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diff --git a/macros/latex-dev/base/ltnews03.tex b/macros/latex-dev/base/ltnews03.tex index f000d66e4d..e555e12df4 100644 --- a/macros/latex-dev/base/ltnews03.tex +++ b/macros/latex-dev/base/ltnews03.tex @@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ \publicationyear{1995} \publicationissue{3} + +\providecommand\pkg[1]{\texttt{#1}} +\providecommand\cls[1]{\texttt{#1}} +\providecommand\option[1]{\texttt{#1}} +\providecommand\env[1]{\texttt{#1}} +\providecommand\file[1]{\texttt{#1}} + + \begin{document} \maketitle @@ -61,20 +69,20 @@ true! \section{Additional input encodings} In the last release of \LaTeX{} we distributed a test version of the -\texttt{inputenc} package which allows the use of input characters +\pkg{inputenc} package which allows the use of input characters other than just a--z and A--Z. The package has proved to be robust, so we are now distributing an expanded version. The new release comes with a number of input encodings: \begin{itemize} -\item \texttt{ascii} the standard encoding, -\item \texttt{latin1} the ISO Western European alphabet, -\item \texttt{latin2} the ISO Eastern European alphabet, -\item \texttt{cp437} the IBM codepage 437, -\item \texttt{cp850} the IBM codepage 850, and -\item \texttt{applemac} the Apple Macintosh encoding. +\item \option{ascii} the standard encoding, +\item \option{latin1} the ISO Western European alphabet, +\item \option{latin2} the ISO Eastern European alphabet, +\item \option{cp437} the IBM codepage 437, +\item \option{cp850} the IBM codepage 850, and +\item \option{applemac} the Apple Macintosh encoding. \end{itemize} -These can be used by specifying an option to the \texttt{inputenc} +These can be used by specifying an option to the \pkg{inputenc} package, for example: \begin{verbatim} \usepackage[latin1]{inputenc} @@ -95,10 +103,10 @@ memory, which is a 2.7\% reduction. We are currently experimenting with other ways of reducing the size of \LaTeX. For example, we are experimenting with an option to remove -the \texttt{picture} and \texttt{tabbing} environments from the +the \env{picture} and \env{tabbing} environments from the \LaTeX{} kernel, and to load them from a file the first time they are used. This should help \LaTeX{} to run on machines with limited -memory. See \texttt{autoload.txt} for details. +memory. See \file{autoload.txt} for details. \section{Distribution and modification} @@ -110,7 +118,7 @@ systems. The modification conditions are currently under discussion, and we would like to hear from anyone interested. Please read -\texttt{modguide.tex} for more information. +\file{modguide.tex} for more information. \section{AMS-\LaTeX\ full release} @@ -118,7 +126,7 @@ The AMS-\LaTeX\ packages were still in beta test in the December 1994 release of \LaTeX, and the full release came out in January 1995. AMS-\LaTeX\ is described in the \emph{User's Guide} -(\texttt{amsldoc.tex}) and in \emph{The \LaTeX{} Companion}. +(\file{amsldoc.tex}) and in \emph{The \LaTeX{} Companion}. \section{PostScript fonts} |