Re: new geometry.sty version

[Werner LEMBERG]

> > the new version 3 of geometry.sty changes the default layout
> > (e.g. recent teTeX versions use this version).  To make it work
> > with the current setup of ly2dvi, you should add the option
> > `compat2' to the `latexoptions' field for ly2dvi.  Example:
> > 
> >   \header {
> >     ...
> >     latexoptions = "a4paper,compat2"
> >   }
> > 
> > Without that option page numbers are too high.
> 
> Is it feasible to modify ly2dvi such that it works out of the [box]
> with geometry v3?  I would prefer a solution that adds compatibility
> glue for v2, and works by default on v3.

I think adding `compat2' always to `latexoptions' should work since
unused global options to LaTeX only cause a warning, not an error.


    Werner