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author | G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> | 2023-04-24 19:58:08 -0500 |
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committer | G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com> | 2023-04-24 23:58:16 -0500 |
commit | 0223aef4164a7b07cb933a397894878bb61773b5 (patch) | |
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[docs]: Reduce use of term "entity".
Doug McIlroy noted this vague term, which groff employs for multiple
purposes. Eliminate its application to input processing. There is now
no longer such a thing as an "entity" in the groff language.
* doc/groff.texi (Character Translations): Do it. Also clarify
"nothing" as "the dummy character".
(Using Symbols): Do it. Also recast explanation of difference between
characters and glyphs. Explicitly state that spaces aren't glyphs.
Document that `rchar` request can't remove definitions supplied by
font description files.
(Ligatures and Kerning): Speak of "special characters", not
"entities".
(Other Differences): Recast discussion of character-to-glyph
transformation. Stop qualifying characters as "input". Recast
discussion of example.
* font/devutf8/NOTES: Revise use of terminology. Perform a Kemper
notectomy. Wrap long lines.
* man/groff.7.man (Request short reference) <char>: Speak of a "special
character", not an "entity".
<rchar>: Document that request can't remove definitions supplied by
font description files.
* man/groff_diff.7.man (Implementation differences): Sync with our
Texinfo manual.
The use of "entity" to describe how a glyph gets mapped back to a
character (sequence) for the HTML and terminal output devices is
retained. That usage is restricted to discussion of output drivers
(code comments and function names notwithstanding).
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