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diff --git a/macros/latex/contrib/synthslant/README.md b/macros/latex/contrib/synthslant/README.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1b1c719189 --- /dev/null +++ b/macros/latex/contrib/synthslant/README.md @@ -0,0 +1,64 @@ +# SynthSlant – Synthetic slanting of glyphs + +LaTeX package `synthslant` slants short pieces of text to the right or to the left. + + +## Installation + +The minimally necessary files to install synthslant are *synthslant.ins* and *synthslant.dtx*. +Running LaTeX on *synthslant.ins* in particular produces *synthslant.sty*: + + latex synthslant.ins + +After extraction from *synthslant.dtx* place *synthslant.sty* in a directory mentioned in your +TEXINPUTS paths or copy it into one of the directories for your LaTeX installation's *sty*-files +and run **mktexlsr** or equivalent. + +To build the documentation it is easier to use the GNU *Makefile*: + + make + +LuaLaTeX users will want to override the default LaTeX command **pdflatex** with **lualatex** by +saying + + make LATEX=lualatex + +To construct the manual *synthslant.pdf* a working [MetaPost](https://tug.org/metapost.html) +installation is required. Moreover, besides the usual POSIX utilities +[**base64**](https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/base64-invocation.html) is +needed to recover the graphics file stored as printable ASCII characters inside of +*synthslant.dtx*. Cautious users can run + + make tool-check + +ahead to verify that the required utilities are installed and working. +For an overview over the most important *Makefile* targets use + + make help + + +## Usage + +Load the package with the usual incantation + + \usepackage{synthslant} + +See Section 2 of the package documentation for available options. + + +## Documentation + +The package documentation can be found +[online](https://cspiel.github.io/synthslant/). + + +## Credits + +Synthslant is written by Ch. L. Spiel <cspiel@users.sourceforge.org>. + + +## License + +Released under the +[LaTeX Project Public License v1.3c](https://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt) +or later. |