From 9589e6fe04641b67f6a86f5e877b432a93a90f6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "G. Branden Robinson" Date: Sun, 14 May 2023 23:28:26 -0500 Subject: NEWS: Update item about ms's `DD` register. --- NEWS | 14 +++++++++----- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index de0d777f5..99f604ba9 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -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 -- cgit v1.2.1