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commit 478df7fdc8cb33ff847d450d91161799ff5305d1
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Aug 30 03:22:35 2025 -0500
doc/*,man/*: Reform terminology.
"additional inter-sentence space" -> "supplemental inter-sentence space"
The latter is the phraseology I have semi-consciously drifted to when
coaching users in email; in this case, I regard that as the voice of my
muse. Further, it's a better mnemonic for the `.sss` register name we
use to store the corresponding amount thereof in the environment.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 11 ++++++-----
man/groff.7.man | 6 +++---
man/groff_diff.7.man | 2 +-
man/groff_tmac.5.man | 2 +-
man/roff.7.man | 2 +-
5 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index 4e5e4a92d..3b4bf8e96 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -5359,8 +5359,8 @@ well-researched jeremiad appreciated by @code{groff}
contributors on
both sides of the sentence-spacing debate can be found at
@uref{https://web.archive.org@//web@//20171217060354@//http://www.heracliteanriver.com@//?p=324}.}
GNU @code{troff} follows the example of @acronym{AT&T} @code{troff};
-it attempts to detect the boundaries between sentences, and supplies
-additional inter-sentence space between them.
+it attempts to detect the boundaries between sentences, and supplements
+them with inter-sentence space.
@Example
Hello, world!
@@ -5480,7 +5480,7 @@ been shocking to the rich.\[rq]
The sets of characters that potentially end sentences or are transparent
to sentence endings are configurable. See the @code{cflags} request in
-@ref{Using Symbols}. To change the additional inter-sentence space
+@ref{Using Symbols}. To change the supplemental inter-sentence space
amount---even to remove it entirely---see @ref{Manipulating Filling and
Adjustment}.
@@ -9100,6 +9100,7 @@ for both parameters is@tie{}12. Negative values are
erroneous.
The first argument is a minimum; if an output line undergoes adjustment,
such spaces may increase in width.
@cindex inter-sentence space, additional
+@cindex supplemental inter-sentence space
@cindex additional inter-sentence space
@cindex space, between sentences
The optional second argument sets the amount of additional space
@@ -9120,7 +9121,7 @@ always precedes it may be. Further input spaces after
the second, if
present, are adjusted as normal.
The read-only registers @code{.ss} and @code{.sss} hold the minimum
-inter-word space and additional inter-sentence space amounts,
+inter-word space and supplemental inter-sentence space amounts,
respectively. These parameters are part of the environment
(@pxref{Environments}).
@@ -11348,7 +11349,7 @@ A change of the zoom factor affects scaling of glyph
sizes, inter-word
and inter-sentence spaces, and kerning adjustments on the output device,
but @emph{not} vertical spacing. It is not reflected in registers that
report the requested or current type size, or the minimum inter-word and
-additional inter-sentence space sizes. It @emph{is} reflected in
+supplemental inter-sentence space sizes. It @emph{is} reflected in
measurements of formatted output:@: the horizontal drawing position
register @code{hp}, interpolation of the @code{\w} escape sequence, and
the registers updated by that escape sequence or the formatting of a
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index b8bd0b903..aaff4e432 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -4813,7 +4813,7 @@ is
.
.TPx
.REQ .ss n
-Set minimum inter-word space and additional inter-sentence space sizes
+Set minimum inter-word space and supplemental inter-sentence space sizes
to
.IR n \~12ths
of the selected font's
@@ -4826,7 +4826,7 @@ parameter
As
.RB \[lq] .ss\~\c
.IR n \[rq],
-but set additional inter-sentence space size to
+but set supplemental inter-sentence space size to
.IR m \~12ths
of the selected font's
.B spacewidth
@@ -7150,7 +7150,7 @@ in twelfths of the space width of the selected font.
.
.TP
.REG .sss
-Size of the environment's additional inter-sentence space
+Size of the environment's supplemental inter-sentence space
in twelfths of the space width of the selected font.
.
.TP
diff --git a/man/groff_diff.7.man b/man/groff_diff.7.man
index 5e43b653a..a1058a5b4 100644
--- a/man/groff_diff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff_diff.7.man
@@ -5023,7 +5023,7 @@ This is a string-valued register.
.TQ
.B \[rs]n[.sss]
Interpolate values of the environment's minimum inter-word space
-and additional inter-sentence space,
+and supplemental inter-sentence space,
respectively,
in twelfths of the space width of the selected font.
.
diff --git a/man/groff_tmac.5.man b/man/groff_tmac.5.man
index 08b13051b..af73613fa 100644
--- a/man/groff_tmac.5.man
+++ b/man/groff_tmac.5.man
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ Localization files can also adjust the date format and
provide
translations of strings used by some of the full-service macro packages;
alter the input encoding
(see the next section);
-and change the amount of additional inter-sentence space.
+and change the amount of supplemental inter-sentence space.
.
For Eastern languages,
the localization file defines character classes and sets flags on them.
diff --git a/man/roff.7.man b/man/roff.7.man
index 4422c906c..85bfb470f 100644
--- a/man/roff.7.man
+++ b/man/roff.7.man
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ The exceptions separate words.
A
.I roff
formatter attempts to detect boundaries between sentences,
-and supplies additional inter-sentence space between them.
+and supplies supplemental inter-sentence space between them.
.
It flags certain characters
(normally
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