[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
[groff] 12/17: tbl(1): Tighten wording.
From: |
G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[groff] 12/17: tbl(1): Tighten wording. |
Date: |
Tue, 3 Dec 2024 03:39:58 -0500 (EST) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 04278d7c0d6b21796039b350658674991f614ce1
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Tue Dec 3 01:53:03 2024 -0600
tbl(1): Tighten wording.
This is more concise and correct, on top of unstranding a line.
---
src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 19 ++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index 0ef89b165..b94ceb90d 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -1237,15 +1237,15 @@ it can be placed within a
.
.P
.I @g@tbl
-interprets a table entry beginning with
+interprets a table entry of
.RB \[lq] T{ \[rq]
-at the end of an input line not as table data,
-but as a token starting a text block.
+at the end of an input line specially,
+as a token starting a text block.
.
Similarly,
+an entry
.RB \[lq] T} \[rq]
-at the start of an input line ends a text block;
-it must also end the table entry.
+at the start of an input line ends a text block.
.
Text block tokens can share an input line with other table data
(preceding
@@ -1597,14 +1597,15 @@ if it encounters an error during operation.
.SH Limitations
.\" ====================================================================
.
-In table entries that are not text blocks,
+Outside of text blocks,
avoid use of
.I roff
escape sequences that read to the end of the line,
-like
+as
.B \[rs]\[dq]
-or
-.BR \[rs]!\& .
+and
+.B \[rs]!\&
+do.
.
.
.P
[Prev in Thread] |
Current Thread |
[Next in Thread] |
- [groff] 12/17: tbl(1): Tighten wording.,
G. Branden Robinson <=