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Bug#402994: use new libpaper hook to track system paper size



On Tue, Dec 26, 2006 at 21:43 +0100, Frank Küster wrote:
> Ralf Stubner <ralf.stubner@web.de> wrote:
> 
> > I have the impression that it is not a good idea to actually issue a
> > PostScript command such as 'a4', which is what the 'a4' papersize
> > definition in config.ps does. Some printers might not like that,
> > reducing the portability of the document. 'A4size' only adds a
> > (structured) comment to the document. But I now see no need for any
> > changes, since texconfig does the necessary translations.
> 
> Hm, texconfig does it right.  But shouldn't the definitions for "a4" be
> removed from config.ps completely, and only the A4size comments be kept?
> What about other sizes - should they be switched to comments?

I am not sure. I would not make any changes to config.ps without
checking with the tex-k list first.

cheerio
ralf



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