Re: Provide \hide and \no functions for transparent and void glyphs (issue 6575048)

[David Kastrup]

David Kastrup <address@hidden> writes:

> Well, "remittere" means "to release", from its word constituents
> "back-send".  "omittere" means "to give up, disregard", from its word
> constituents "counter-send".
>
> In any case, suitable naming of reversals look like doubling the number
> of bikesheds, so I propose halving them again by introducing just a
> single bikeshed to rule them all.  We just have to agree whether to call
> this bikeshed \un or \re, having
>
> \un\omit \un\hide \un\stemsUp or \re\omit \re\hide \re\stemsUp.
>
> Huh.  Seen like that, it is not even a competition.  The French will
> probably hate me for it, but I guess \un it is.

Oh, but at least it is clear that \un\no is not going to fly.  So at
least that shed is accounted for.

-- 
David Kastrup