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- To LaTeX users:
-
- Pete, the author of Alpha, and Tom, the author of the LaTeX package, have
- engaged in a vigorous debate over the use of the 'optionIsMeta' flag.
- For those who don't know about this flag, if set it makes all 'option
- keystroke' key bindings equivalent to 'escape keystroke' bindings.
- So far, I (Pete) have always won this debate because it's my program :-),
- but Tom feels strongly about it as well.
-
- So the question is, what do users feel? Should 'optionIsMeta' be checked by
- default in LaTeX mode or not, which way do you use it? Do you want option-f
- and option-b (etc...) to work like emacs equivalents, or would you prefer
- less complicated bindings in LaTeX mode?.
-
- Please email your vote, "optionIsMeta yes" or "optionIsMeta no" to Tom
- Scavo at trscavo@syr.edu before October 15. Please note that this is
- only for LaTeX mode, optionIsMeta will remain on by default in all other
- modes. Tom will collect votes and abide by the decision of you, the great
- Alpha population of the world.
-
- In the meantime, you can always ensure that you have your choice by putting
- either:
-
- set TeXmodeVars(optionIsMeta) 1<cr>
-
- or
-
- set TeXmodeVars(optionIsMeta) 0<cr>
-
- in your 'userStartup.tcl' file.
-
- Version 2.3 of latex.tcl supports LaTeX2e, a superset of LaTeX 2.09.
- LaTeX2e will compile a 2.09 document automatically, using what is called
- "compatibility mode". Most of the LaTeX 2.09 commands and environments
- have been preserved in 2e, and so the transition from 2.09 to 2e (from the
- user's point of view, at least) is relatively painless.
-
- However, at any time you can switch between the old, 2.09 environment and
- the 2e environment via the "Utils:Install" menu items.
-
- Thank you for your support.
- - Pete and Tom
-