[texhax] PSTricks strangeness?

[Herbert Voss]

Am 25.06.2010 07:07, schrieb didier lorin:

> Why the "oversigned" numbers don't work with PSTricks, while it's possible with TeX?
> 
> for instance in PSTricks:
>   \rput{--30}(0,0){fool text}    ----> gives out an error
> 
> in TeX:
>  \newdim\tempdima
>  \tempdima = --30pt            -----> no error!
internally it is checked for + or - sign and not for
other ones

Herbert