Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 08:56:59 +0100 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: Conrad Meyer <cem@freebsd.org> Cc: Bruce Evans <brde@optusnet.com.au>, src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r315850 - head/sys/boot/forth Message-ID: <86lgrvrttg.fsf@desk.des.no> In-Reply-To: <CAG6CVpXEuqCR%2B6tAPXuwR5_KPbzqxqPDyp2gLkRbZ8=F-Qcc4w@mail.gmail.com> (Conrad Meyer's message of "Thu, 23 Mar 2017 08:18:34 -0700") References: <201703230834.v2N8YVDA003255@repo.freebsd.org> <20170323205948.N2588@besplex.bde.org> <CAG6CVpXEuqCR%2B6tAPXuwR5_KPbzqxqPDyp2gLkRbZ8=F-Qcc4w@mail.gmail.com>
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Conrad Meyer <cem@freebsd.org> writes: > Yep. In this context an 'em' dash should be used instead of an 'en' > dash. Theoretically, there also should not be spaces around the > dashes. I'm not sure that's easy to do in manual pages, though. The Chicago Manual of Style agrees with you. The Oxford Style Manual agrees with me. I actually prefer the former style, but don't trust software to break lines correctly. It's easy enough to do, though: Index: sys/boot/forth/beastie.4th.8 =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D= =3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D --- sys/boot/forth/beastie.4th.8 (revision 315894) +++ sys/boot/forth/beastie.4th.8 (working copy) @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ .Sh DESCRIPTION The file that goes by the name of .Nm -is a set of commands designed to draw the ASCII art FreeBSD mascot -\(en known simply as -.Em beastie -\(en to the right of the boot loader menu. +is a set of commands designed to draw the ASCII art FreeBSD +mascot\(emknown simply as +.Em beastie Ns +\(emto the right of the boot loader menu. The commands of .Nm by themselves are not enough for most uses. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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