diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/pragmas/Pragma_ _whitespace.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/pragmas/Pragma_ _whitespace.tid
index 273a35bea..6e9f78287 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/pragmas/Pragma_ _whitespace.tid	
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/pragmas/Pragma_ _whitespace.tid	
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 created: 20220917113002350
-modified: 20230419103154329
+modified: 20230921180332436
 tags: Pragmas
 title: Pragma: \whitespace
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
 
-<<.from-version "5.1.15">> The ''\whitespace'' [[pragma|Pragmas]] determines how spaces and newlines are treated within wikitext. Note that this only applies to the printable text, and not to other text, such as the values of attributes.
+<<.from-version "5.1.15">> The ''\whitespace'' [[pragma|Pragmas]] determines how spaces and newlines are treated within wikitext.
 
 * ''notrim'' -- whitespace text is not subject to special processing (the default)
-* ''trim'' -- whitespace text is removed
+* ''trim'' -- whitespace text is ignored
+
+Note that the processing only applies to the printable text, and not to other text, such as the values of attributes.
+
+The whitespace setting only applies to the parsed content in which it appears. The setting is inherited by embedded [[Procedure Definitions]] and [[Custom Widgets]] definitions, but is not inherited by [[Macro definitions]].
 
 ```
 \whitespace trim|notrim
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/procedures/Procedure Definitions.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/procedures/Procedure Definitions.tid
index aa6d37a72..7d2ef564c 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/procedures/Procedure Definitions.tid	
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/procedures/Procedure Definitions.tid	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 created: 20221007125701001
-modified: 20230419103154329
+modified: 20230921180332436
 tags: WikiText Procedures
 title: Procedure Definitions
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ This is the procedure text (param=<<param>>)
 \end
 ```
 
+Note that the [[Pragma: \whitespace]] setting is inherited from the parsing context in which the procedure definition occurs. That means that a tiddler containing multiple procedure definitions only needs a single whitespace pragma at the top of the tiddler, and the setting will be automatically inherited by the procedure definitions without needing the pragma to be repeated.
+
 !! Procedure Definition with Set Widget
 
 Procedures are implemented as a special kind of [[variable|Variables]] and so internally are actually defined with a <<.wlink SetWidget>> widget.
diff --git a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/Custom Widgets.tid b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/Custom Widgets.tid
index 3d762bed2..b8c48b2c3 100644
--- a/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/Custom Widgets.tid	
+++ b/editions/tw5.com/tiddlers/widgets/Custom Widgets.tid	
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 created: 20221007144237585
-modified: 20230419103154328
+modified: 20230921180332436
 tags: Concepts Reference
 title: Custom Widgets
 type: text/vnd.tiddlywiki
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ This is the widget, and the attribute is <<attribute>>.
 
 The name of the widget must start with a dollar sign. If it is a user defined widget that does not override an existing widget then it must include at least one period (dot) within the name (for example `$my.widget` or `$acme.logger`).
 
+Note that the [[Pragma: \whitespace]] setting is inherited from the parsing context in which the procedure definition occurs. That means that a tiddler containing multiple procedure definitions only needs a single whitespace pragma at the top of the tiddler, and the setting will be automatically inherited by the procedure definitions without needing the pragma to be repeated.
+
 !! Using Custom Widgets
 
 Custom widgets are called in the same way as ordinary built-in widgets: