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Date:         Thu, 3 Feb 1994 18:40:32 +0100
From: Frank Mittelbach <MITTELBACH@mzdmza.zdv.uni-mainz.de>
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Subject:      additional features
Status: R

> >>>>>    Adrian F Clark <alien@essex.ac.uk> ecrit concernant "Re: Another option
> al argument for \section etc. ?" :
>     JKM> May I ask for this new feature?
>     /.../
> AC> If one is allowe to vote new features in, I would also be very pleased
> AC> to see this.
>
> Though every people (and me too) would like to add new features to the system,
> is-it really the time to propose new features? IMHO a beta version must
> not be modified by adding new features, otherwise a new beta test would
> be required and final version will not be released as planned.

as David pointed out it shouldn't be difficult to provide a package
that implements

   \@startsection and \secdef so that they support

  *[][]{}  instead of just *[]{}

so off you go, i'm interested in seeing the results.

But Bernard is right: it is not the time for new features to the
kernel system. the interface to LaTeX2e is finished and will not
change further.

frank