Bug#145339: debiandoc-sgml: Stylistic error in generated PDF and PostScript cross-references

[Hilmar Preusse <hille42@web.de>]

retitle 145339 Stylistic error in varioref.sty
thanks

On 16.07.03 David Sewell (drs2n@mothership.upress.Virginia.EDU) wrote:

Hi,

> Hi--I submitted the original bug report. I don't know much about LaTex
> packages, but looking at the file "varioref.sty", I notice that some
> languages do not use \reftextvario to provide alternates. Compare:
> 
> 	\DeclareOption{american}
> 	[ . . . ]
> 	    \def\reftextbefore    {on the \reftextvario{preceding page}{page
> 				   before}}%
> to
> 	\DeclareOption{french}
> 	[ . . . ]
> 	    \def\reftextbefore    {page pr\'ec\'edente}%
> 
As far as I tried it out I couldn't redefine \reftextbefore
dependently of the language used. So my proposal is:
Try to find out, if this is possible and then modify the
debiandoc*-package accordingly. If this not possible:
Submit a wishlist bug report to the LaTeX-team. However I have no
idea, if Frank insists on his proposal...

H. 
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