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branch master updated: * doc/texinfo.texi (@quotation): Revert recent ch


From: Gavin D. Smith
Subject: branch master updated: * doc/texinfo.texi (@quotation): Revert recent changes to avoid needless equivocation.
Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2022 15:46:53 -0400

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     new 1cd2121f13 * doc/texinfo.texi (@quotation): Revert recent changes to 
avoid needless equivocation.
1cd2121f13 is described below

commit 1cd2121f13ba40035a5c9ee7839912d058bed39f
Author: Gavin Smith <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Mon Oct 17 20:46:44 2022 +0100

    * doc/texinfo.texi (@quotation): Revert recent changes to
    avoid needless equivocation.
---
 ChangeLog        |  5 +++++
 doc/texinfo.texi | 17 ++++++++---------
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c8d984387e..7b6ab29c78 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2022-10-17  Gavin Smith  <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
+
+       * doc/texinfo.texi (@quotation): Revert recent changes to
+       avoid needless equivocation.
+
 2022-10-17  Gavin Smith  <gavinsmith0123@gmail.com>
 
        Reversions
diff --git a/doc/texinfo.texi b/doc/texinfo.texi
index b8215819de..0331e01418 100644
--- a/doc/texinfo.texi
+++ b/doc/texinfo.texi
@@ -6497,18 +6497,16 @@ following text from being indented as a new paragraph.
 @cindex Quotations
 @findex quotation
 
-The text of a quotation is usually processed like normal text (regular font,
+The text of a quotation is processed like normal text (regular font,
 text is filled) except that:
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
-the left margin is closer to the center of the page, so the whole of the
-quotation is indented; the right margin may also be closer to the center
-of the page
+both the left and right margins are closer to the center of the page,
+so the whole of the quotation is indented;
 
 @item
-in general, the first lines of paragraphs are indented no more than other
-lines; and
+the first lines of paragraphs are indented no more than other lines; and
 
 @item
 an @code{@@author} command may be given to specify the author of the
@@ -6529,8 +6527,8 @@ The @code{@@end quotation} line will likewise disappear 
from the
 output.
 
 @code{@@quotation} takes one optional argument, given on the remainder
-of the line.  This text, if present, is emphasized (often in bold)
-and included at the beginning of the quotation, and followed with a
+of the line.  This text, if present, is included at the beginning of
+the quotation in bold or otherwise emphasized, and followed with a
 @samp{:}.  For example:
 
 @example
@@ -6562,7 +6560,8 @@ Caution  Important  Note  Tip  Warning
 @cindex @code{<warning>} DocBook tag
 @cindex @code{<blockquote>} HTML tag
 @noindent then the DocBook output uses corresponding special tags
-(@code{<note>}, etc.)@: instead of the default tag.
+(@code{<note>}, etc.)@: instead of the default @code{<blockquote>}.
+HTML output always uses @code{<blockquote>}.
 
 If the author of the quotation is specified in the @code{@@quotation}
 block with the @code{@@author} command, a line with the author name is



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