[texhax] The visual effect of optional settings in inline lists

[Heiko Oberdiek]

On Wed, May 19, 2010 at 11:05:00AM +0100, P. R. Stanley wrote:

> >> LaTeX Warning: Unused global option(s):
> >>     [12bp].
> >>
> >> This may indicate something wrong with my installation
> >
> >No, 12bp is simply wrong as document option. To get a 12pt font one
> >has to use 12pt as option. 12bp is ignored and leads to a 10pt font
> >in the document.
> MikTeX doesn't seem to mind it at all. I get no warning during
> compilation. Any ideas why?

Funny, you have quoted the warning, see above.

Yours sincerely
  Heiko Oberdiek