In <[log in to unmask]> Michael Downes <[log in to unmask]> writes: >> So what is needed is NLS for TeX and LaTeX. >> For TeX this should be simple; a change file should suffice. >> But for LaTeX? The messages are hardcoded into the kernel... :-( >If you say that the LaTeX messages are hardcoded in the kernel then the >analog of that for TeX is `the messages are hardcoded in the >executable'. Did you try writing a perl or sed script to change the >LaTeX messages before compiling the format file? No. Best regards Martin -- Martin Schr"oder, [log in to unmask] The juvenile sea squirt wanders through the sea searching for a suitable rock or hunk of coral to cling to and make its home for life. For this task, it has a rudimentary nervous system. When it finds its spot and takes root, it doesn't need its brain anymore, so it eats it! (It's rather like getting tenure.) - Daniel C Dennett, "Consciousness Explained", p177