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[groff] 01/10: doc/groff.texi: Fix inter-sentence space glitches.
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G. Branden Robinson |
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[groff] 01/10: doc/groff.texi: Fix inter-sentence space glitches. |
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Wed, 17 Mar 2021 02:48:48 -0400 (EDT) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit 404c138b36a1eadcccff7c1a8eca7f2fab821376
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Mar 12 17:03:56 2021 +1100
doc/groff.texi: Fix inter-sentence space glitches.
---
doc/groff.texi | 13 +++++++------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi
index e7f2bbc..99a4deb 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi
+++ b/doc/groff.texi
@@ -4477,7 +4477,7 @@ hyphenating, breaking, and adjusting it.
When GNU @code{troff} starts up, it obtains information about the device
for which it is preparing output.@footnote{@xref{Device and Font
-Files}.} A crucial example is the length of the output line, such as
+Files}.} A crucial example is the length of the output line, such as
``6.5 inches''.
@cindex word, definition of
@@ -4559,10 +4559,11 @@ instructions to GNU @code{troff} instead of being
copied as-is to output
device glyphs.@footnote{This statement oversimplifes; there are escape
sequences whose purpose is precisely to produce glyphs on the output
device, and input characters that @emph{aren't} part of escape sequences
-can undergo a great deal of processing before getting to the output.} An
-escape sequence begins with the backslash character @code{\} by default,
-an uncommon character in natural language text, and is @emph{always}
-followed by at least one other character, hence the term ``sequence''.
+can undergo a great deal of processing before getting to the output.}
+An escape sequence begins with the backslash character @code{\} by
+default, an uncommon character in natural language text, and is
+@emph{always} followed by at least one other character, hence the term
+``sequence''.
@cindex @code{\&}, at end of sentence
The non-printing input break escape sequence @code{\&} can be used after
@@ -4747,7 +4748,7 @@ simply ``tabs'', in the input into movements to the next
tab stop.
These tab stops are by default located every half inch across the page.
With them, simple tables can be made easily.@footnote{``Tab'' is short
for ``tabulation'', revealing the term's origin as a spacing mechanism
-for table arrangement.} However, this method can be deceptive as the
+for table arrangement.} However, this method can be deceptive as the
appearance (and width) of the text on a terminal and the results from
GNU @code{troff} can vary greatly, particularly when proportional
typefaces are used.
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