Re: \bigger and \larger: that's one too many

[Dan Eble]

On 6 Oct 2008, at 06:07, Graham Percival wrote:

> On Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:42:07 +0200
> "Valentin Villenave" <address@hidden> wrote:
>
> > Graham: "\bigger sounds better when opposed to \smaller"
> >
> > Me: "We already have \teeny \tiny \small \large \huge, so let's keep
> > \larger iso \bigger".
>
> You said that after I said \bigger, and it's a good reason.  So
> now I'm also for \larger.

And for completeness, \teenier \tinier and \huger. [Ducks]

But seriously, assuming one can remember the set of choices without  
consulting the manual, how can one remember which of \teeny or \tiny  
is smaller?  (The Wiktionary editors consider them synonyms.)

Moreover, if \bigger is cast out for being colloquial, how does teeny  
get a free pass?

Wouldn't it be better to reduce the number of preset sizes by nixing  
\teeny too?  Users who really need shorthand for \teeny,  
\hardlyLegible, or \invisibleToTheNakedEye can define their own  
functions, after all.

Regards,
--
Dan