Ignoring pdftex primitives (Re: BOUNCE Michael John Downes)

[George White]

On Fri, 11 Dec 1998, Hans Hagen wrote:

> Taco Hoekwater wrote:
> 
> > \include{file name} % cpp, but problematic for latex I guess
> 
> Probably less that \protected, \unexpanded and some more in context. I
> already have those -). 
>  
> > > 4. \pdfimage height 3cm {File Name}
> > >
> > > with height/depth/width specs going before the open brace.
> > 
> > This is good too.
> 
> What exactly is {File Name} in terms of internal tex scanning? A token
> list? (Certainly no box content)
> 
> Hans

It might be useful to have a low-level mechanism to deal with "foreign"
strings, e.g., by analogy to \verb: \foreign%Filena~1%.

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George White <aa056 at chebucto.ns.ca> Halifax, Nova Scotia