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Diffstat (limited to 'source/luametatex/source/tex/texscanning.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | source/luametatex/source/tex/texscanning.c | 12 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/source/luametatex/source/tex/texscanning.c b/source/luametatex/source/tex/texscanning.c index c4f9b0c56..2b9d6a110 100644 --- a/source/luametatex/source/tex/texscanning.c +++ b/source/luametatex/source/tex/texscanning.c @@ -2433,12 +2433,20 @@ static void tex_aux_scan_dimen_unknown_unit_error(void) { ); } +/*tex + The Edith and Tove were introduced at BachoTeX 2023 and because the error message + was still in feet we decided to adapt it accordingly so now in addition it reports + different values, including Theodores little feet measured by Arthur as being roughly + five Ediths. +*/ + static void tex_aux_scan_dimen_out_of_range_error(void) { tex_handle_error( normal_error_type, "Dimension too large", - "I can't work with sizes bigger than about 575 cm (230 es). Continue and I'll\n" - "use the largest value I can (16383 pt)." + "I can't work with sizes bigger than about 19 feet (45 Theodores as of 2023),\n" + "575 centimeters, 2300 Toves, 230 Ediths or 16383 points. Continue and I'll use\n" + "the largest value I can." ); } |