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

[Ardo van Rangelrooij <ardo@debian.org>]

Hilmar Preusse (hille42@web.de) wrote:
> 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...

Well, I would prefer if this is solved in tetex itself so it's corrected for
everybody.  I don't like debiandoc specific solutions for general problems.

Thanks,
Ardo
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