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author | Norbert Preining <norbert@preining.info> | 2019-09-02 13:46:59 +0900 |
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diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/lexitex/README b/macros/latex/contrib/lexitex/README new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..f33fb71913 --- /dev/null +++ b/macros/latex/contrib/lexitex/README @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +READ.ME (lexitex) + +NOTE: A near complete re-draft of this package, to be called + `the Camel Citator', is now in progress. The new package + consists of two files, camel.doc and law.doc. You will + also need the beta version of the LaTeX2e index.sty by + David Jones. All of these files can be fetched from + rumple.soas.ac.uk:/pub. Alternatively, try the WWW + page http://rumple.soas.ac.uk/~fbennett/, and follow + the links from there. + +LexiTeX is a LaTeX2e style package for simplifying the in- +footnote citation styles required by major law journals. A list +of citations is entered at the top of the document (or included +using \input), and references are made by nickname tags, in a +fashion similar to the normal usage of the \cite command. +Nickname references expand into context-sensitive +cross-referenced citations, which conform to the Harvard `Blue +Book' style with respect to typeface, punctuation and +cross-referencing form. Tables of authorities can also be easily +produced. + +LexiBib is a BibTeX style that exports citations from a BibTeX- +format database in the syntax required for digestion by LexiTeX. +This allows documents containing context-sensitive citations to +be prepared in much the same way as bibliographies and reference +tags are produced using standard BibTeX. LexiBib is currently +`under construction', but it is now beyond the mere-novelty stage +of development. + +The style has only recently been shifted to LaTeX2e; please +report any problems, so they can be dealt with promptly. + +These utilities are distributed as two files, lexitex.doc and +lexibib.doc respectively. To extract the files and print the +documentation you will need the docstrip and doc utilities +distributed as part of LaTeX2e. Type `latex docstrip', or +whatever command will process the docstrip.tex file on your +system, and follow the prompts. You want to process the file +call `lexitex' (or `lexibib'), with extension `doc', using option +`driver', to a file with extension `drv'. Then type `latex +lexitex.drv' or `latex lexibib.drv', and watch the chips fly. +Extraction of lexitex.doc takes about 10 minutes on a 33mhz 486 +running a big TeX on the Linux operating system. On DOS-based +systems it will probably take much longer. + +Once everything is extracted, you can edit the files lexitex.man +and lexibib.man to your taste, and print the documentation. +There is very little of this for LexiBib at present, but it will +come if I receive feedback from users or prospective users. + +LexiTeX will eventually be released in a LaTeX2e version, but I +can't say when. This largely depends on when LaTeX2e becomes +available for use with NTT-JTeX, since the entire reason LexiTeX +was developed in the first place was for the typesetting of +mixed-text Japanese and English documents for publication. + +Upgrades to both of these packages will be released from time to +time. If you have a problem or a question concerning them, +please drop a line to fbennett@rumple.soas.ac.uk; I'll be happy +to help. + +Cheers, +Frank Bennett +SOAS Law Department +Thornhaugh Street +London WC1H 0XG +Tel: (071)323-6351 + |