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commit fa8b882f032d385efe295d89477b654234c58f8a
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Aug 2 19:36:22 2025 -0500
groff_man*(7): Improve page breaks.
...using techniques upright (economizing prose), questionable (poor
man's keeps [`ne` requests]), and shady (manipulations of vertical
spacing and inter-paragraph space).
---
tmac/groff_man.7.man.in | 28 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
index 65566b4ad..80dc38d1f 100644
--- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
+++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in
@@ -1122,6 +1122,8 @@ and up to the end of
otherwise.
.
.
+.br
+.ne 4v
.TP
.BR .YS\~ [\c
.IR reuse-indentation ]
@@ -1466,6 +1468,8 @@ implements
.BR MR .
.
.
+.br
+.ne 2v
.P
Prepare arguments to
.BR MR ,
@@ -1665,6 +1669,8 @@ angle brackets.
_ifstyle()dnl
.
.
+.br
+.ne 2v
.IP
When rendered by
.I groff
@@ -2577,7 +2583,7 @@ use of
requests
(apart from the empty request
.RB \[lq] . \[rq])\&
-risks poor rendering when your page is processed by
+risks poor rendering when a page is processed by
.RI non- roff
formatters that attempt to interpret page sources.
.
@@ -2592,10 +2598,10 @@ they may be incapable of handling numeric expressions,
control structures,
or register,
string,
-and macro definitions.
-.
-Such limitations can lead to portions of a document being presented
-incomprehensibly or omitted altogether.
+and macro definitions,
+causing a document's contents
+to be presented incomprehensibly
+or omitted entirely.
.
.
.P
@@ -2828,6 +2834,8 @@ as in a command synopsis.
.RE
.
.
+.br
+.ne 4v
.IP
.B \ec
also helps when changing font styles in
@@ -3451,6 +3459,11 @@ The inside footer is populated per the value of
.RS \" Invisibly move left margin to current IP indentation.
.RS \" Now indent further, visibly.
.TP
+.if t \{\
+. \" begin hideous cheat for U.S. letter paper
+. do nr saved-PD \n[PD]
+. do nr PD 0.25v
+.\}
3
3rd Berkeley Distribution
.I (default)
@@ -3476,6 +3489,11 @@ The inside footer is populated per the value of
4.4 Berkeley Distribution
.RE \" Move left margin back to IP indentation.
.RE \" Move left margin back to standard position.
+.if t \{\
+. \" end hideous cheat for U.S. letter paper
+. do nr PD \n[saved-PD]u
+. do rr saved-PD
+.\}
.
.
.\" ====================================================================
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