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bug #51328: [Patch] Manuals: Adjust space between sentences or protect the indicator

Submitted by:  Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig>
Submitted on:  Tue 27 Jun 2017 07:11:30 PM UTC  
 
Category: NoneSeverity: 2 - Minor
Item Group: DocumentationStatus: None
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Tue 27 Jun 2017 07:11:30 PM UTC, original submission:

("Indicator" is an "end-of-sentence character" (.!?)).

The space between sentences in "roff" is two spaces.
Better is to begin each sentence on a new line to avoid different
writers' conventions.

References:

1) man-pages(7) from package "man-pages" or
"www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages" section 7 or
"man7.org/linux/man-pages/man7/man-pages.7.html":

"New sentences should be started on new lines.
This makes it easier to see the effect of patches,
which often operate at the level of individual sentences."

2) groff_diff(7) in package "groff":

"In GNU troff, as in UNIX troff, you should always follow a sentence
with either a newline or two spaces."

3) "info groff":

Search for the word "sentence" in the output to get more hints about input
conventions.

The patch is in the attachment.

Bjarni Ingi Gislason <bjarniig>

 

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    Date Changed By Updated Field Previous Value => Replaced By
    Fri 01 Sep 2017 07:38:38 PM UTCbgarriguesSeverity3 - Normal=>2 - Minor
      Item GroupNone=>Documentation
    Tue 27 Jun 2017 07:11:30 PM UTCbjarniigAttached File-=>Added 0001-Adjust-space-after-end-of-sentences-or-protect-indicat.txt.gz, #41057

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