Received: by nummer-3.proteosys id <01C19443.AC1498EC@nummer-3.proteosys>; Thu, 3 Jan 2002 11:44:51 +0100 Return-Path: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.AC1498EC" 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: RE: Some excerpts from the previous discussion re nfss 2 Date: Thu, 25 Jun 1992 18:32:12 +0100 Message-ID: X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: From: 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: 725 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.AC1498EC Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Phil Taylor said: > >>> 2. If so, which syntax is apropriate? > > I cannot decide what options I am being offered here! But if I may > comment on the syntax in general: An infinite number: the syntax was just an example based on the current NFSS stuff. > something like: > > {5.5-6.5}{5, 5, 5} > {6.5-7.5}{5, 6, 7} > {7.5-10}{0.5I, 0.7I, 1.0I} Take care: , can be a decimal-comma in TeX numbers. > [I've just realised your ordering of the three sizes is the converse = of mine: > I naturally ordered mine in increasing order; you order yours in = decreasing > order; given the need for mnemonicity, which is more natural ?] Thya are both equally forgettable. > c) For \jot et al, what is the syntax for multiple pseudo-assignments? > I would advocate something like: > > > {\jot: ; \strutheight: ; } Looks OK to me. chris ------_=_NextPart_001_01C19443.AC1498EC Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: Some excerpts from the previous discussion re nfss = 2

Phil Taylor said:

> >>> 2. If so, which syntax is = apropriate?
>
> I cannot decide what options I am being offered = here!  But if I may
> comment on the syntax in general:
An infinite number: the syntax was just an example = based on the
current NFSS stuff.

>  something like:
>
>       {5.5-6.5}{5, 5, = 5}
>       {6.5-7.5}{5, 6, = 7}
>       {7.5-10}{0.5I, = 0.7I, 1.0I}
Take care: , can be a decimal-comma in TeX = numbers.

>   [I've just realised your ordering of = the three sizes is the converse of
 mine:
>    I naturally ordered mine in = increasing order; you order yours in decreasing
>    order; given the need for = mnemonicity, which is more natural ?]
Thya are both equally forgettable.

> c) For \jot et al, what is the syntax for = multiple pseudo-assignments?
>    I would advocate something = like:
>
>
>       {\jot: = <expr-1>; \strutheight: <expr-2>; <etc>}
Looks OK to me.

chris

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