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| author | G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> | 2023-02-15 10:27:47 -0600 |
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| committer | G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> | 2023-02-15 11:11:14 -0600 |
| commit | b14a7dda59bf0fcf10667a40a31fabe78e479ebd (patch) | |
| tree | 5b75ce2b1fc6bb83ea3b436ab628fdadfe6ed970 /tmac | |
| parent | ab2f4c9b46f19fb403914f23cf2cb05f3747e7a9 (diff) | |
| download | groff-git-b14a7dda59bf0fcf10667a40a31fabe78e479ebd.tar.gz | |
groff_man*(7): Distinguish `RS`'s inset amount.
...from indentation. While both are horizontal distances, we are
otherwise at pains to distinguish indentation from insets (left margin
manipulation), and using "indentation" to name `RS`'s argument confounds
this distinction.
Prompted by discussion with Alex Colomar.
Diffstat (limited to 'tmac')
| -rw-r--r-- | tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 12 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in index 20da6cd7a..1acc686ee 100644 --- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in +++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in @@ -733,11 +733,11 @@ installation. . .TP .BR .RS " ["\c -.IR indentation ] +.IR inset-amount ] Start a new relative inset level. . The left margin moves right by -.I indentation, +.I inset-amount, if specified, and by a default amount otherwise; see subsection \(lqHorizontal and vertical spacing\(rq below. @@ -1936,12 +1936,14 @@ _endif()dnl The .I indentation argument accepted by -.BR .RS , .BR .IP , .BR .TP , and the deprecated .B .HP -is a number plus an optional scaling unit. +is a number plus an optional scaling unit, +as is +.BR .RS 's +.IR inset-amount . . If no scaling unit is given, the @@ -1976,7 +1978,7 @@ or or its synonyms is called; these clear the indentation entirely. . -Relative insets created by +Insets created by .B .RS move the left margin and persist until .BR .RS , |