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authorG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2023-04-05 07:08:16 -0500
committerG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2023-04-09 11:25:28 -0500
commit93a08f4dc12693179ec86f2e81d3f8852b737cc7 (patch)
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[docs]: Update discussion of ms page titles.
* Mention the special behavior of the % character in titles. * Characterize traps as a formatter feature.
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diff --git a/doc/ms.ms b/doc/ms.ms
index a3573e6b4..fd55fabbe 100644
--- a/doc/ms.ms
+++ b/doc/ms.ms
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
.nr TC-MARGIN \w'00' \" expect 2-digit page numbers at most
.ie t .nr PI 3.5n
.el .nr PI 4n
-.ND February 2023
-.EH '%''February 2023'
+.ND April 2023
+.EH '%''April 2023'
.EF ''''
.OH 'Using \f[I]groff\f[] with the \f[I]ms\f[] macros''%'
.OF ''''
@@ -3197,9 +3197,14 @@ T}
.
.
.PP
+With either method,
+a percent sign
+.B %
+in header or footer text is replaced by the current page number.
+.
By default,
.I ms
-places no header on any page numbered \[lq]1\[rq]
+places no header on a page numbered \[lq]1\[rq]
(regardless of its number format).
.
.
@@ -3246,7 +3251,9 @@ and
(\[lq]bottom trap\[rq])
when the footer is to be.
.
-The page location trap that
+The
+.I groff
+page location trap that
.I ms
sets up to format the header also calls the
(normally undefined)