7 Apr
2007
7 Apr
'07
1:20 a.m.
Philip & Le Khanh wrote:
As an aside, if I understand the function of \pdfprimitive correctly (that is, it allows access to a primitive whose name has been stolen), then it is (IMHO) singularly ill-named, in that it allows access to /all/ primitives (e.g., \show) rather than just PDF primitives ... If this is the case, is there any chance of a better choice of name in a future release ?
We had a long discussion a few years back about the names for the non-tex, non-etex primitives. The consensus was that they should all be recognizable by having a unique prefix, that is when the \pdf.... naming convention started. (personally, I don't like it, but I was outvoted) Best, Taco