[groff] 16/35: tbl(1): Fix content and style nits.

[G. Branden Robinson]

gbranden pushed a commit to branch master
in repository groff.

commit d9a66ea2398a8a9c8710db9425742fc2d51b72ed
Author: G. Branden Robinson <g.branden.robinson@gmail.com>
AuthorDate: Sun Jul 10 01:53:56 2022 -0500

    tbl(1): Fix content and style nits.
    
    * Vertical spacing is not measured in _scaled_ points, but regular ones.
      Scaled points apply only to fonts.
    * Replace colon with comma when not followed by an independent clause.
---
 src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man | 22 +++++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
index 03e986af..e1bf5934 100644
--- a/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
+++ b/src/preproc/tbl/tbl.1.man
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ These entries comprise the
 .
 The line immediately following the
 .B .TS
-token may specify region options:
+token may specify region options,
 keywords that influence the interpretation or rendering of the region as
 a whole or all table entries within it indiscriminately.
 .
@@ -712,8 +712,8 @@ or
 .ne 4v \" Keep next two tagged paragraphs together.
 .TP
 .BR b ,\~ B
-Typeset entry in bold;
-abbreviates
+Typeset entry in boldface,
+abbreviating
 .BR f(B) .
 .
 .
@@ -759,8 +759,8 @@ more spaces or tabs from what follows.
 .
 .TP
 .BR i ,\~ I
-Typeset entry in italics;
-abbreviates
+Typeset entry in an oblique or italic face,
+abbreviating
 .BR f(I) .
 .
 .
@@ -828,7 +828,8 @@ The use of a signed multi-digit number is a GNU extension.
 If a type size modifier is followed by a column separation modifier
 (see below),
 they must be separated by at least one space or tab.
-.\" TODO: Allow parentheses so fractional units can be used?
+.\" TODO: Allow parentheses so scaling units and fractional values can
+.\" be used?
 .
 .
 .TP
@@ -861,13 +862,11 @@ with an optional leading sign.
 .
 If unsigned,
 the vertical spacing is set to
-.IR n \~scaled
-points.
+.IR n\~ points.
 .
 Otherwise,
 the vertical spacing is incremented or decremented per the sign by
-.IR n \~scaled
-points.
+.IR n\~ points.
 .
 The use of a signed multi-digit number is a GNU extension.
 .
@@ -875,7 +874,8 @@ If a vertical spacing modifier is followed by a column 
separation
 modifier
 (see below),
 they must be separated by at least one space or tab.
-.\" TODO: Allow parentheses so fractional units can be used?
+.\" TODO: Allow parentheses so scaling units and fractional values can
+.\" be used?
 .
 .
 .TP