Florent Rougon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Greg Stark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > You have to default to something, it may as well be something reasonable. > > You > > would prefer eliminating /etc/papersize and having every package have its > > own > > configuration? Or having the user have to set the paper size on every > > document? > > Exactly. If you don't specify the paper size *in your document*, then > that document is not portable: compiling it on your computer will give a > different result than compiling it on mine (and on mine, it will most > likely have problems such as overfull boxes, etc.).
What would you do with my "portable" document written for letter paper if all you have is A4 paper? Really, arguing that your bug is a feature is just unsightly. If what you describe was universally a good idea then the right thing to do would be to make TeX documents require a paper size definition. It doesn't work that way and unless you can convince people to make it work that way and eliminate all system-wide configuration then the Debian package should strive to configure itself reasonably as the sysadmin and users expect. Or failing that to come as close as reasonably possible. -- greg -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
