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There are a few code changes: the ones linked to expl3 will be handled at 'that end' too, so will eventually not require two names.

'Historical' files have been skipped:

  • ltnews
  • Guides, etc., not touched in the past five years
  • -historic.tex files
  • changes.old.tx

READ ME FIRST: Please understand that in most cases we will not be able to merge a pull request because there are a lot of internal activities needed when updating the LaTeX2e sources. If you have a code suggestion please discuss it with the team first.

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Checklist of required changes before merge will be approved

  • Test file(s) added
  • Version and date string updated in changed source files
  • Relevant \changes entries in source included
  • Relevant changes.txt updated
  • Rollback provided (if necessary)?
  • ltnewsX.tex (and/or latexchanges.tex) updated

@josephwright josephwright force-pushed the US-spelling branch 2 times, most recently from a23d5e5 to 5b433c3 Compare June 1, 2026 06:58
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need s/centerd/centered/g everywhere you changed centred ;).

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Are you changing to US English generally? E.g. should 'quite' be understood in the US sense in docs with US spelling?

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need s/centerd/centered/g everywhere you changed centred ;).

Drat, thought I'd got that

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need s/centerd/centered/g everywhere you changed centred ;).

Drat, thought I'd got that

Are you changing to US English generally? E.g. should 'quite' be understood in the US sense in docs with US spelling?

Idiom is much harder than spelling - I think there will be lots of European expression in the text so was really just aiming for the mechanical changes.

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I don't think you should Americanise French spelling ;).

[& 14 x centerd]

{\def\reftextfaceafter {\reftextvario{viereisell\"a}%
{seuraavalla} sivulla}%
\def\reftextfacebefore{\reftextvario{viereisell\"a}%
{edellisell\"a} sivulla}%

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This should not be changed as it is not English of any variety.

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{edellizell\"a} sivulla}%
\def\reftextafter {seuraavalla sivulla}%
\def\reftextbefore {edellisell\"a sivulla}%
\def\reftextbefore {edellizell\"a sivulla}%

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This should not be changed as it is not English of any variety.

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% |\labelitemii|, |\labelitemiii|, and |\labelitemiv|, which define
% the labels of the various itemization levels: the symbols used are
% bullet, bold en-dash, centered asterisk and centred dot.
% bullet, bold en-dash, centered asterisk and centerd dot.

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% \begin{environment}{abstract}
% When we are producing a separate titlepage we also put the
% abstract on a page of its own. It will be centred vertically on
% abstract on a page of its own. It will be centerd vertically on

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% |l| flushleft,\\
% |r| flushright,\\
% |c| (default) centred.
% |c| (default) centerd.

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% The centered column produces columns that are wider than necessary
% to fit in the numbers under a heading as it has to ensure that the
% decimal point is centred. The right aligned column two does not have
% decimal point is centerd. The right aligned column two does not have

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% tokens, not necessarily `.' in this argument.) The column of figures
% is then positioned such that a number with the specified numbers of
% digits is centred in the column.
% digits is centerd in the column.

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% digits is centerd in the column.
%
% This notation also enables columns that are centred on the mid-point
% This notation also enables columns that are centerd on the mid-point

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% \begin{macro}{\LTright}
% Glue to the left and right of the table, default "\fill" (ie
% centred).
% centerd).

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% \noindent"\newcolumntype{.}{D{.}{.}{-1}}"
%
% \texttt{.} specifies a column of entries to be centred on the~$.$.
% \texttt{.} specifies a column of entries to be centerd on the~$.$.

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