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Re: Provide \hide and \no functions for transparent and void glyphs (iss
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David Kastrup |
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Re: Provide \hide and \no functions for transparent and void glyphs (issue 6575048) |
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Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:20:26 +0200 |
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David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:
> Well, "remittere" means "to release", from its word constituents
> "back-send". "omittere" means "to give up, disregard", from its word
> constituents "counter-send".
>
> In any case, suitable naming of reversals look like doubling the number
> of bikesheds, so I propose halving them again by introducing just a
> single bikeshed to rule them all. We just have to agree whether to call
> this bikeshed \un or \re, having
>
> \un\omit \un\hide \un\stemsUp or \re\omit \re\hide \re\stemsUp.
>
> Huh. Seen like that, it is not even a competition. The French will
> probably hate me for it, but I guess \un it is.
Oh, but at least it is clear that \un\no is not going to fly. So at
least that shed is accounted for.
--
David Kastrup
- Re: Provide \hide and \no functions for transparent and void glyphs (issue 6575048), (continued)