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[groff] 08/12: [docs]: Clarify ANSI colors remark.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 08/12: [docs]: Clarify ANSI colors remark.
Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2023 11:12:17 -0500 (EST)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit afca85d72a98734c25e051397ff01dcc8553a12b
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Nov 5 09:06:25 2023 -0600

    [docs]: Clarify ANSI colors remark.
---
 doc/groff.texi  | 5 +++--
 man/groff.7.man | 6 ++++--
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index ef3da05f8..47df012b2 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -12341,8 +12341,9 @@ necessarily the same.  For the @code{dvi}, @code{html}, 
@code{pdf},
 @code{ps}, and @code{xhtml} output devices, GNU @code{troff}
 automatically loads a macro file defining many color names at startup.
 By the same mechanism, the devices supported by @code{grotty} recognize
-the eight standard ISO@tie{}6429/EMCA-48 color names.@footnote{also
-known vulgarly as ``ANSI colors''}
+the eight standard ISO@tie{}6429/EMCA-48 color names.@footnote{These
+are known vulgarly as ``ANSI'' colors, after its X3.64 standard, now
+withdrawn.}
 
 @DefreqList {gcolor, [@Var{color}]}
 @DefescItemx {\\m, , c, }
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 45c76833f..6dac1fdce 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -733,8 +733,10 @@ automatically loads a macro file defining many color names 
at startup.
 By the same mechanism,
 the devices supported by
 .MR grotty @MAN1EXT@
-recognize the eight standard ISO\~6429/ECMA-48 color names
-(also known vulgarly as \[lq]ANSI colors\[rq]).
+recognize the eight standard ISO\~6429/ECMA-48 color names.
+(These are known vulgarly as \[lq]ANSI\[rq] colors,
+after its X3.64 standard,
+now withdrawn.)
 .\" END Keep (roughly) parallel with groff.texi node "Colors".
 .
 .



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