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Joseph Wright <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:39:07 +0100
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Will Robertson wrote:
>> Actually, for the moment I've simply not used any space skipping at all.
>>
>> Of course, TeX skips spaces after the command name itself, but for
>> something like:
>>
>> \foo{arg1}[arg2]{arg3}
>>
>> it seemed easier to explain if there is no space skipping at a LaTeX
>> level. If other people disagree it is easy to change.
> 
> Ah, right. Well, it's hard to explain either way, I think; e.g.,
> 
> \foo{a} {b} {c} % works
> \bar{a} [b] {c} % does not
> 
> Personally, I liked xparse-alt's original method, but I'm happy to leave
> it like this until complaints start coming in :)  (Which I'm not sure
> will happen.)

I'm not too fussed either way: it was just easier to code the way it is
done. How do others view this? I can soon put the auto-magic back if
that is the consensus.
-- 
Joseph Wright

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