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\end{tabular}
\end{minipage}
\end{center}
-\NEWdescription{2019/07/10}
+\NEWdescription{2019/07/10}\label{page:seriesvalues}
The font series is denoting a combination of the weight (boldness) and
the width (amount of expansion). The standard supported for weights and
widths are:
@@ -1090,6 +1090,26 @@ contain:
This enables the use of an alternative |\hyphenchar| in other encodings
whilst maintaining the correct value for all fonts.
+\NEWfeature{2020/02/02} According to NFSS conventions the series value
+should be a combination of weight and width abbreviated each with one or
+two letters as described on page~\pageref{page:seriesvalues}. In
+particular it should not contain contain an ``\texttt{m}'' unless it
+consists of just one character. In the past incorrect values such as
+``\texttt{cm}'' were simply accepted, but since this now leads to
+problems with the extended mechanism, the correct syntax is now
+enforced.
+
+More exactly, if the series values is a member of a specific set of
+values (\texttt{ulm}, \texttt{elm}, \texttt{lm}, \texttt{slm},
+\texttt{mm}, \texttt{sbm}, \texttt{bm}, \texttt{ebm}, \texttt{ubm},
+\texttt{muc}, \texttt{mec}, \texttt{mc}, \texttt{msc}, \texttt{msx},
+\texttt{mx}, \texttt{mex} or \texttt{mux}) it is assumed to be in
+incorrect NFSS notation and so a warning is given and a surplus
+``\texttt{m}'' is dropped. Other values are not touched to allow for
+the usage of values like ``\texttt{semibold}'' or ``\texttt{medium}'' as
+used by the \texttt{autoinst} program.
+
+
\subsection{Font file loading information}
\label{sec:loadinfo}