Re: Exceptions to assignment syntax [was: Re: labeltext assignment]

[Marco <netuse@lavabit.com>]

On 2012-06-12 Hans Hagen <pragma@wxs.nl> wrote:

> On 12-6-2012 13:42, Marco wrote:
> > On 2012-06-11 Philipp Gesang <gesang@stud.uni-heidelberg.de> wrote:
> >
> >> Dear others, please contribute if you know about further setups
> >> whose parameters behave in a non-standard way.
> >
> > Here's another candidate: \usepath
> >
> > http://article.gmane.org/gmane.comp.tex.context/75727
> 
> that's one that can be dealt with (I'll adapt that one)

While you're at it, check \usesubpath as well. I didn't test, but
assume it has the same issue.

> >> As this is quite counterintuitive, I’d like to wikify any known
> >> exceptions somewhere over here:
> >
> > How about unifying the interface? IMO that would make more sense
> > then bury the “caveats” somewhere deep in the wiki.
> 
> that's currently not feasable for all

What's the reason? Performance of backwards compatibility?

Personally, I would sacrifice some runtime in favour of a more
uniform interface. That's one of the main ideas that define ConTeXt
and set it apart from other TeX macro packages.

Regarding the backwards compatibility, wasn't MkIV the chance to
introduce incompatible changes (changes for improving the user
interface :)?


Marco


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