[latex3-commits] [l3svn] 03/04: Update Nes re. e-type argument

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commit ca07aef52ba7c39b0b061f89cb59a0dab993814e
Author: Joseph Wright <joseph.wright at morningstar2.co.uk>
Date:   Fri Nov 18 20:18:08 2016 +0000

    Update Nes re. e-type argument
---
 news/l3news10.tex |   11 ++++++-----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/news/l3news10.tex b/news/l3news10.tex
index 690836d..1ed79f4 100644
--- a/news/l3news10.tex
+++ b/news/l3news10.tex
@@ -143,17 +143,18 @@ conceptual uses which may flow from the primitives:
 
 \section{Extending \pkg{xparse}}
 
-After discussions at TUG2015, the team have added a new argument type,
-\texttt{k} (\enquote{key}) to \pkg{xparse}. This allows arguments similar to
+After discussions at TUG2015 and some experimentation, the team have added a
+new argument type, \texttt{e} (\enquote{embellishment}), to \pkg{xparse}.
+This allows arguments similar to
 \TeX{} primitive sub- and superscripts to be accepted. Thus
 \begin{verbatim}
-\DeclareDocumentCommand\foo{k^k_}
-  {\showtokens{"#1":"#2"}}
+\DeclareDocumentCommand\foo{e{^_}}
+  {\showtokens{"#1"}}
 \foo^{Hello} world
 \end{verbatim}
 will show
 \begin{verbatim}
-"Hello":"-NoValue-".
+{Hello}{-NoValue-}.
 \end{verbatim}
 
 At present, this argument type is experimental: there are a number of models

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