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authorG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2022-12-28 23:10:30 -0600
committerG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2022-12-28 23:14:22 -0600
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[docs]: Revise discussion of environments.
Document association with .cdp, .cht, .csk, .n, .w registers. Align usage of terminology with post-1.22.4 reforms.
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diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index cbb8327b1..2b9bab667 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -6633,8 +6633,6 @@ The current environment is at the top of the stack.
The same environment name can be pushed onto the stack multiple times,
possibly interleaved with others.
.
-.
-.P
Popping the environment stack does not destroy the current environment;
it remains accessible by name and can be made current again by pushing
it at any time.
@@ -6654,11 +6652,25 @@ Environments store the following information.
.
.
.IP \[bu] 2n
+a partially collected line, if any
+.
+.
+.IP \[bu]
+data about the most recently output glyph and line
+(registers
+.BR .cdp ,
+.BR .cht ,
+.BR .csk ,
+.BR .n ,
+.BR .w )
+.
+.
+.IP \[bu]
typeface parameters
(size,
family,
style,
-glyph height and slant,
+height and slant,
inter-word and inter-sentence space sizes)
.
.
@@ -6667,31 +6679,30 @@ page parameters
(line length,
title length,
vertical spacing,
-line
-spacing,
+line spacing,
indentation,
line numbering,
centering,
-right-justifying,
+right-alignment,
underlining,
-hyphenation data)
+hyphenation parameters)
.
.
.IP \[bu]
-filling enablement,
+filling enablement;
adjustment enablement and mode
.
.
.IP \[bu]
-tab stops; tab and leader characters; escape,
+tab stops;
+tab,
+leader,
+escape,
control,
no-break control,
-hyphenation control,
-and margin characters
-.
-.
-.IP \[bu]
-partially collected lines
+hyphenation,
+and
+margin characters
.
.
.IP \[bu]