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diff --git a/macros/plain/formats/texsis/DESCRIPTION b/macros/plain/formats/texsis/DESCRIPTION new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..1fcebeb697 --- /dev/null +++ b/macros/plain/formats/texsis/DESCRIPTION @@ -0,0 +1,109 @@ +TEXSIS(1) 12 November 1994 + + TeXsis - TeX macros for Physicists + + TeXsis is a collection of TeX macros for typesetting physics +documents such as papers and preprints, conference proceedings, books, +theses, referee reports, letters, and memos. It has predefined layouts +for all of these documents and supports a wide variety of type sizes. +Texsis macros provide automatic numbering of equations, automatic +numbering and formatting of references, double column formats, several +special document layouts, and macros for making tables and figures, +including tables with horizontal and vertical rules. + + TeXsis is an extension of "Plain" TeX, so anything you know how to do +in plain TeX you can do in TeXsis. TeXsis macro instructions are simply +abbreviations for often used combinations of control sequences used to +typeset physics documents. For more information about Plain TeX see the +manual entry for "tex", or The TeXbook, by D.E. Knuth. + + TeXsis can be stored as a pre-loaded format so that it loads quickly +(see "preloaded formats" in The TeXbook ). To run TeXsis simply give +the command texsis in place of the tex command, i.e. + + texsis [ filename ] + +where filename.tex is the name of a file containing TeX and/or TeXsis +\controlsequences. + + TeXsis is initally in plain TeX mode, e.g. 10pt type and +singlespaced, but the control word \texsis selects 12pt type, +doublespaced, and enables other useful features. Alternatively, \paper +turns on these features and sets things up to typeset a paper, \thesis +does the same for typesetting a thesis, etc... \letter is used to +produce a letter using the macros listed in the back of The TeXbook, and +\memo gives a setup for producing memoranda. + + A manual which describes all of the TeXsis macro instructions is +available. It is written in TeXsis, so it serves as its own example of +how to write a document with TeXsis. + + Installation instructions are included in this directory in the file +Install.tex, which is written in Plain TeX. See also the file INSTALL. + + +SOURCE CODE + + Source code and documentation for TeXsis can be obtained via +anonymous ftp over the Internet from ftp.texsis.org. The code is +available in different forms depending upon the target machine. The +only difference is how the files are packed, the code is absolutely +the same. + +Unix - The files are in the form of shar bundles which have been + compressed with compress(1). Once you have copied them + to your own machine give the command uncompress and then + run each bundle through sh. Alternatively, there is a + shell script called unbundle which will do this for you. + +VMS - The files are in the form of DCL .COM files which will unpack + themselves if you run them with the command @TEXSISxx.COM, + where xx is the bundle number. + +Mac - The files are bundled into a self-extracting archive (.sea + file), which is compressed with BinHex. When extracted you + will have all of the TeXsis source files in one folder. + +Each distribution has a file called MANIFEST in the first bundle which +lists all of the files that should be in the current distribution and a +summary of what they contain (the most important files are also listed +below). Each distribution has a file called INSTALL which will help you +obtain installation instructions. + + If you find TeXsis useful you may want to send a short e-mail +message to texsis(at)texsis.org to be put on the mailing list for any +notices of updates or changes. + + +FILES + + Install.tex brief installation instructions, in PLAIN TeX. + texsis.tex main source code. + Manual.tex main file for the Manual + Manual.dvi preprocessed DVI version of the manual + TXS*.tex TeXsis source code modules. + TXS*.doc TeXsis manual source (written in TeXsis). + TXSsite.tex Local site customization instructions. + TXSpatch.tex Run time patch file (like a system TeXsis.rc + file). + TXSmods.tex Run time init file (read from current directory + or search path). + texsis.1 Unix manual page for TeXsis. + Makefile Make instructions for texsis and the Manual in Unix + make.COM DCL command file to make texsis.fmt on Vax/VMS. + make.BAT Batch file to make texsis.fmt for IBM PC/TeX. + texsis.BAT Batch file to run TeXsis on IBM PC/TeX. + +AUTHORS + + Eric Myers <myers@.vassar.edu> + Department of Physics and Astronomy + Vassar College + Poughkeepsie, New York 12601 USA + + and + + Frank E. Paige <paige@bnl.gov> + Physics Department + Brookhaven National Laboratory + Upton, New York 11973 USA |