
context.
But it is convenient for many requests and escape sequences to infer a
scaling unit for an argument if none is specified.
.
-An explicit scaling unit can override an undesirable default.
+An explicit scaling unit
+(not after a closing parenthesis)
+can override an undesirable default.
.
Effectively,
the default unit is suffixed to the expression if a scaling unit is not
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