Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.A67381A4@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:44:41 +0100 In-Reply-To: <01GIWXLXP0ASCOZVZC@MATH.AMS.COM> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.A67381A4" Return-Path: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 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: A question of names Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1992 20:48:12 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: "Michael Downes" Sender: "Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project" To: "Rainer M. Schoepf" Reply-To: "Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 669 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.A67381A4 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > I've just come across a discussion of AMS-LaTeX that describes it as = "a > part of LaTeX 3.0" and recommends naming the new format file made when > installing AMS-LaTeX (basically just LaTeX 2.09 with the NFSS) > "LaTeX3.fmt". This seems inappropriate to me. Would any of the = developers > care to comment? Well, individual users are free to name their format files whatever they want; however to name a format file based on LaTeX 2.x and AMS-LaTeX 1.x "LaTeX3.fmt" seems inappropriate to me also, or to put it another way, I can't imagine why anyone would want to do it. (As far as I know no one at the AMS has recommended naming AMS-LaTeX format files "LaTeX3.fmt".) Current plans are for the mathematical capabilities of the AMS-LaTeX package to be integrated with LaTeX 3.0 as a joint effort between the AMS and the LaTeX 3.0 development group. But that is still in the future. Michael Downes Technical Support Group American Mathematical Society ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.A67381A4 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Re: A question of names

> I've just come across a discussion of AMS-LaTeX = that describes it as "a
> part of LaTeX 3.0" and recommends naming = the new format file made when
> installing AMS-LaTeX (basically just LaTeX 2.09 = with the NFSS)
> "LaTeX3.fmt". This seems inappropriate = to me. Would any of the developers
> care to comment?

Well, individual users are free to name their format = files whatever
they want; however to name a format file based on = LaTeX 2.x and
AMS-LaTeX 1.x "LaTeX3.fmt" seems = inappropriate to me also, or to put
it another way, I can't imagine why anyone would want = to do it. (As
far as I know no one at the AMS has recommended = naming AMS-LaTeX
format files "LaTeX3.fmt".)

Current plans are for the mathematical capabilities of = the AMS-LaTeX
package to be integrated with LaTeX 3.0 as a joint = effort between
the AMS and the LaTeX 3.0 development group. But that = is still in the
future.

Michael Downes
Technical Support Group
American Mathematical Society

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