[Tugindia] Fontsize Option in Article.cls

[David Kastrup]

Manoj Kummini <kummini@yahoo.com> writes:

> That example works without problems, ie., the space does not create
> any problem. However, I managed to find the culprit.
> 
> Digging into the definition of \documentclass in latex.ltx, I came
> across a macro \zap@space having a suspicious look and acting on the
> options segment of \documentclass. For details, see
> \@fileswith@pti@ns. Then I ran the test code
> 
> \zap@space hello world hello world hello world \@empty
> 
> and got all the spaces removed between the words. Remember to put a
> space between the last world and \@empty.

Ah, I see.  But still, I would not want to put a space between 12 and
pt in the option.  Let me grope for a reason...  Well, putting a
space there makes it a point where your editor may wrap the line, and
wraping the line there will be more than distasteful...

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