> > > There is already inconsistency here: there are may top-level > > > lists using ".IP *" in prctl.2, and plenty of places where the > > > default indentation is used. > > > > I must admit that I'm in the process of rethinking bulleted lists, and > > I have not come to a conclusion (and that's why nothing is said in > > man-pages(7), and also why there is currently inconsistency). > > > > Using .IP with the default indent (8n) results in a very deep indent > > between the glyph and the text, so it's not my preference. > > Is it worth trying to change the default indent in the macro package, or > will that just upset other people? I imagine it would break other stuff. Thanks, Michael -- Michael Kerrisk Linux man-pages maintainer; http://www.kernel.org/doc/man-pages/ Linux/UNIX System Programming Training: http://man7.org/training/
