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+%%% ====================================================================
+%%%  @LaTeX3-article{ LaTeX3-VT16-01,
+%%%  filename        = "vt16d01.tex",
+%%%  archived        = "ctan:/tex-archive/info/ltx3pub/",
+%%%  author          = "Rolf Lindgren",
+%%%  doc-group       = "Volunteer task VT16",
+%%%  title           = "Preliminary report on {\LaTeX} style
+%%%                     options to be converted to {\LaTeX3}",
+%%%  version         = "1.02",
+%%%  date            = "02 April 1993",
+%%%  time            = "22:53:48 GMT",
+%%%  status          = "Public, contributed.",
+%%%  author-email    = "rolfl@ulrik.uio.no",
+%%%  author-address  = "",
+%%%  abstract        = "",
+%%%  keywords        = "",
+%%%  project-address = "LaTeX3 Project            \\
+%%%                     c/o Dr. Chris Rowley      \\
+%%%                     The Open University       \\
+%%%                     Parsifal College          \\
+%%%                     Finchley Road             \\
+%%%                     London NW3 7BG, England, UK",
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+%%%                     and Rolf Lindgren.
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+%%%  checksum        = "17302 326 1635 12475",
+%%%  docstring       = "The checksum field above contains a CRC-16
+%%%                     checksum as the first value, followed by the
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+%%% ====================================================================
+%%%
+%%% Here's status on the LaTeX 2.09 -> LaTeX 3.0 options
+%%% maintainance questionnaire.
+%%%
+%%%
+%%%
+\documentstyle{l3ms001}
+
+\def\beginQ{%
+\begin{center}
+\begin{tabular}{p{4.5cm}p{4.5cm}}}
+\def\endQ{%
+\end{tabular}
+\end{center}}
+
+\date{02 April 1993 \\
+Version 1.02}
+
+\author{Rolf Lindgren} \title{Preliminary report on \LaTeX{} style
+options\thanks{The notion ``style option'' to be elaborated upon
+shortly} to be converted to \LaTeX{} 3}
+
+\begin{document}
+\maketitle
+
+\section{Preface}
+
+During a discussion on the LATEX-L mailing list, devoted to the
+\LaTeX{} 3 project, a discussion arose as to what level of
+compitibility to maintain between \LaTeX{} 2.09 and \LaTeX{} 3.
+
+In a nutshell, there will not be perfect compatibility. Therefore, the
+most important macro packages will have to be translated. I was
+volunteered ({\em sic!\/}) by Frank Mittelbach and others to find out
+which macro packages should be converted to LaTeX{} 3.
+
+A questionnaire that addresses this issue has been created, and has
+been tested on a German \TeX{} user's group. I will address each item
+in turn, then outline the conclusions I have drawn, and finally
+outline the new and improved questiuonnaire.
+
+\section{The pretest}.
+
+The pretest consists of six items, some with open-ended, others with
+close-ended questions. $N=36$.
+
+\subsection{Question 1}
+
+\beginQ What are the most common uses of \LaTeX{} at your installatin?
+& Welches sind die hauftigsten \LaTeX-Anwendungen auf Ihrer
+Installation ?  \\ \endQ
+
+1 had not answered 1 had misunderstood the question and believed we
+asked for \LaTeX{} options.
+
+Most had at least 4 uses. I do not elaborate on them, due to my lack of
+German.
+
+\LaTeX{} is being used for all conceivable purposes (and some
+inconceivaible, and a few that doesn't fall into either category).
+
+\section{Question 2}
+
+\beginQ
+
+Please name the ten most commonly used LaTeX style files in your
+installation.  If you use locally modified versions, please state the
+name of the originals.  & Bitte nennen Sie die zehn am haeufigsten
+benutzten LaTeX-Style-Files an Ihrer Installation.  Wenn Sie lokal
+modifizierte Versionen benutzen, so nennen Sie bitte den Namen des
+Originals. \\ \endQ
+
+The most used options were
+
+
+\begin{tabular}{rlrl}
+29& german &                  3& titlepage\\
+29& article &                 3& pictex \\
+19& letter &                  3& parskip\\
+12& report &                  3& multicol \\
+11& book &                    3& fancyheadings\\
+ 9& refman &                  3& epic \\
+ 8& twocolumn &               3& art11\\
+ 6& twoside &                 2& verbatim \\
+ 7& supertab &                3& slides \\
+ 6& dina4 &                   2& layout \\
+ 7& a4 &                      2& expdlist \\
+ 5& supertabular &            2& eepic\\
+ 5& 12pt &                    2& brief\\
+ 5& 11pt &                    2& art12\\
+ 4& multicolumn&              2& art10\\
+ 4& epsf &                    2& 10pt \\
+ 4& array\\                   2& bezier \\
+\end{tabular}
+
+Options mentioned only once were: userman, torate, titelseiten, times,
+tgrind, texcmds, strukto, spanisch, rcs, quire, psfig, progtxt,
+progltx, prelim, popo, plotter, picture, nfss, names, myletter,
+multicols, merge, longtable, lgerman, latexinfo, koepfe, index,
+idverb, harideu, greek, glossary, germanb, fullpage, footnote, findex,
+emlines, eindex, dinbrief, dates, cyrilic, cropmark, chess, biblist,
+babel, avantgarde, aplweave, amstex, amsfonts, amsart, ams, a4letter,
+a4.
+
+\section{Question 3}
+
+\beginQ
+Do you use any local variants of the
+above style files? If so, please name
+the files and (briefly) how or why they are modified.
+& Bitte nennen Sie die zehn am haeufigsten
+benutzten LaTeX-Style-Files an Ihrer Installation.
+Wenn Sie lokal modifizierte Versionen benutzen,
+so nennen Sie bitte den Namen des Originals. \\
+\endQ
+
+25 people answered; six of these used 4 or more.  Just about half of
+these were Germanized versions of the standard document styles.
+
+
+\section{Question 4}
+
+\beginQ
+Please name the  five
+LaTeX style files that you
+most recently used.
+& Bitte nennen Sie die fuenf
+  LaTeX-Style-Files, die sie zuletzt
+benutzt haben \\
+\endQ
+
+33 had answered this. 20 had rated `german' as `almost always'\dots.
+The differentiation into `almost always'\dots`hardly ever' was hoping to
+aid memory. A few options were added to quesiton 2's list, but no
+`new' options added ut to two or more.
+
+\subsection{Question 5}
+
+\beginQ
+Please name five LaTeX
+style files that are
+particularly important
+to you, even if you do
+not use them a lot:
+& Bitte nennen Sie fuenf
+LaTeX-Style-Files, die fuer
+Sie besonders wichtig sind,
+auch wenn Sie sie nicht oft
+benutzen:  \\
+\endQ
+
+Little-used options (as per question 2) that now were given more
+prominence are: fancyheadings, bezier, proc, epic, two/multicolumn, rcs,
+idverb, biblist.
+
+\subsection{Question 6}
+
+\beginQ
+What types of styles
+ (document or option)
+ currently not available
+ would improve the usage
+ of LaTeX at your site:   &
+welche Arten von Styles
+(document style oder Option),
+die es zur Zeit nicht gibt,
+wuerden die Nutzungsmoeglichkeiten
+von LaTeX an Ihrer Installation
+verbessern: \\
+\endQ
+
+I will not delve into this, because my German is not sufficient for
+deciphering handwriting. If I {\em have to\/} analyze this in a final
+test, I will have to appoint somebody as translator.
+
+\section{Discussion}
+
+I feel (others can dispute this) that {\em users\/} categiorize options
+into three:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item Documentstyles (such as report, book, article)
+\item Modifications of documentstyles (such as sober, layout, refman)
+\item Added functionality (multicolumn, tabular)
+\end{itemize}
+
+I don't think macros for modifying documentstyles should have to be
+translated: Customizing the documentstyles (or bulding your own)
+should be made {\em much easier\/}: If not, people will convert to
+WordPerfect et el. Claiming that this will lead to chaos and
+typesetting anarchy is plain arrogance: the new \LaTeX{}book should
+give design hints.
+
+Some users wanted a facility for interactice placement of graphics. As a
+compromise, the new \LaTeX{}book should carry an explanation as to the
+fact that \LaTeX should have to do the floating, and the power of figure
+and table environments, along with the use of `{\tt ref}' and `{\tt
+label}', should be made more explicit.
+
+\LaTeX{} 3 should incorporate tables that continue along pages, a
+multicolumn environment.
+
+{\em Everybodey\/} used either {\tt german.sty} or had hacked German
+words into the standard document styles. These should be made obsolete
+by a standard naming convention: E.g., {\em All\/} text-producing
+commands should be converted to {\tt\verb+\+the} {\tt <} {\em english
+text\/} {\tt >} {\tt name}, such as
+
+{\verb+\+\tt thechaptername} or {\verb+\+\tt thelistoffiguresname}.
+
+I think it might be confusing that in part of the questionnaire, we
+ask for a particluar installation, in other parts for the repsondents
+personal experience/opinion. I think we should state:
+
+\begin{itemize} \item We want to know about *your* use and *your*
+opinions.  \item We want to know about *your* use of options that are
+*not* mentioned in the \LaTeX{}book. The options mentioned in the
+\LaTeX{}book will be taken care of.  \item By {\em options\/}, we mean
+*both* \verb+{+document styles\verb+}+ and \verb+[+options\verb+]+.
+\end{itemize}
+
+A *new and improved* questionnaire will be figured out shortly, pending
+your comments.
+
+\end{document}
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