[dropped Doug from CC; he hasn't replied yet so I don't want to clutter his inbox]
At 2023-02-21T18:39:26+0100, Alejandro Colomar wrote: [...] > Would you mind rewriting the above with more unambiguous terms? > Although maybe it's not necessary. I managed to make you say what I > wanted you to say (below). That might be enough. Well, long-term, I want to rename things in the macro source away from "prevailing indent" anyway. > > > What happens to the actual indentation (as in IP)? > > > > It is disregarded, but preserved for possible restoration upon a > > subsequent `RE` call. > > > > This sentence is precisely what I feel is missing in the documentation. > Don't you think? Could you add this information to the manual page? How about this? diff --git a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in index 34a14c8c7..8416825cf 100644 --- a/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in +++ b/tmac/groff_man.7.man.in @@ -1980,9 +1980,14 @@ or or its synonyms is called; these clear the indentation entirely. . -Insets created by +A relative inset created by .B .RS -move the left margin and persist until +saves the current indentation, +resets it to zero, +and +moves the left margin. +. +The new left margin persists until .BR .RS , .BR .RE , .BR .SH , Regards, Branden
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