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authorG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2022-06-15 06:20:57 -0500
committerG. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>2022-06-15 08:46:44 -0500
commitdd924385873bee31a7b6805baa468efc3379062b (patch)
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downloadgroff-git-dd924385873bee31a7b6805baa468efc3379062b.tar.gz
grn(1): Fix content and style nits.
* Explain what grn doesn't "know about" more formally. * Recast for clarity. * Remind reader that groff(1) handles preprocessor ordering.
Diffstat (limited to 'src/preproc/grn')
-rw-r--r--src/preproc/grn/grn.1.man17
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/src/preproc/grn/grn.1.man b/src/preproc/grn/grn.1.man
index 6208be16c..a1ab41c49 100644
--- a/src/preproc/grn/grn.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/grn/grn.1.man
@@ -408,11 +408,13 @@ line.
Since
.I @g@grn
is a preprocessor,
-it doesn't know about current indentation,
-point sizes,
-margins,
-registers,
-and so on.
+it has no access to elements of formatter state,
+such as
+indentation,
+line length,
+type size,
+or
+register values.
.
Consequently,
no
@@ -425,7 +427,7 @@ macros.
.
However,
.I gremlin
-text is now processed by
+text elements are subsequently processed by
.IR @g@troff ,
so anything valid in a single line of
.I @g@troff
@@ -464,6 +466,9 @@ to avoid overworking
.MR @g@eqn @MAN1EXT@
should always be run last.
.
+.MR groff @MAN1EXT@
+will automatically run preprocessors in the correct order.
+.
.
.PP
A picture is considered an entity,