On Thu Dec 5, 2024 at 3:47 PM CET, onf wrote:
> On Thu Dec 5, 2024 at 3:57 AM CET, G. Branden Robinson wrote:
> > At 2024-12-04T14:46:00-0500, Peter Schaffter wrote:
> > > How about
> > > 
> > > .ne d   Spring the next vertical postion trap if it is nearer than
> > >         distance d (default scaling unit v).  In the absence of a
> > >         trap, break to a new page if page bottom is nearer than d.
> >
> > This is the new front-runner in my view.  I think I'd prefer to say
> > "break the page", and to massage the rest of the sentence accordingly.
> > [...]
>
> s/postion/position
>
> I would disagree with this wording. It doesn't make it obvious enough
> that a vertical movement is involved. [...]

How about s/Spring/Skip to/ ?

> I would also like to note that returning to the phrase "break page"
> will, once again, clash with its usage in the description of `bp`,
> which also implicitly breaks line (whereas in ne's case it does not).

s/break to/transition to/ ??

~ onf

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