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+++ b/macros/latex/base/ltnews17.tex
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
% \iffalse meta-comment
%
-% Copyright (C) 1993-2019
+% Copyright (C) 1993-2020
% The LaTeX3 Project and any individual authors listed elsewhere
-% in this file.
-%
+% in this file.
+%
% This file is part of the LaTeX base system.
% -------------------------------------------
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+%
% It may be distributed and/or modified under the
% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3c
% of this license or (at your option) any later version.
% The latest version of this license is in
% http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
-% and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX
+% and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX
% version 2008 or later.
-%
+%
% This file has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained".
-%
+%
% The list of all files belonging to the LaTeX base distribution is
% given in the file `manifest.txt'. See also `legal.txt' for additional
% information.
-%
-% The list of derived (unpacked) files belonging to the distribution
-% and covered by LPPL is defined by the unpacking scripts (with
+%
+% The list of derived (unpacked) files belonging to the distribution
+% and covered by LPPL is defined by the unpacking scripts (with
% extension .ins) which are part of the distribution.
-%
+%
% \fi
% Filename: ltnews17.tex
%
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ that. Note also that \package{fixltx2e} will make use of the
facilities in \eTeX{} whenever these are present (see below).
The \package{calc} package has also been given an update with a few
-extra commands.
+extra commands.
The commands \verb|\maxof| and \verb|\minof|, each with two
brace-delimited arguments, provide the usual numeric $\max$ and $\min$
operations. The commands \verb|\settototalheight| and
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ operations. The commands \verb|\settototalheight| and
\verb|\ifcase|.
The \package{varioref} package has acquired a few more default
-strings but there are still a number of languages for
+strings but there are still a number of languages for
which good strings are still missing.
The \package{showkeys} package has also been updated slightly to work
@@ -140,21 +140,21 @@ command \verb|\textsubscript| has been added as a complement to the
command \verb|\textsuperscript| in the kernel. Secondly, a new form of
\verb|\DeclareMathSizes| that allows all of its arguments to have a
dimension suffix. This means you can now use expressions such as
-\verb|\DeclareMathSizes{9.5dd}{9.5dd}{7.4dd}{6.6dd}|.
+\verb|\DeclareMathSizes{9.5dd}{9.5dd}{7.4dd}{6.6dd}|.
The third new
addition is the robust command \verb|\TextOrMath| which takes two
arguments and executes one of them when typesetting in text or math
mode respectively. This command also takes advantage of \eTeX{}
-extensions if available; more specifically,
+extensions if available; more specifically,
%%
%%\pagebreak
%%
when the \eTeX{} extensions are available, it does not
-destroy kerning between previous letters and the text to be typeset.
+destroy kerning between previous letters and the text to be typeset.
The command is also used
internally in \package{fixltx2e} to resolve a problem with
-\verb|\fnsymbol|.
+\verb|\fnsymbol|.
Also, further work has been done on reimplementing
the command \verb|\addpenalty|, which is used internally in several
@@ -166,23 +166,23 @@ The \package{graphics} bundle now supports the
\package{dvipdfmx} post-processor and Jonathan Kew's XE\TeX\
program. By support we mean that the graphics packages recognize the
new options \texttt{xetex} and \texttt{dvipdfmx} but we do not
-distribute the respective driver files.
+distribute the respective driver files.
-This leads elegantly to a description of the
+This leads elegantly to a description of the
new policy concerning such driver files in the \package{graphics} bundle.
Most driver files for our graphics packages are maintained by the
-developers of the associated post-processor or \TeX\ programs.
+developers of the associated post-processor or \TeX\ programs.
The teams developing these packages are working very hard: their rapid
development offers a stark contrast to the current schedule of \LaTeX\
releases. It is therefore no longer practical
for the \LaTeX\ Team to be responsible for distributing the
-latest versions of these driver files.
+latest versions of these driver files.
Therefore the installation files for \package{graphics} have been
split: there is now \file{graphics.ins} to install the package files and
\file{graphics-drivers.ins} for the driver files (located in
-\file{drivers.dtx}).
-There is no need
+\file{drivers.dtx}).
+There is no need
to install all those provided in the file \file{drivers.dtx}.
Please also note that, as requested by the maintainers of
@@ -203,28 +203,27 @@ programming environment. These packages have been lying dormant for some
time while the \LaTeX\ Project Team were preoccupied by other things
such as developing the experimental packages \package{xor},
\package{template}, etc., (and also writing that indispensable
-and encyclopaedic volume,\\
+and encyclopaedic volume,\\
The \LaTeX{} Companion -- 2nd edition).
In October 2004 work on this code base was resumed with the goal of
some day turning it into a kernel for \LaTeX3. This work can now
also make full use of the widely accepted \eTeX\ extensions. Currently
-two areas are central to this work.
+two areas are central to this work.
-\begin{itemize}
+\begin{itemize}
\item Extending the
- kernel code of \LaTeX3.
+ kernel code of \LaTeX3.
\item Converting the experimental packages
such as \package{xor}, \package{template} to use the new
- syntax internally.
-\end{itemize}
+ syntax internally.
+\end{itemize}
Beware! Development of
\package{expl3} is happening so fast that the descriptions above might
be out of date when you read this! If you wish to see what's going on
then go to
\url{http://www.latex-project.org/code.html} where you can download
- fully working code (we hope!).
+ fully working code (we hope!).
\end{document}
-