[latexrefman] Command vs macro
Karl Berry
karl at freefriends.org
Tue Mar 31 00:57:18 CEST 2020
http://svn.gnu.org.ua/viewvc/latexrefman/trunk/latex2e.texi?r1=760&r2=777
I agree with the first two changes,
... any macros in @var{string} will be expanded ...
... the macros are unexpanded until shipout ...
But not with the other two:
... on fragile macros ...
... make more macros be safe ...
As far as I've seen, the fragile concept is nearly universally used in
the phrase "fragile commands". I can't recall ever seeing "fragile
macros". And "commands" is not incorrect. So I think it is more
confusing than helpful; I doubt anyone would make the connection with
expansion vs. execution. If we want to say something about that, I think
we should do it explicitly. --thanks, karl.
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