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authorG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2023-02-12 12:49:03 -0600
committerG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2023-02-12 13:04:15 -0600
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doc/groff.texi: Fix content nit.
What font doesn't come with multiple parentheses (usually pairs)? Also, symbol fonts often contain bracket pieces which are sure to have large both heights _and_ depths.
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@cindex spacing, vertical
These concepts were introduced in @ref{Page Geometry}. The height of a
font's tallest glyph is one em, which is equal to the type size in
-points.@footnote{This tallest glyph is typically the parenthesis.
-Unfortunately, in many cases the actual dimensions of the glyphs in a
-font do not closely match its declared type size! For example, in
-the standard PostScript font families, 10-point Times sets better with
-9-point Helvetica and 11-point Courier than if all three were used
-at 10@tie{}points.} A vertical spacing of less than 120% of the type
-size can make a document hard to read. Larger proportions can be useful
-to spread the text for annotations or proofreader's marks. By default,
-GNU @code{troff} uses 10@tie{}point type on 12@tie{}point spacing.
+points.@footnote{In text fonts, the tallest glyphs are typically
+parentheses. Unfortunately, in many cases the actual dimensions of the
+glyphs in a font do not closely match its declared type size! For
+example, in the standard PostScript font families, 10-point Times sets
+better with 9-point Helvetica and 11-point Courier than if all three
+were used at 10@tie{}points.} A vertical spacing of less than 120% of
+the type size can make a document hard to read. Larger proportions can
+be useful to spread the text for annotations or proofreader's marks. By
+default, GNU @code{troff} uses 10@tie{}point type on 12@tie{}point
+spacing.
@cindex leading
Typographers call the difference between type size and vertical spacing
@dfn{leading}.@footnote{Pronounce ``leading'' to rhyme with