[groff] 17/30: groff(7) (Strings): Fix style nits.

[G. Branden Robinson]

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit c9fc63b7577c0e15eb2131ccf111c6b0212b085b
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sat Dec 21 18:05:06 2024 -0600

    groff(7) (Strings): Fix style nits.
    
    Stop naming requests with a leading dot.  That's a traning wheel for
    *roff novices.  On the other hand, some request names are confusable
    with English words, so quote them in addition to setting them in bold,
    to avoid such confusion (even if bold styling is stripped).
---
 man/groff.7.man | 34 +++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 554366c4c..784e23c09 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -6067,16 +6067,16 @@ or
 .
 .P
 The
-.request .ds
+.request ds
 request creates a string with a specified name and contents.
 .
 If the identifier named by
-.request .ds
+.request ds
 already exists as an alias,
 the target of the alias is redefined.
 .
 If
-.request .ds
+.request ds
 is called with only one argument,
 the named string becomes empty.
 .
@@ -6166,13 +6166,13 @@ see section \[lq]Punning names\[rq] below.
 .
 .P
 The
-.request .as
+.RB \[lq] as \[rq]
 request is similar to
-.request .ds
+.request ds
 but appends to a string instead of redefining it.
 .
 If
-.request .as
+.RB \[lq] as \[rq]
 is called with only one argument,
 no operation is performed
 (beyond dereferencing the string).
@@ -6186,13 +6186,13 @@ compatibility mode enablement when interpolated;
 see section \[lq]Compatibility mode\[rq] below.
 .
 The
-.request .ds1
+.request ds1
 request defines a string that suspends compatibility mode when the
 string is later interpolated.
 .
-.request .as1
+.request as1
 is likewise similar to
-.BR .as ,
+.RB \[lq] as \[rq],
 with compatibility mode suspended when the appended portion of the
 string is later interpolated.
 .
@@ -6219,20 +6219,20 @@ Several requests exist to perform rudimentary string 
operations.
 .
 Strings can be queried
 (\c
-.request .length )
+.request length )
 and modified
 (\c
-.request .chop ,
-.request .substring ,
-.request .stringup ,
-.request .stringdown ),
+.request chop ,
+.request substring ,
+.request stringup ,
+.request stringdown ),
 and their names can be manipulated through renaming,
 removal,
 and aliasing
 (\c
-.request .rn ,
-.request .rm ,
-.request .als).
+.request rn ,
+.request rm ,
+.request als).
 .
 .
 .br