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On 17/07/2013 12:51, iPad Mittelbach wrote:
> I also wrote a short reply but I'm not sure it ever made it to latex-l ... At least initially it got rejected (not sure why)
> 
> I'm not at all keen on deleting the arg spec syntax. My believe is that right now we do have a fairly good system and extending it should only be done if there is a very very good reason.
> 
> From my initial reading I don't think the suggestions fall into that category.

No, far too esoteric for me. We worked hard to cut down on the number of
arg types in the refactor, and I'm not sold on the idea of adding any
more back in.

> I do see a need for unique pointers but I don't think that a representation via the arg spec is the right approach

I'm not even sure about this: the standard approach of use a space
'within' your module name space for storage has worked fine to date.

> Ps if somebody could tell me if my note to latexl arrived that would be helpful

Yes, I've seen it :-)

Joseph
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