Re: doc problems with \paper and \layout keywords

[Han-Wen Nienhuys]

Werner LEMBERG wrote:
> > Sorry?  10.4.2 states that ragged-last-bottom affects the spread of 
> > systems across the last page in the piece.  10.5.7 states that 
> > ragged-last is like ragged-right, but only for the last line of the 
> > piece.  Are either of these unclear?
>
>
> It's not unclear.  One of them is completely redundant!  Anything
> within \layout is for the current piece, and anything within \paper is
> for the complete document.  We simply don't need two keywords.
> `ragged-last' is fully sufficient.
>
> Maybe I'm wrong -- in that case please show me a counterexample.

Settings for \layout variables are inherited from \paper.

> Not really.  AFAIK, \layout has two functions, namely to set up local
> layout parameters and to set up contexts (with \context).  While doing
> the former you can use all (or almost all?) keywords from \paper.
>
> Maybe it makes sense to separate this into two different commands...

Yes, that's a good idea.

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