[latexrefman] [latexrefman-commits] [SCM] latexrefman updated: r590 - trunk

[Vincent Belaïche]

OK, then would you be so kind to remove them also from the French 
version, as I won't work at the refman for some time now.

   V.


Le 23/08/2017 à 01:15, Hefferon, James S. a écrit :
>
>
> Ah, personally I'd remove them.  I'll do it next time I work on the 
> file (start of school here so it may be a while), or you can.
>
>
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> *From:* Vincent Belaïche <vincent.belaiche at gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 22, 2017 5:57:46 PM
> *To:* Hefferon, James S.; Karl Berry
> *Cc:* latexrefman at tug.org
> *Subject:* Re: [latexrefman] [latexrefman-commits] [SCM] latexrefman 
> updated: r590 - trunk
> Hello both,
>
>
> I fixed the % spacing, and restored the cmss & cmtt.
>
> I also took the opportunity to do some slight code factorization to
> common.texi.
>
>
> Now, as far as removing the percentage is concerned, I was not sure what
> to do. I am not really opinionated : these percentage could be removed
> if Karl really has a point on that.
>
> The only thing I am sure about is that we should not spend too much time
> discussing that.
>
> As I wrote, my personal view is that they don't do any harm as the
> description says that they are just examplificatory, and now I know that
> they are from the Holy Companion by Saint Mittelbach & Goosens, I am all
> the less inclined to blasphemize any longer about them :-D.
>
>    V.
>
>
> Le 22/08/2017 à 19:17, Hefferon, James S. a écrit :
> >
> >
> > The percentage numbers come from the Companion, p 414.
> >
> >
> > These numbers do seem to be some kind of convention; I see them in
> > articles about the CSS 3 font-stretch property.
> >
> >
> > But they can go, for sure.
> >
> >
> > Jim
> >
> >
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> > https://archive.org/details/DontBeaS1947
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> > *From:* Vincent Belaïche <vincent.belaiche at gmail.com>
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, August 22, 2017 12:15:36 PM
> > *To:* Karl Berry; Hefferon, James S.
> > *Cc:* latexrefman at tug.org
> > *Subject:* Re: [latexrefman] [latexrefman-commits] [SCM] latexrefman
> > updated: r590 - trunk
> > Hello Karl & Jim,
> >
> > Sorry for the @dmn{}, in French we have it, after all this is a unit,
> > isn't it :
> >
> > https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pourcentage#Notation
> >
> > I will remove this @dmn{} as well as restoring the cmss/cmtt. cmr is
> > still there, only cmss & cmtt were removed, maybe to encourage the
> > switch to Latin Modern --- I don't know, I am not the one who removed
> > them.
> >
> > The percents were added by Jim in r361, see
> > 
> http://svn.gnu.org.ua/viewvc/latexrefman/trunk/latex2e.texi?r1=361&r2=360
> >
> > Personnally, I don't think that it was a bad idea, because anyway the
> > current text says that this is just informative, and not followed by all
> > font.
> >
> > The cmss & cmtt were removed by Jim in r362, see
> > 
> http://svn.gnu.org.ua/viewvc/latexrefman/trunk/latex2e.texi?r1=361&r2=362
> >
> > I agree with you Karl that  for consistency cmss & cmtt should be
> > restored.
> >
> >    Vincent.
> >
> > Le 22/08/2017 à 00:50, Karl Berry a écrit :
> > > Yes, cmr/cmss/cmtt should be in (restored to) the \fontfamily table,
> > > as far as I can see.
> > >
> > >      + at tab Ultra condensed, 50 at dmn{}%
> > >
> > > Any extra before % is not conventional in English.
> > >
> > > Inependently of that, I don't see that those percentages are useful to
> > > state. I am skeptical that there is a single font in the world which
> > > follows them. 112.5%? Who are we kidding? I'm not sure who added them,
> > > but if it was me, I think I was wrong to do so. -k
> > Jim added them.
> >
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