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[groff] 07/30: groff_mm(7): Clarify meaning of LB's "mark" arg.


From: G. Branden Robinson
Subject: [groff] 07/30: groff_mm(7): Clarify meaning of LB's "mark" arg.
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2024 20:18:10 -0400 (EDT)

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit c5ac02555e75910654f7243a3222721c3188f887
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
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.
 .
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