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Author: G. Branden Robinson <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Sat Jul 4 21:34:12 2026 -0500
doc/groff.texi.in: Revise `sizes` req description.
Prioritize describing what the request does first. Kick forward
reference material into footnote.
---
doc/groff.texi.in | 15 +++++++--------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/doc/groff.texi.in b/doc/groff.texi.in
index af0ed747b..7d0043579 100644
--- a/doc/groff.texi.in
+++ b/doc/groff.texi.in
@@ -15647,15 +15647,14 @@ as follows.@footnote{@xref{Output Line Annotation}.}
@endExample
@Defreq {sizes, s1 s2 @dots{} sn [@t{0}]}
-The
-@file{DESC}
-file specifies which type sizes are allowed
-by the output device;@footnote{@xref{DESC File Format}.}
-Use the
-@code{sizes}
-request to change the set of sizes GNU
+Set the available type sizes
+GNU
@command{troff} @c GNU
-permits.
+permits.@footnote{The
+output device's
+@file{DESC}
+file specifies which type sizes are normally allowed;
+@ref{DESC File Format}.}
Arguments are
in scaled points.@footnote{@xref{Using Fractional Type Sizes}.}
Each can be a single type size
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