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Date:         Wed, 26 Jan 1994 13:25:00 LCL
From: Mike Piff <M.Piff@sheffield.ac.uk>
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Subject:      Re: Changing default preloads
Status: R

%>Date:          Wed, 26 Jan 1994 12:18:54 GMT
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%>From:          Sebastian Rahtz <spqr@ftp.tex.ac.uk>
%>Subject:       Re: Changing default preloads
%>To:            Multiple recipients of list LATEX-L <LATEX-L@DHDURZ1.EARN>

%> > patterns were intended? Loading both American and English seems
%> > extreme, especially for standard implementations of TeX. Also,
%> > loading the patterns at LaTeX time rather than iniTeX time just
%>speed isnt an issue. all the \language or whatever does is activate
%>patterns, not load them. memory space could be an issue (forcing
%>people to have US patterns)
%>
True, I had forgotten that TeX can't read patterns, only iniTeX. But now the
problem is even bigger, as all possible languages have to be pre-loaded for
portability.
Mike
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