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Thu, 19 Aug 2004 17:14:54 -0700
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Javier Bezos <[log in to unmask]> writes:

> > Like much of original LaTeX, it is sloppy coding and profligate
> > waste of TeX features.
>
> Then, we could say \parshape is here for "historical
> reasons".

Others may have a different view of the situation :-)

It has become the de-facto interface for interacting with the
list indents, so changing it would cause much breakage.

Did I mention that \parshape has the advantage of automatically
applying to the equations?  Yes.

Donald Arseneau                          [log in to unmask]

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