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commit c5ac02555e75910654f7243a3222721c3188f887
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Wed Oct 9 22:56:32 2024 -0500
groff_mm(7): Clarify meaning of LB's "mark" arg.
---
contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man | 23 +++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man b/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
index ce65908ae..62cef24db 100644
--- a/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
+++ b/contrib/mm/groff_mm.7.man
@@ -2419,7 +2419,7 @@ this is also the default.
.
.TP
.BI LB\~ "text-indent mark-indent pad type"\~\c
-.RI [ mark \~[ pre-item-space \~[ pre-list-space ]]]
+.RI [ mark-or-format \~[ pre-item-space \~[ pre-list-space ]]]
Begin list.
.
The macros
@@ -2486,21 +2486,28 @@ type@Output for a mark \[lq]x\[rq]
.IP
If
.I type
-is\~0 and
-.I mark
+is\~0,
+.I mm
+assumes that the marks are not numeric.
+.
+If
+.I mark-or-format
is unspecified,
.I mm
-sets items with a hanging indent.
+sets items with a hanging indent;
+otherwise,
+.I mm
+treats
+.I mark-or-format
+as a string defining the mark.
.
-Otherwise,
-.I mark
-is interpreted as a string defining the mark.
.
+.IP
If
.I type
is greater than zero,
items are automatically numbered and
-.I mark
+.I mark-or-format
is interpreted as a register format.
.
A
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