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authorG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2023-05-14 23:28:26 -0500
committerG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2023-05-14 23:58:14 -0500
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NEWS: Update item about ms's `DD` register.
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@@ -423,11 +423,15 @@ o The "ptx.tmac" macro file, a counterpart to the GNU coreutils ptx(1)
long been part of the source distribution.
o The s (ms) macro package now enables the formatter's "no-space mode"
- after ending displays (`DE`) and equations (`EN`); this is to improve
- the fidelity of rendering of historical ms(7) documents such as
- Kernighan & Cherry's "Typesetting Mathematics". This change means
- that display distance spacing (the `DD` register) overrides paragraph
- spacing (the `PD` register) instead of accumulating with it.
+ after ending displays (`DE`), equations (`EN`), tables (`TS`), and
+ pictures without flyback (`PE`). This means that display distance
+ spacing (the `DD` register) overrides the spacing that may follow in a
+ subsequent paragraph, section heading, or display instead of
+ accumulating with that distance. This change is to make the behavior
+ of the package more predictable; you can fine-tune such spacing by
+ setting the `DD` register in desired places. It has also helped us to
+ improve groff ms's rendering of historical ms(7) documents such as
+ Kernighan & Cherry's "Typesetting Mathematics".
o The s (ms) macro package supports a new string, `FR`, which defines
the ratio of the footnote line length to the current line length. The