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authorIngo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>2010-12-22 23:53:55 +0000
committerIngo Schwarze <schwarze@openbsd.org>2010-12-22 23:53:55 +0000
commit46fecbc24ead4a5799b98b1177b587cf6c481f02 (patch)
treead8b89c393e219de26203262b2bb321861e58736 /mdoc.7
parent209ac2d0d52f275c56bd4acb912e0e5d5a2d5e9a (diff)
downloadmandoc-46fecbc24ead4a5799b98b1177b587cf6c481f02.tar.gz
minor tweaks:
1. improve .Bl wording (from jmc@) 2. jmc@ noted that the .Mt default (the same as in groff) makes no sense, and there is no better default we could use; thus, regard it as implementation dependent and do not document it 3. fix formatting of one COMPATIBILITY note: move "and" out of .Sx ok kristaps@, jmc@
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diff --git a/mdoc.7 b/mdoc.7
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@@ -1201,7 +1201,7 @@ Be careful in using over-long lines within a keep block!
Doing so will clobber the right margin.
.Ss \&Bl
Begin a list.
-Lists consist of items started by the
+Lists consist of items specified using the
.Sx \&It
macro, containing a head or a body or both.
The list syntax is as follows:
@@ -2124,9 +2124,6 @@ Examples:
Format a
.Dq mailto:
hyperlink.
-If an argument is not provided, the string
-.Dq \(ti
-is used as a default.
Its syntax is as follows:
.Pp
.D1 Pf \. Sx \&Mt Cm address
@@ -2739,7 +2736,12 @@ The following problematic behaviour is found in groff:
.Bl -dash -compact
.It
Display macros
-.Pq Sx \&Bd , Sx \&Dl , and Sx \&D1
+.Po
+.Sx \&Bd ,
+.Sx \&Dl ,
+and
+.Sx \&D1
+.Pc
may not be nested.
\*[hist]
.It