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[Hans Hagen]

Taco Hoekwater wrote:
> Hans Hagen wrote:
>   
>>> *  \usemodule[...p=...][modulename] % from Thomas and me
>>>  
>>>       
>> can you explain a bit
>>     
>
> We would like the possibility to have options while loading
> modules, and the cleanest way of doing that is to have an
> optional argument to \usemodule, so we can have, e.g.:
>
>    \usemodule[font=GreekTimes,scale=1100][greek]
>
> And in the module:
>
>    \processaction[\moduleparameter\v!font]
>       [....=>]
>
> etcetera. just like a 'normal' parameter.
>
> I know this effect can partially be implemented using modes,
> but sometimes a  key=value syntax is much cleaner. This:
>
>     \enablemode[GreekTimes1100]
>     \usemodule[greek]
>
> is not nearly as flexible.
>   
ok, i'll add such a feature (btw, usemodule takes two args currently:

\usemodule[x][newmml]

so effectively we will have:

\usemodule[newmml]
\usemodule[newmml][a=b]
\usemodule[x][newmml]
\usemodule[x][newmml][a=b]

Hans

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