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author | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
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committer | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
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diff --git a/info/digests/texline/read.me b/info/digests/texline/read.me new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..b18e9ce310 --- /dev/null +++ b/info/digests/texline/read.me @@ -0,0 +1,76 @@ +TeXline + +TeXline is produced with plain TeX. It was never designed +for electronic dissemination. However, it seems reasonable +to archive some, at least, of the source files in the +Aston Archive (or anywhere else that wants them). I have +taken the step of including everything I could find, without +consulting the original authors, who may, or may not, +have copyright on the material. Given TeX's public domain +image and status, it would seem churlish to insist on +copyright of this material. Nevertheless, if you do +steal/borrow/plagiarise (depending on your status), you +could at least give some credit to the author (or even +TeXline). + +The newsletter uses double columning. I am still not +entirely happy with my double columning macros (other +people's double columning macros). Since I anticipate +that use of the material will not be to print out your +own copy on your own laser printer, I do not see this +as a problem. I also paste-up the masthead. I see nothing +wrong with paste-up. It has worked for several centuries. + +TeXline is now prepared on a Macintosh (with TeXtures). +This gives rather different opportunities for file names, +which I have tended to exploit (more than six characters, +inclusion of spaces and any other character I like, not +necessary to have a .tex extension, etc.). I shall +probably try to standardise on simpler, more `standard', +less-friendly file names in the future. I have tried +to make the file names correspond correctly to their +\input name for VMS, but in the case of `conflict', you +are on your own (in keeping with the pd image of TeX). +Life is too short to sort such problems out. + +In very general terms, TeXline is organised along the +following lines (this is a sort of meta-description -- +almost all specific examples will be different): +texline.tex: a file of macros which sets up most + of the environment +double.tex: one of two double column macros: i sometimes + use one set which enclose the whole setup + in \begindoublecolumns/\enddoublecolumns, + which has the advantage of allowing some + mixing of single and double columning; + and another set which just modifies the + \output routine and only gives double columns. +verb.tex a verbatim macro (now usually called verbar.tex + to remind me that the | character is the + important one. +head.tex does the mast head (sometimes uses PostScript + fonts). +contents.lis this reveals the order of assembly of + TeXline. it has a few \TeX\ commands, but + it is usually simplified (without the \ejects + and other nasties which get inserted). also + sometimes given names like tl1-9 (for pages 1--9). + +All the other file names are bit arbitrary, depending on my +mood. They are of course, the articles themselves. +From time to time one of these input files may call +another one. These extra `lower' files are the ones most +likely to be omitted or with non-standard names (because +I didn't notice them). Note that Kermit has a tendency to +replace characters it does not like with `X'. + +Sometimes I organise things in little batches of a few files, +and sometimes I don't. It depends. + +And sometimes there are pictures. Usually I paste them in. +In other words, you won't find them here. Until the graphics +people get their act together, transmitting device independent +graphics is going to be awkward. Another reason for sticking +to real paper instead of this electronic nonsense. + +malcolm clark |