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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/base/fntguide.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/base/fntguide.tex index f19e0de7ba1..0c18661a316 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/base/fntguide.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/base/fntguide.tex @@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ ones are: \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} |