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commit 930a6c4894b7a596cdb569016f8ef57a77999c98
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robin...@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sat Feb 6 15:03:44 2021 +1100
doc/ms.ms (Basic information): Discuss strings.
---
doc/ms.ms | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/ms.ms b/doc/ms.ms
index d28fe6d..54cdc07 100644
--- a/doc/ms.ms
+++ b/doc/ms.ms
@@ -100,14 +100,23 @@ Basic information
.XS
Basic information
.XE
+.
+.
.LP
+.I ms
+exposes many aspects of document layout to user control via
+.I groff
+registers and strings.
+.
Most
.I registers
have a default unit of measurement.
.
Specifying a unit explicitly does not cause any problems,
and can avoid problems in complex situations.
-The following are typical units:
+.
+The following table summarizes typical units.
+.
.TS
box;
cb cb
@@ -127,12 +136,20 @@ P pica (1/6\[sd])
.LP
Set registers with using the
.CW .nr
+request
+and strings with the
+.CW .ds
request.
-.RS
+.
+.
+.DS
.CW
\&.nr PS 12
+\&.ds FAM P
.R
-.RE
+.DE
+.
+.
.\" ------------------------
.if t .bp
.NH 1
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