newbie question re expand



On Wed, 2004-05-05 at 15:35, Vadim V. Zhytnikov wrote:

> But the important question is - do we *really* want to incorporate such
> important change into 5.9.1 ?

It's an important question. On one hand, I just announced a code freeze,
so I can't break it without the permission of the list. On the other
hand, potentially painful changes are better to get over sooner instead
of later.

>   How about documentation, 

The instances of C#, D# and E# in the texi files can easily be changed
by a pattern replacement.

> xmaxima, 

I think xmaxima is unaffected. (I just tried it.)

> TeXmacs

With the new interface code, TeXmacs will be immune to problems with
prompts.

> etc ?  

It's the "etc" that is bothering me most. I don't know what it is; I
fear the unknown.

> I venture to suggest postponing new line numbering scheme till 
> 5.9.2 (not later).

The plan was to have 5.9.2 be case-related issues *only*. We would have
to wait until 5.9.3.

--Jim