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authorG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2023-03-24 05:54:07 -0500
committerG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2023-04-01 10:33:39 -0500
commit2b10e06aa6f873cbeb0cc1675e77af2598141988 (patch)
tree75f42b190cdc2259b54ff9472382b261a031fd51 /tmac
parent92f22e91183c19801edbdfd95305ad8464e631a9 (diff)
downloadgroff-git-2b10e06aa6f873cbeb0cc1675e77af2598141988.tar.gz
groff_man_style(7): Clarify behavior of `\%`.
Also clarify effects of `SY` and `YS` macros on adjustment. Prompted by Alex Colomar in <https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/groff/2023-03/msg00079.html>.
Diffstat (limited to 'tmac')
-rw-r--r--tmac/groff_man.7.man.in16
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
index 8416825cf..5338a715c 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ has already been called without a corresponding
.BR .YS ,
in which case only a break is performed.
.
-Automatic hyphenation is disabled.
+Adjustment and automatic hyphenation are disabled.
.
.I command
is set in bold.
@@ -1033,8 +1033,10 @@ plus a space.
.B .YS
End synopsis.
.
-The previous indentation amount and initial hyphenation mode are
-restored.
+Indentation,
+adjustment,
+and hyphenation
+are restored to their previous states.
_ifstyle()dnl
.
.
@@ -2466,10 +2468,10 @@ supplementing
automatic hyphenation patterns.
.
At the beginning of a word,
-it suppresses any automatic hyphenation points within;
-any specified with
-.B \e%
-are still honored.
+it suppresses any hyphenation breaks within
+.I except
+those specified with
+.BR \e% .
.
.
.TP