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@@ -241,10 +241,10 @@ o Part of the an (man) macro package has been renamed from `an-old.tmac`
this. The man-db man(1) implementation has, since 2001, used
"-mandoc" preferentially if available when man-db is configured.
-o The an (man) macro package supports a new `AD` string to put the
- default adjustment mode under user control at rendering time. The
- default is "b" (adjust lines to both margins) as has been the Unix
- man(7) default since 1979.
+o The an (man) and doc (mdoc) macro packages support a new `AD` string
+ to put the default adjustment mode under user control at rendering
+ time. The default is "b" (adjust lines to both margins) as has been
+ the Unix man(7) default since 1979.
o The an (man) and doc (mdoc) macro packages support new `CS` and `CT`
registers to control rendering of man page section headings and titles
@@ -282,10 +282,8 @@ o The groff_man(7) man page documenting the groff implementation of the
material supplemented with explanations, examples, and advice for the
reader who is not an expert in *roff systems or in writing man pages.
-o The doc (mdoc) macro package now honors the C and HY registers as the
- an (man) package does. It furthermore recognizes the `AD` string (see
- above) for compatibility with an (man), but at present ignores its
- value.
+o The doc (mdoc) macro package now honors the `C` and `HY` registers as
+ the an (man) package does.
o The e (me) macro package has changed its support for output line
numbering with the `n1` and `n2` macros to resolve several bugs in the