John Devereux wrote:
I really don't want to create work if you think it is not
worthwhile. But - as a non-texpert - I do think it is a problem.
It is compounded by:
- Many command options are not documented, so one experiments a lot
so .. help us with that -)
- Excess whitespace not only invalidates options, it does so
silently. The combination is *very* unexpected, and I don't think it
is that well known. At any rate I used context for 5 years without
realising something pretty fundamental! (Is it even mentioned in the
manual?)
Anyway, the option then has no effect, so one tries a few more...
well, it has to do with what one wants to set up with an option:
a=b,c=d,e= f,g = h
key=value with no space in between; spaces in between will be part of
the key or value
of course i could be more liberal but it involves a bit more parsing;
keep in mind that we had this key/value system right from the start
(long ago) and then speed was more an issue than on todays machines
Hans
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