On 16 March 2016 at 11:02, Javier Bezos <[email protected]> wrote: > And something I'd like to point out: > >> Babel at all cost; how do think I should explain to them that they >> should load it after all? > > > As I said, the `base' option in babel just preloads the > patterns. That's all -- it loads them and exits immediately. > The babel core is not loaded at all (well, except the parts > which are, unfortunately, preloaded when the format is built). >
Correct me if I'm wrong, but 1. the babel core (the language hyphenation pattern switching mechanism) is *not* _unfortunately_ loaded with babel: it is part of the core functionality of a multilingual LaTeX. 2. Does your remark imply that you ask the user to call _both_ babel (babel.sty, not only the kernel part, even if but with one option) _and_ polyglossia (sty, plus language options), even though you don't mean to use babel? Isn't that first call completely redundant? Confused, Luis Rivera
