On Thu, Jun 13, 2024 at 12:15:55AM +0200, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 12, 2024 at 01:44:53PM GMT, Brian Norris wrote:
> > +maximum frequency and is represented by a utilization value of
> > +0.2 * 1024 = 205.
>
> This should go in italics.
>
> $ MANWIDTH=72 man man-pages | sed -n '/Expressions/,/^$/p'
> Expressions, if not written on a separate indented line, should be
> specified in italics. Again, the use of nonbreaking spaces may be
> appropriate if the expression is inlined with normal text.
Regarding the nonbreaking spaces part: I'm not too practiced with groff,
but the wording around the \[ti] character is confusing. AFAICT, I
actually need to spell my expression like the following?
0.2\~*\~1024\~=\~205
At least, with trial and error, that's what appears to render correctly,
whereas \[ti] renders as a literal tilde. Is man-pages.7 [1] incorrect?
Brian
[1] from `man man-pages`:
"In this case, it may be worth using nonbreaking spaces (\[ti]) at
suitable places in the command."
