Manuel wrote:

> > Thank you.  It's not the only nice thing we can do.  Here are some more:
> >
> >   * Allow digits in control sequence names
> >   * Allow period in control sequence names
>
> I think the naming scheme (at the programming level at leat) has been
> discussed
> previously and is now considered stable. Let's not re-discuss again and
> again
> points were decisions are already made. (And btw, I personnaly think the
> namign
> scheme in expl3 is good.)

My suggestion is compatible with the LaTeX3 naming scheme.  Did you think it was not?

> >   * Allow '~' to produce a space /in all circumstances/
> >
> What would be the purpose?

So that
   \this ~ \that
has as space between \this and \that, for example.  Or to get several spaces in a row.


Apologies for not getting back to you earlier.

--
Jonathan


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