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Subject: summary on \midinsert
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Date: 12 Mar 91 19:34:38 GMT
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Note that \insertpenalties is checked as part of the \dosupereject macro
(see p. 256 of the TeXbook).
 
The meaning of \insertpenalties can be gleaned from a close reading of
pp 123-125, ending with a deep breath. I think the statment there that
"the total number of such insertinos appears in \insertpenalties
during an \output routine" has been a bit misleading to Walter and
Romesh.  Earlier on, Knuth says that $q$ (\insertpenalties) is
accumulating the value of \floatingpenalty.
 
Anybody can supply details from vol B?  In particular, is the value of
\insertpenalties valid outside of the output routine? Is it different?