Re: [PATCH v2] tzfile.5: Fix indentation

[Alejandro Colomar]

Hi Branden,

On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 08:31:55PM +0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> Hmmm, I was about to say inset, but double-checked groff_man(7) to be
> sure of the exact term, and then I got confused even more:
> 
> $ man groff_man | grep '   \.\(IP\|RS\) \['
>      .RS [inset‐amount]
>      .IP [tag [indentation]]
> 
> 
> Since RS uses the same amount that IP used before it, it seems they
> could be the same thing.  But then RS uses inset and IP uses
> indentation.  How do pears be added to apples?  :)

I think this paragraph, about the IN register is where the confusion
lies.  So IN holds an amount that will be used as inset-amount or as
indentation, depending on who uses it.  That ambiguity was what confused
me.

Cheers,
Alex

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