Andrew Corrigan wrote: > I didn't try contacting the original author directly. The only > communication I've made regarding the original SIAM layout file was in the > mailing list post linked below when I pointed out back in November that the > SIAM layout file does not work. I want to point add that I did not rewrite > SIAM layout file from scratch, rather it's just a slight modification of > the well-maintained AMS layout files. > > Even if the SIAM layout is fixed to compile documents correctly, which I > already put some effort into, problems remain. The SIAM layout is still > incompatible with the AMS layout and lacks the nice features of the AMS > layout. What simpler way is there to make the SIAM layout file compatible > with the AMS layout file than to base it off of the AMS layout file? Also, > why reinvent the wheel to bring the SIAM layout up to par, in terms of > features, with the AMS layout file?
I am no siamltex user at all, so this is purely from the developer's point of view. Personally, I am interested in improving any layout as far as possible. However, I do not want to replace one layout by another without having heard the vote of the original maintainer, in this case Kornelia Pietsch (Pönitz). Minor changes are a different story. Jürgen
