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The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. --8323328-1830600137-1300809558=:22702 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE On Tue, 22 Mar 2011, Hans Hagen wrote: > On 21-3-2011 5:08, Wolfgang Schuster wrote: >>=20 >> Am 21.03.2011 um 00:43 schrieb Aditya Mahajan: >>=20 >>> About two months back I had requested that the second argument be made= =20 >>> optional. Hans had implemented that request, but it does not always wor= k=20 >>> (I don't know if this is a regression over the original implemenetation= ,=20 >>> or it never worked correctly). >>=20 >> I doubt if it has ever worked because after i looked at the source for t= he=20 >> defintion of \setuppapersize i see that Hans (i mean samesized) code can= =92t=20 >> work. > > well, it works if one specifies [A5][samesize] Yes, but [A5][A5] is simpler than [A5][samesize] :) > but it looks like folks want even more automatism ... and easier explanation. The trouble with [A5][A5] is that you need to=20 explain the difference between papersize and printpapersize before you can= =20 explain how to change the papersize. Most users don't care about this=20 difference, so the additional syntax gets confusing. > so i changed it a bit in the next beta .. i also made middle the default= =20 > location Thank you. I will document all this in the next TUGBoat article on=20 "Context for users". 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