[tex-live] [patch] More consistent paper handling in texconfig

[Frank Küster]

Martin Schröder <martin at oneiros.de> wrote:

> 2010/2/14 Reinhard Kotucha <reinhard.kotucha at web.de>:
>> On 13 February 2010 Frank Küster wrote:
>>  > currently texconfig(-sys) handles the setting of the default papersize
>>  > differently for each executable involved.  The result is that "texconfig
>>  > paper" only accepts a4 and letter, although most of the individual
>>  > executables can handle many more.
>>
>> Hi Frank,
>> this is desired because nobody needs more.
>
> ACK. Remember: "texconfig paper" sets the systemwide default. 

Of course, for all "paper-producing" TeX applications.  And "texconfig
dvips paper" sets the systemwide default for dvips.  Why don't you
restrict that to letter and a4?  And what about dvipdfmx?

> I think
> _very_ few people will use something else than a4 or letter for that.

I'm sure that in Debian quite a couple will do, and if only for testing
whether libpaper is properly supported.  I'm not sure about real
use-cases.  

But I also don't see a reason to allow all sizes that xdvi, dvips, and
dvipdfmx understand for those, but only letter and a4 for pdftex and for
all.  

Regards, Frank
-- 
Dr. Frank Küster
Debian Developer (TeXLive)
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