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[groff] 27/30: grn(1): Fix content and style nits.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 27/30: grn(1): Fix content and style nits.
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 09:59:54 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit dd924385873bee31a7b6805baa468efc3379062b
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Wed Jun 15 06:20:57 2022 -0500

    grn(1): Fix content and style nits.
    
    * Explain what grn doesn't "know about" more formally.
    * Recast for clarity.
    * Remind reader that groff(1) handles preprocessor ordering.
---
 src/preproc/grn/grn.1.man | 17 +++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/preproc/grn/grn.1.man b/src/preproc/grn/grn.1.man
index 6208be16..a1ab41c4 100644
--- a/src/preproc/grn/grn.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/grn/grn.1.man
@@ -408,11 +408,13 @@ line.
 Since
 .I @g@grn
 is a preprocessor,
-it doesn't know about current indentation,
-point sizes,
-margins,
-registers,
-and so on.
+it has no access to elements of formatter state,
+such as
+indentation,
+line length,
+type size,
+or
+register values.
 .
 Consequently,
 no
@@ -425,7 +427,7 @@ macros.
 .
 However,
 .I gremlin
-text is now processed by
+text elements are subsequently processed by
 .IR @g@troff ,
 so anything valid in a single line of
 .I @g@troff
@@ -464,6 +466,9 @@ to avoid overworking
 .MR @g@eqn @MAN1EXT@
 should always be run last.
 .
+.MR groff @MAN1EXT@
+will automatically run preprocessors in the correct order.
+.
 .
 .PP
 A picture is considered an entity,



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