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Date:         Wed, 15 Sep 2010 20:18:00 +0200
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From: Frank Mittelbach <frank.mittelbach@LATEX-PROJECT.ORG>
Subject: Re: Allocation of registers
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Joseph Wright writes:
 > On 15/09/2010 15:18, Morten Høgholm wrote:
 > > On 15/09/2010, at 14.39, Joseph Wright<joseph.wright@MORNINGSTAR2.CO.UK>  wrote:
 > >
 > >> On 15/09/2010 06:33, Heiko Oberdiek wrote:
 > >>> At least etex.sty provides \reserveinserts.
 > >>
 > >> This I did not know. Perhaps expl3 should make sure it leaves some 'space' for inserts to be safe. Now, what I don't know is how many might be needed.
 > >
 > > I usually reserve 30 or so before loading a 'heavy' document class such as memoir.
 > 
 > Perhaps expl3 should do the same? I guess that 30 inserts would cover 
 > most cases (or am I wildly out?)

I guess for the time being that is a good approach
frank