Ignoring pdftex primitives

[Hans Hagen]

Chris Rowley wrote:

> The other suggested syntax may make this a useful feature:
> 
>   \pdfimage <file name> <size-info>

Makes sense. (Although,  <spec> {filename} can rather easy be separated
and thereby reversed at the macro level.) 

> One could even imagine these values behaving in other ways like those
> of rules.

Right. No problem. What is the depth of a graphic anyway. 
 
> However, I would favour investigation of getting a better
> syntax/scanning for all file-name-like strings in eTeX.

Aren't file things at the etex agenda? I remember discussion about
binary files too. It makes sense to sort it out all in once.  
 
> However, The Mysterious Oligarchy (or more likely He, their Great
> Silent Democratic Leader) may not approve of even thinking such
> thoughts.

Probably too busy contemplating -) hopefully resulting in Big Thoughts. 

Hans

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