Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.9BA6FEEC@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:44:23 +0100 In-Reply-To: CA_ROWLEY@vax.acs.open.ac.uk's message of Fri, 21 Feb 92 19:27:01 GMT <199202220054.AA26930@opal.cs.tu-berlin.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.9BA6FEEC" Organization: Konrad-Zuse-Zentrum fuer Informationstechnik Berlin X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Return-Path: x-vm-v5-data: ([nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil][nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil nil]) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: Re: {1} text macro Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1992 13:58:28 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: "Rainer Schoepf" To: Reply-To: Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 585 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.9BA6FEEC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Chris wrote in reply to Dominik and Phil: > Yes; I think Dominic is quite right --- the name `\text' \stress = {is} bad, > simply because it's \stress {exactly} the sort of command that = ought (a) > either to be quasi-intrinsic, but with more obvious semantics [i.e. = it > introduces in any/all contexts], or (b) be available to = users to > define [since it has an inherent meaning which many users will wish = to > implement]. To usurp it for a particularly restricted context = seems > singularly inappropriate to me. ** Phil. Big words (with hyphens in too!) which I dont understand, so I shall merely point out that \text "introduces in any/all contexts". But *only* if you have the amstext style option loaded. It is indeed a problem, as Dominik pointed out, if you use only the naked NFSS, where \text is equivalent to \mbox.=20 My proposal is therefore: (a) *DOCUMENT IT!* (b) (optional) have \text load amstext.sty, even in the bare NFSS. Rainer ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.9BA6FEEC Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: {1} text macro

Chris wrote in reply to Dominik and Phil:

   > Yes; I think Dominic is quite right = --- the name `\text' \stress {is} bad,
   > simply because it's \stress = {exactly} the sort of command that ought (a)
   > either to be quasi-intrinsic, but = with more obvious semantics [i.e. it
   > introduces <text> in any/all = contexts], or (b) be available to users to
   > define [since it has an inherent = meaning which many users will wish to
   > implement].  To usurp it for a = particularly restricted context seems
   > singularly inappropriate to = me.  ** Phil.

   Big words (with hyphens in too!) which I = dont understand, so I shall
   merely point out that \text = "introduces <text> in any/all contexts".

But *only* if you have the amstext style option = loaded. It is indeed a
problem, as Dominik pointed out, if you use only the = naked NFSS, where
\text is equivalent to \mbox.

My proposal is therefore:

(a) *DOCUMENT IT!*
(b) (optional) have \text load amstext.sty, even in = the bare NFSS.

Rainer

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