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authoresr <esr>2007-02-06 09:23:06 +0000
committeresr <esr>2007-02-06 09:23:06 +0000
commitb8a93d67c7214dc7db2cafe1cc2550eb1fc86082 (patch)
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downloadgroff-b8a93d67c7214dc7db2cafe1cc2550eb1fc86082.tar.gz
Change .UR/.UE and .MT/.ME so the start macro no longer takes
a second argument that is pasted to the end of the generated text. Instead, the end macro takes an argument that does the same thing.
Diffstat (limited to 'tmac/groff_man.man')
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.man b/tmac/groff_man.man
index f01f2894..3fc679e0 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.man
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.man
@@ -646,19 +646,22 @@ Wrap a World Wide Web hyperlink. The argument to the
.B UR
is the URL; thereafter, lines until
.B UE
-are collected and used as the link text. On a device that is not
+are collected and used as the link text. Any argument to the
+.B UE
+macro is pasted to the end of the text.
+On a device that is not
a browser,
.EX
this is a link to
\&.UR http:\&//randomsite,org/fubar
some random site
-\&.UE
+\&.UE ,
given as an example
.EE
will usually display like this: "this is a link to some random
-site <http:\&//randomsite,org/fubar> given as an example".
+site <http:\&//randomsite,org/fubar>, given as an example".
.TP
.B MT
@@ -667,7 +670,9 @@ site <http:\&//randomsite,org/fubar> given as an example".
Wrap an email address. The argument of MT is the address; text
following, until
.BR ME ,
-is a name to be associated with the address. On a device that is not
+is a name to be associated with the address. Any argument to the
+.B ME
+macro is pasted to the end of the link text. On a device that is not
a browser,
.EX
@@ -794,7 +799,7 @@ poorly to HTML, under which exact whitespace control and tabbing are not
readily available. Thus, information or distinctions that you use
.B DT
to express are likely to be lost. If you feel tempted to use it,
-you should probably be writing table markup using
+you should probably be composing a table using
.BR tbl (1)
markup instead.
.
@@ -820,7 +825,7 @@ and
.BR HP .
.sp
Use of this presentation-level macro is deprecated. It translates
-poorly to HTML, under which exact control of inter-paragraphb spacing
+poorly to HTML, under which exact control of inter-paragraph spacing
is not readily available. Thus, information or distinctions that you use
.B PD
to express are likely to be lost.
@@ -1015,17 +1020,17 @@ Local changes and customizations should be put into this file.
.
This manual page was originally written for the Debian GNU/Linux
system by
-.MT sgk@debian.org .
+.MT sgk@debian.org
Susan G. Kleinmann
-.ME
+.ME .
It was corrected and updated by
-.MT wl@gnu.org .
+.MT wl@gnu.org
Werner Lemberg
-.ME
+.ME .
The extension macros were documented (and partly designed) by
-.MT esr@thyrsus.com ;
+.MT esr@thyrsus.com
Eric S. Raymond
-.ME
+.ME ;
he also wrote the portability advice.
.
.\" Local Variables: