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+% simple class to format the UK TeX FAQ in two columns
+
+\ProvidesClass{faq}[2002/03/11 v2.0 UK TeX FAQ]
+
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1995/12/01]
+
+\newif\if@patchversion
+\@patchversionfalse
+\DeclareOption{patch}{\@patchversiontrue}
+
+\DeclareOption*{\PassOptionsToClass{\CurrentOption}{article}}
+\ProcessOptions
+
+\LoadClass{article}
+
+\RequirePackage[hyphens,obeyspaces]{url}
+\RequirePackage{multicol,faq}
+
+% now, hack at page layout, taking account of whether we're in a
+% single-column version...
+
+% ****************************************
+% * PAGE LAYOUT *
+% ****************************************
+%
+% (This stuff is hacked from SPQR (et al) in baskerv.cls)
+%
+% SIDE MARGINS: (as is for single column)
+\ifsinglecolumn\else
+\oddsidemargin -2.5pc \evensidemargin -2.5pc
+\marginparwidth 4pc % don't use marginal notes...
+\marginparsep 0.5pc % ...in the UK TUG newsletter
+\fi
+
+% VERTICAL SPACING:
+\topmargin -0.5in % allow half an inch border
+\headheight 0\p@ % we don't bother with headers here ...
+\headsep 0\p@ % ... this ain't a publication
+\topskip 10\p@
+\footskip 15\p@
+
+% DIMENSION OF TEXT:
+
+% vertical dimension
+\textheight \paperheight
+\advance\textheight -1.5in
+%\textheight 250mm % height of text on a page (A4 paper)
+
+% horizontal dimension: pro tem, as is for singlcolumn
+\ifsinglecolumn\else
+\textwidth \paperwidth
+\advance\textwidth -1in
+%\textwidth 180mm % total width of a page (A4 paper)
+
+\columnseprule 0.5\p@ % width of line in the inter-column gutter
+\columnsep 10mm % space between columns
+\tolerance 9999 % make those columns justify
+\fi
+
+% FOOTNOTES:
+\footnotesep 6\p@
+\skip\footins 19.5\p@ plus 12\p@ \@minus \p@
+
+% page footer: include date if patched version
+\def\@twodigit#1{\ifnum#1<10\relax0\fi\number#1}
+\def\faq@patched@date{\@arabic\year-\@twodigit\month-\@twodigit\day}
+\if@patchversion
+ \renewcommand\ps@plain{%
+ \let\@mkboth\@gobbletwo
+ \let\@evenhead\@empty
+ \let\@oddhead\@empty
+ \def\@oddfoot{%
+ \reset@font
+ \hfil
+ \faq@patched@date\ : \thepage
+ \hfil
+ }%
+ \let\@evenfoot\@oddfoot
+ }
+ \let\ps@myplain\ps@plain
+ \pagestyle{myplain}
+\fi
+% little patch generated in investigating a request from a user here
+% in cambridge
+\let\FAQ@@tableofcontents\tableofcontents
+\renewcommand\tableofcontents{{%
+ \let\FAQ@@addvspace\addvspace
+ \def\addvspace##1{%
+ \@tempskipa##1\relax
+ \FAQ@@addvspace{0.1\@tempskipa}%
+ }%
+ \FAQ@@tableofcontents
+}}