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Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2003 06:35:46 +0200
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Subject: Invitation for discussion: My suggestion for a LaTeX3 syntax
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From: Reinhard Kotucha <[log in to unmask]>
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>>>>> "Martin" == Martin Hensel <[log in to unmask]> writes:

    > I decided to optimize the LaTeX user syntax with
    > ergonomics/usability in mind.

The way spaces after commands are treated follows a simple rule.  This
rule is so simple that it makes no sense to give it up.

A linebreak should always behave like a space token.  This is quite
natural and I really doubt that beginners have problems here.

In LaTeX2e there are some commands that take a lot of parameters.
LaTeX3 will hopefully make more use of keyval, which solves this
problem in an elegant way.

Regards,
  Reinhard

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