Confusing log file entry

[ilyaza]

Brief outline of the bug

One of the NFSS messages uses imperative where gerund is expected:

LaTeX Font Info:    Try loading font information for T1+cmss on input line 8.

(In fact, I saw another confusing message, but cannot reproduce it yet…)

Minimal example showing the bug

\RequirePackage{latexbug}
\documentclass{article}

\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}

\begin{document}

\sf Foobar.

\end{document}

Log file (required) and possibly PDF file

mytest-none.pdf
mytest-none.log

[FrankMittelbach]

you mean it should say something like "Trying to load information ..." ? Perhaps, yes.

As for other confusing messages, you will find nearly all error and warning messages by LaTeX and major packages listed in appendix B of the LaTeX Companion. And if you don't own that book, there is a french translation of that appendix available on the Web: https://www.latex-project.org/help/books/bookpart_tlc2fr-apb.pdf

[ilyaza]

Yes, all the other messages I saw use gerunds.

[ilyaza]

OK, here is the other place where the intent of the message is not clear:

\RequirePackage{latexbug}
\documentclass{article}

\usepackage{textcomp}

\begin{document}

Foobar.

\end{document}

This results in

Package textcomp Info: Sub-encoding information:
(textcomp)               5 = only ISO-Adobe without \textcurrency
…
Package textcomp Info: Setting ? sub-encoding to TS1/1 on input line 79.

I think the intent is better described by In reports of my actions, the number after slash is the sub-encoding information: instead of just Sub-encoding information:.

mytest-textcomp.log

[FrankMittelbach]

Applied the first suggestion. Not convinced about the second so keep that as is.

[ilyaza]

This results in

Package textcomp Info: Sub-encoding information:
(textcomp)               5 = only ISO-Adobe without \textcurrency
…
Package textcomp Info: Setting ? sub-encoding to TS1/1 on input line 79.

I think the intent is better described by In reports of my actions, the number after slash is the sub-encoding information: instead of just Sub-encoding information:.

I agree that my proposal is very clumsy. However, from Frank’s reply it is not clear whether he agrees that the current message is very confusing. If so, here is my other try to rewrite it:

Package textcomp Info: in reports below, sub-encoding (the number after slash) means: