[patch], console_codes(4): One table too wide for the line length

[patch], console_codes(4): One table too wide for the line length

[Bjarni Ingi Gislason]

Package: man-pages
Version: 3.40
Severity: minor
Tags: patch

  From "groff -ww ..." (or "man --warnings=w ..."):

warning: around line 182: table wider than line width

  Default length of line in GNU man is 78.

  Split longest (last) line into two (or use text block).  Reduce
four "l" to three.

  Patch:

--- console_codes.4	2012-04-26 22:58:39.000000000 +0000
+++ console_codes.4.new	2012-05-06 00:54:29.000000000 +0000
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
 .PP
 The action of a CSI sequence is determined by its final character.
 .TS
-l l l l.
+l l l.
 @	ICH	Insert the indicated # of blank characters.
 A	CUU	Move cursor up the indicated # of rows.
 B	CUD	Move cursor down the indicated # of rows.
@@ -203,7 +203,8 @@
 d	VPA	Move cursor to the indicated row, current column.
 e	VPR	Move cursor down the indicated # of rows.
 f	HVP	Move cursor to the indicated row, column.
-g	TBC	Without parameter: clear tab stop at the current position.
+g	TBC	Without parameter: clear tab stop at the current
+		position.
 		ESC [ 3 g: delete all tab stops.
 h	SM	Set Mode (see below).
 l	RM	Reset Mode (see below).

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Bjarni I. Gislason
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Re: [patch], console_codes(4): One table too wide for the line length

[Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)]

Bjarni,

On Mon, May 7, 2012 at 7:57 AM, Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig-2945IVfuVpc@public.gmane.orgs> wrote:
> Package: man-pages
> Version: 3.40
> Severity: minor
> Tags: patch
>
>  From "groff -ww ..." (or "man --warnings=w ..."):
>
> warning: around line 182: table wider than line width
>
>  Default length of line in GNU man is 78.
>
>  Split longest (last) line into two (or use text block).  Reduce
> four "l" to three.

See below.

> --- console_codes.4     2012-04-26 22:58:39.000000000 +0000
> +++ console_codes.4.new 2012-05-06 00:54:29.000000000 +0000
> @@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
>  .PP
>  The action of a CSI sequence is determined by its final character.
>  .TS
> -l l l l.
> +l l l.

I made that change.

>  @      ICH     Insert the indicated # of blank characters.
>  A      CUU     Move cursor up the indicated # of rows.
>  B      CUD     Move cursor down the indicated # of rows.
> @@ -203,7 +203,8 @@
>  d      VPA     Move cursor to the indicated row, current column.
>  e      VPR     Move cursor down the indicated # of rows.
>  f      HVP     Move cursor to the indicated row, column.
> -g      TBC     Without parameter: clear tab stop at the current position.
> +g      TBC     Without parameter: clear tab stop at the current
> +               position.

Here, I instead changed "the current" to "current" (and also at two
other places in the table). (It's an acceptable English usage to omit
articles where space is tight.)

Cheers,

Michael


>                ESC [ 3 g: delete all tab stops.
>  h      SM      Set Mode (see below).
>  l      RM      Reset Mode (see below).
>
> --
> Bjarni I. Gislason



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