Werner LEMBERG <w...@gnu.org> writes: >>>> (Of course, the current implementation of afterGrace makes this >>>> comparatively hard to achieve, since the fraction is used for >>>> determining the length of a skip IIRC.) >>> >>> ...and came to the conclusion that a global variable is the easiest >>> solution :-) >> >> I refuse that honor. > > :-) > > Do you have any suggestions how to improve the current situation?
No. This is an input hack for a non-existing feature (positive grace timing). Myself, I always specify the fraction to use. \afterGrace not just precedes the time when optional arguments were possible but also the time when fractions were general input syntax. -- David Kastrup