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diff --git a/info/laan/pwt/pwt.sur b/info/laan/pwt/pwt.sur new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..32966e8cb8 --- /dev/null +++ b/info/laan/pwt/pwt.sur @@ -0,0 +1,139 @@ +\input blue.tex \report \hfuzz40pt% I allow overflow + +\bluechapter Blues, BLUe`s \& Paradigms + +\beginsummary +The BLUe's format material and accompanying articles, which explain details +and show examples, have been listed. +\endsummary + +Originally this note was sent along with \bluetex{} +to inform a user about background and related articles. +\TB{} is assumed to be omni-present. +For other references consult lit.dat. + +\bluehead The files + +BLUe's format has been organized as a `kernel with modules.' +The files are named as follows. +{\parindent4.5\generalindent +\item{the format} \hbox to21ex{\bf \bluetex\hss} the kernel +\item{the databases} +\vtop{\noindent\advance\hsize-1.1\parindent + \hbox to21ex{\bf fmt.dat\hss} the formats\\ + \hbox to21ex{\bf tools.dat\hss} the macros and environments\\ + \hbox to21ex{\bf address.dat\hss} the addresses\\ + \hbox to21ex{\bf lit.dat\hss} the references\\ + \hbox to21ex{\bf pic.dat\hss} the pictures\\ + \hbox to21ex{\bf obsolete.dat\hss} obsolete macros and formats. +}\smallskip} +A handy auxiliary is pfile\Dash and the more general pgfile\Dash +to print \bluetex{} with appropriate line numbers in two-column layout. +The general macro prompts for the file name. It is suited to print +\bluetex, tools.dat, or fmt.dat, all with the appropriate line numbers. + +This `Publishing with \TeX' is the user's guide. + +No profit may be made on it. The articles are free for personal use. +The files are shareware.\ftn{When you are happy with it and wish to support + maintenance, send me \$ {\oldstyle25} to support my hardware, to maintain + BLUe's format system. Of course you will be added to my register.blu database. + Users from Russia can just send me their address, for the time being.} + +When the results are used a proper credit\Dash + be it Knuth or the authors of gkpmac, + or me for the composition and the fill-ins\Dash +is the least a happy publishing user can do. + +\bluehead Background + +\begindisplay +BLUe's Format\Dash The best of both worlds + &The umbrella article about \bluetex. \hidewidth\cr +BLUe's Graphs\Dash Simplicity, aha! + &The gkppic macros are explained. \hidewidth\cr +BLUe's Cross-Refs\Dash A one-pass approach + &One-pass cross-referencing with math.\hidewidth\cr +BLUe's Bibliography\Dash Selective loading + &One-pass bibliography handling. \hidewidth\cr +BLUe's Verbatim\Dash The selection + &Handling verbatims in TeX. \hidewidth\cr +BLUe's Transparencies\Dash To finish up with + &The making of transparencies. \hidewidth\cr +BLUe's Index\Dash The principle and some more + &The making of indexes in a one-pass job.\hidewidth\cr +BLUe's Typesetting of PASCAL\Dash Mean and lean + &The formatting of PASCAL programs. \hidewidth\cr +BLUe's Letters\Dash With love + &The formatting of letters. \hidewidth\cr +BLUe's Reports\Dash Good work + &The formatting of reports. \hidewidth\cr +BLUe's Format databases + \Dash Stay organized&The database approach explained. \hidewidth\cr +BLUe-2-|<younameit>| + &Acceptance and conversion. \hidewidth\cr +Math into BLUes &The typesetting of math via \TeX.\hidewidth\cr +\quad I: Mourning \cr +\quad\llap II: Sing your song \cr +Icons via lfonts &Common matrix icons via \LaTeX's fonts.\hidewidth\cr +Table Diversions &The typesetting of tables via \TeX. \hidewidth\cr +Sorting in BLUe &The basics for making a simple index. \hidewidth\cr +FIFO and LIFO sing the BLUes\Dash Got it &FIFO paradigm, fundamental. \hidewidth\cr +Syntactic Sugar &Discusses various approaches to macros.\hidewidth\cr +`Van tekst naar transparant'&About the life-cycle of documents, + {\oldstyle1984}.\hidewidth\cr +BLUe-2-\LaTeX &Convertor Assistant, {\oldstyle1996}\cr +% +\noalign{\bluehead Related material\par} +% +Manmac BLUes &Is all about manmac, as-is. \hidewidth\cr +\quad\Dash Or how to typeset a book via \TeX \cr + +AMS BLUes &Details with AMS practice, \cs{lsams} for\hidewidth\cr +\quad\Dash Professionals at work + &\null\ formatting references is inspired upon AMS.\hidewidth\cr +TUGboat BLUes &TUGboat styles. ppt.tex emerged from this\hidewidth\cr +\quad\Dash How \TeX ies do it + &\null\ which is at the heart of \bluetex. \hidewidth\cr +% +\noalign{\medskip\noindent An overview is supplied in `What is \TeX{} and \MF{} + all about?' NLUUG, {\oldstyle1993}. + The relation with SGML is in `SGML(\TeX,\dots\thinspace),' + Cork {\oldstyle1990}. + The work of Michael Spivak has been surveyed in Spivak's \OE uvre. +% + \bluehead For fun\par +% + Added are the following, + which also show macro writing by example.\medskip} +% +Typesetting bridge via \TeX & \maps{91}2\hidewidth\cr +Typesetting crosswords via \TeX& \maps{92}2\hidewidth\cr +Tower of Hanoi, revisited & \maps{91}2\hidewidth\cr +% +\noalign{\bluehead The Paradigm series\par} +% +Paradigm: Plain's \cs{item} extended & \maps{94}2\hidewidth\cr +Paradigm: Headache? & \maps{94}2\hidewidth\cr +Paradigm: Two-part macros & \maps{95}1\hidewidth\cr +Paradigm: Parameterization I \hidewidth\cr +\phantom{Paradigm: }\Dash Options & \maps{95}1\hidewidth\cr +Paradigm: Winds and halfwinds \hidewidth\cr +\phantom{Paradigm: }\Dash Details matter & \maps{96}1\hidewidth\cr +Paradigm: It's all in the game & \maps{96}1\hidewidth\cr +Paradigm: Loops & \maps{96}2\hidewidth\cr +Paradigm: Searching & \maps{96}2\hidewidth\cr +Paradigm: Sorting & \maps{96}2\hidewidth\cr +Paradigm: Naming conventions & \maps{97}?\hidewidth\cr +Paradigm: Alignment & \maps{97}?\hidewidth\cr +Paradigm: Eating and preserving & \maps{97}?\hidewidth\cr +\enddisplay +Of course all the articles run up till {\oldstyle1995}, with BLUe's format +in plain TeX. + +\bluehead Availability + +It is disseminated on NTG's 4All\TeX{} CD-ROM (edition {\oldstyle1995}), and +the most recent versions can be plucked from a CTAN in directory +pub/archive/info/pwt/\dots +\endinput
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