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As such, every effort in trying to explain it in a way that's >> understandable to non initiated people can only be appreciated and >> welcomed. > > Any remaining inclarity in any published documentation is by definition > unexpected by the author of that documentation. So if something is > unclear, you really have to mention specifically what it is exactly > that is unclear. Otherwise, no progress will ever be made... When I write, I try to guess the level of understanding/background of the reader. With fonts (also graphics) it isn't appropriate to provide all the background in a TeX documentation, so what is needed is a some pointers to the required background material. I do expect a reader who comes without the required background to find things they don't understand, but the way to handle that is to send them to the appropriate references. -- George N. 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