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[groff] 03/04: tbl(1): Fix content and style nits.
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G. Branden Robinson |
Subject: |
[groff] 03/04: tbl(1): Fix content and style nits. |
Date: |
Wed, 15 Feb 2023 12:42:23 -0500 (EST) |
gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.
commit ab2f4c9b46f19fb403914f23cf2cb05f3747e7a9
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Feb 15 10:15:05 2023 -0600
tbl(1): Fix content and style nits.
* Consistently refer to "roff dummy character" instead of "non-printing
input token".
* Fix missing space in phrase.
---
src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 17 ++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index ca49f14b9..c5819faa4 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -566,7 +566,9 @@ otherwise,
.I @g@tbl
centers the entry within the column.
.
-The non-printing input token
+The
+.I roff
+dummy character
.B \[rs]&
in an entry marks the glyph preceding it
(if any)
@@ -1005,7 +1007,8 @@ blocks.
If you wish to visibly mark an empty table entry in the document source,
populate it with the
.B \[rs]&
-non-printing input token.
+.I roff
+dummy character.
.
The table data are interrupted by a line consisting of the
.B .T&
@@ -1123,7 +1126,9 @@ To use either
or
.B =
literally and alone in an entry,
-prefix or suffix it with the token
+prefix or suffix it with the
+.I roff
+dummy character
.BR \[rs]& .
.
To express
@@ -1159,7 +1164,9 @@ must be used
the no-break control character is not recognized.
.
To start the first table entry in a row with a dot,
-precede it with the token
+precede it with the
+.I roff
+dummy character
.BR \[rs]& .
.
.
@@ -1586,7 +1593,7 @@ so the
column modifier has no effect.
.
On terminal devices
-.RI (\[lq] nroff mode\[rq]),
+.RI (\[lq] nroff\~ mode\[rq]),
horizontal rules and box borders occupy a full vee of space;
this amount is doubled for
.B doublebox
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