From 38e3311c3a18554d9ff02564f2285bc04fed4dda Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "G. Branden Robinson" Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2023 13:52:23 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] doc/groff.texi: Recast pairwise kerning material. --- doc/groff.texi | 7 +++---- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/groff.texi b/doc/groff.texi index ebf82f720..b9e613bce 100644 --- a/doc/groff.texi +++ b/doc/groff.texi @@ -11693,14 +11693,13 @@ ffl). @endDefreq @dfn{Pairwise kerning} is another subtle typesetting mechanism that -modifies the distance between a glyph pair to improve readability. In -most cases (but not always) the distance is decreased. +modifies the distance between adjacent glyphs in a pair to improve +readability. In most cases (but not always) the distance is decreased. @iftex For example, compare the combination of the letters `V' and `A'. With kerning, `VA' is printed. Without kerning it appears as `V@w{}A'. @end iftex -Typewriter-like fonts and fonts for terminals where all glyphs have the -same width don't use kerning. +Monospaced (typewriter-like) fonts and terminals don't use kerning. @DefreqList {kern, [@Var{flag}]} @DefregListEndx {.kern}