Sync to OpenBSD: More precise description of .Xo, and don't talk

about deprecation, because there are cases were choosing .Xo or
backslash line continuation is merely a matter of taste, not a
difference in readability, and well-used .Xo is even slightly
more portable.
OK jmc@

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/mdoc.7 b/mdoc.7
index 54e882ee..ea83f4a3 100644
--- a/mdoc.7
+++ b/mdoc.7
@@ -2665,9 +2665,13 @@ and
 Close a scope opened by
 .Sx \&Xo .
 .Ss \&Xo
-Open an extension scope.
-This macro originally existed to extend the 9-argument limit of troff;
-since this limit has been lifted, the macro has been deprecated.
+Extend the header of an
+.Sx \&It
+macro or the body of a partial-implicit block macro
+beyond the end of the input line.
+This macro originally existed to work around the 9-argument limit
+of historic
+.Xr roff 7 .
 .Ss \&Xr
 Link to another manual
 .Pq Qq cross-reference .