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[groff] 03/26: [doc,man,ANNOUNCE]: Recast our elevator pitch.
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G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[groff] 03/26: [doc,man,ANNOUNCE]: Recast our elevator pitch. |
Date: |
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 11:54:06 -0500 (EST) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 1e76294d21b6c21dfec05666f2f6d1d2bc8a889b
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Nov 13 09:01:29 2024 -0600
[doc,man,ANNOUNCE]: Recast our elevator pitch.
---
ANNOUNCE | 12 ++++++------
doc/groff.texi.in | 14 +++++++-------
src/roff/groff/groff.1.man | 19 ++++++++++---------
3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/ANNOUNCE b/ANNOUNCE
index 528d66973..a6ca91800 100644
--- a/ANNOUNCE
+++ b/ANNOUNCE
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ commands can be low-level typesetting primitives, macros
from a
supplied package, or user-defined macros. All three approaches can be
combined.
-A reimplementation and extension of the typesetter from AT&T Unix, groff
-is present on most POSIX systems owing to its long association with Unix
-manuals (including man pages). It and its predecessor are notable for
-their production of several best-selling software engineering texts.
-groff is capable of producing typographically sophisticated documents
-while consuming minimal system resources.
+A reimplementation and extension of troff and other programs from AT&T
+Unix, groff is widely available on POSIX and other systems owing to its
+long association with Unix manuals, including man pages. It and its
+predecessor have produced several best-selling software engineering
+texts. groff can create typographically sophisticated documents while
+consuming minimal system resources.
https://www.gnu.org/software/groff/
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index f2518ddd0..81c1203d8 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -593,13 +593,13 @@ Formatting commands can be low-level typesetting
primitives, macros from
a supplied package, or user-defined macros. All three approaches can be
combined.
-A reimplementation and extension of the typesetter from @acronym{AT&T}
-Unix, @code{groff} is present on most @acronym{POSIX} systems owing to
-its long association with Unix manuals (including man pages). It and
-its predecessor are notable for their production of several best-selling
-software engineering texts. @code{groff} is capable of producing
-typographically sophisticated documents while consuming minimal system
-resources.
+A reimplementation and extension of @command{troff} and other programs
+from @acronym{AT&T} Unix, @code{groff} is widely available on
+@acronym{POSIX} and other systems owing to its long association with
+Unix manuals, including man pages. It and its predecessor have produced
+several best-selling software engineering texts. @code{groff} can
+create typographically sophisticated documents while consuming minimal
+system resources.
@c END Keep parallel with groff(1), section "Description" (after the
@c first sentence).
diff --git a/src/roff/groff/groff.1.man b/src/roff/groff/groff.1.man
index d00b20df3..273390cc3 100644
--- a/src/roff/groff/groff.1.man
+++ b/src/roff/groff/groff.1.man
@@ -157,18 +157,19 @@ reads the standard input stream.
.
.
.P
-A reimplementation and extension of the typesetter from AT&T Unix,
+A reimplementation and extension of
+.I troff \" AT&T
+and other programs from AT&T Unix,
.I groff
-is present on most POSIX systems owing to its long association with Unix
-manuals
-(including man pages).
-.
-It and its predecessor are notable for their production of several
-best-selling software engineering texts.
+is widely available on POSIX and other systems
+owing to its long association with Unix manuals,
+including man pages.
.
+It and its predecessor have produced
+several best-selling software engineering texts.
.I groff
-is capable of producing typographically sophisticated documents while
-consuming minimal system resources.
+can create typographically sophisticated documents
+while consuming minimal system resources.
.\" END Keep parallel with groff.texi node "What Is groff?".
.
.
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