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commit 208e5912b404b05b1c1b290e8d7a2dcebdfa0125
Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Mon Nov 3 00:16:43 2025 -0600
[doc,man]: Improve motion quanta material.
Favor active voice over passive. Syncronize man page and Texinfo.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 3 ++-
man/groff.7.man | 2 +-
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index d6f79abb1..7a6d0046f 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -6564,7 +6564,8 @@ An output device's basic unit @code{u} is not necessarily
its smallest
addressable length; @code{u} can be smaller to avoid problems with
integer roundoff. The minimum distances that a device can work with in
the horizontal and vertical directions are termed its @dfn{motion
-quanta}. Measurements are rounded to applicable motion quanta.
+quanta}.
+The formatter rounds measurements to applicable motion quanta.
Half-quantum fractions round toward zero.
@cindex horizontal motion quantum register (@code{.H})
diff --git a/man/groff.7.man b/man/groff.7.man
index 511877387..b6ee85755 100644
--- a/man/groff.7.man
+++ b/man/groff.7.man
@@ -990,7 +990,7 @@ and
registers,
respectively.
.
-Measurements are rounded to applicable motion quanta.
+The formatter rounds measurements to applicable motion quanta.
.
Half-quantum fractions round toward zero.
.\" END Keep (roughly) parallel with groff.texi node "Motion Quanta".
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