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[groff] 02/03: groff_diff(7): Fix terminological nits.
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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 02/03: groff_diff(7): Fix terminological nits. |
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Mon, 19 Jun 2023 02:34:21 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit f5daa4ac3fa7b203751b51c31896715075bc5cbf
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Jun 18 19:10:36 2023 -0500
groff_diff(7): Fix terminological nits.
* "input language", to contrast with "page description language"
* "parameterized escape sequence", not "escape form"
* "directive", not "command", for items in device and font descriptions
---
man/groff_diff.7.man | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index bd6ee2af6..a89d9f3f2 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ the typesetting system originating in Unix systems of the
1970s.
At the same time,
.I groff
removes many arbitrary limitations and adds features,
-both to the language and to the page description language output by the
+both to the input language and to the page description language output
+by the
.I troff \" generic
formatter.
.
@@ -124,8 +125,8 @@ and colors can be of any length.
More generally,
anywhere AT&T
.I troff \" AT&T
-supports an escape form that uses an opening parenthesis \[lq](\[rq]
-to introduce a two-character argument,
+supports a parameterized escape sequence that uses an opening
+parenthesis \[lq](\[rq] to introduce a two-character argument,
.I groff
supports a square-bracketed form \[lq][]\[rq] where the argument
within can be of arbitrary length.
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ command-line option.
.
The
.B styles
-command in the output device's
+directive in the output device's
.I DESC
file controls which mounting positions
(if any)
@@ -605,7 +606,7 @@ whereas strokes have a line thickness
.\" concepts in groff programming to new subsections above. Examples
.\" include: string parameterization, user-definable characters,
.\" character properties (cflags), character classes; the hyphenation
-.\" language, code, and pattern file system; file stream manipulation;
+.\" language, code, and pattern file system; file stream manipulation...
.\"
.\" _Maybe_ output suppression. It's a big enough concept, but only
.\" well understood by retired contributors, only used by the grohtml
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