Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.9CCF775C@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:44:25 +0100 Return-Path: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.9CCF775C" 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]) X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: {1} Re: {?} macro Date: Thu, 27 Feb 1992 13:36:29 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: Sender: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" To: "Multiple recipients of" Reply-To: "LaTeX-L Mailing list" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 591 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.9CCF775C Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Rainer (and Chris, in passim) --- >>> Dominik, >>> you're missing an important point: >>> With the amstext option, \text allows to write text at any point in >>> any math formula, and it will come out it the correct size. This is = a >>> very important feature. It is true that this command comes from >>> AMSTeX, but, in my opinion, it should already be there in plain = LaTeX, >>> once that NFSS is loaded (which is necessary for \text to work). >>> After all, there are a number of new commands in the NFSS. >>> It was probably a bad idea to make it point to \mbox as a default, >>> therefore my proposal to include the amstext option as a default. I think you are missing Dominik's point! B.L.User is \stress = {extremely} likely to already be using \text in his/her documents --- far more = likely, in fact, than to be using AMSTeX. The name is so intrinsically useful = and maningful that to arbitrarily restrict its use to `writing text at the correct size in maths mode' is a gross waste of the name, and will = almost certainly conflict with the existing use of \text by many existing LaTeX users. Surely you can conjure up an alternative, far less likely to = already be used by others, and with a name that truly reflects its r\=08ole. ** Phil. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.9CCF775C Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable {1} Re: {?} macro

Rainer (and Chris, in passim) ---

>>> Dominik,

>>> you're missing an important point:

>>> With the amstext option, \text allows to = write text at any point in
>>> any math formula, and it will come out = it the correct size. This is a
>>> very important feature. It is true that = this command comes from
>>> AMSTeX, but, in my opinion, it should = already be there in plain LaTeX,
>>> once that NFSS is loaded (which is = necessary for \text to work).
>>> After all, there are a number of new = commands in the NFSS.

>>> It was probably a bad idea to make it = point to \mbox as a default,
>>> therefore my proposal to include the = amstext option as a default.

I think you are missing Dominik's point!  = B.L.User is \stress {extremely}
likely to already be using \text in his/her documents = --- far more likely,
in fact, than to be using AMSTeX.  The name is = so intrinsically useful and
maningful that to arbitrarily restrict its use to = `writing text at the
correct size in maths mode' is a gross waste of the = name, and will almost
certainly conflict with the existing use of \text by = many existing LaTeX
users.  Surely you can conjure up an = alternative, far less likely to already
be used by others, and with a name that truly = reflects its r\=08ole.

        =         =         =         =         ** = Phil.

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