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+%% This file contains all materials for TTN 3,1 (1994).
+%%
+%% IMPORTANT NOTICE: You *MUST* use version 3.1 of the TTN style
+%%                   file, called ttn3n1.sty. 
+%%                   (Ch. Thiele, Editor, TTN).
+%%
+
+\documentstyle[twoside]{ttn3n1}   %% Version 3.1, Jan. 1994
+
+% 1992.2.27: fix for underfull hboxes suggested by Phil Taylor (CJC)
+\tolerance = 1817 \hbadness = \tolerance
+
+\begin{document}
+
+%% Cover 1:
+
+\pagestyle{empty}
+
+%% For camera copy file, replace this page with material from file
+%%      camera-copy-cover.tex
+
+{\Large
+
+\begin{flushleft}
+   Volume 3, Number 1
+\end{flushleft}
+
+\vspace{-3.1pc}
+
+\begin{flushright}
+   January 1994
+\end{flushright}
+
+\vspace{6pc}
+
+\hrule height2pt
+
+\vspace{2pt}
+
+\hrule
+
+\vspace{3pt}
+
+\begin{center}
+   \Huge \TeX\ and TUG NEWS
+\end{center}
+
+\hrule
+
+\vspace{2pt}
+
+\hrule height2pt
+
+\vspace{1pc}
+
+\begin{flushright}
+   for and by the \TeX\ community
+\end{flushright}
+
+\vfill
+
+\begin{center}
+   A Publication of the\\
+   \TeX\ Users Group\\
+\vspace{3pc}
+   Electronic version
+\end{center}
+
+} %% end of \Large
+
+\newpage
+
+
+%% COVER 2 (editorial information):
+
+\pagestyle{empty}
+
+\begin{center}
+   {\Sectionfont\TeX{} and TUG NEWS}
+\end{center}
+
+\vspace{.5pc}
+
+{\small \baselineskip=10pt
+\begin{center} \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3}
+   \begin{tabular}{||lp{9.5cm}||}
+      \multicolumn{2}{c}{\large\bf Mission Statement} \\ [6pt]
+      \hline
+      \multicolumn{2}{||l||}{The \TUG\ (\tug) provides leadership:} \\
+       1. & to encourage and expand the use of \TeX, \MF, and related
+            systems         \\
+       2. & to ensure the integrity and portability of \TeX, \MF, and
+            related systems \\
+       3. & to foster innovation in high-quality electronic document
+            preparation     \\
+      \hline
+    \end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+
+\vspace{1pc}
+
+\noindent \TTN\ is a newsletter for \TeX{} and \LaTeX{} users alike:
+{\em a forum for exchanging information, tips and suggestions\/}; {\em
+a regular means of communicating news items to one another\/}; {\em a
+place where information about \TeX{} and TUG can be quickly
+disseminated}.
+
+\vspace{.25pc}
+
+Throughout the newsletter ``\TeX'' is understood to mean \TeX, \LaTeX,
+\AmSTeX, and other related programs and macros.  \TTN\ is produced with
+the standard \LaTeX{} distribution, and is to be as portable a document
+as possible.
+
+\vspace{.25pc}
+
+The entire contents of this newsletter are being placed in the public
+domain.  The source file of this issue will be placed in the CTAN
+archives. Copying and reprinting are encouraged; however, an
+acknowledgement specifying \TTN\ as the source would be appreciated.
+
+\vspace{.25pc}
+
+Submissions to \TTN\ should be short, the macros must work, and the
+files {\bf must} run without special font or graphics requirements:
+this is to be a {\em portable\/} newsletter (the new font selection
+scheme has not yet been implemented).  Correspondence may be sent via
+e-mail to {\tt tug@tug.org} with the subject line {\tt NEWSLETTER}\@.
+Advertisements are accepted in \ttn: contact the \tug\ office for
+details.
+
+\vspace{.25pc}
+
+\begin{center}
+   \begin{tabular}{lll}
+      \bf \TUG                     & Phone:  & +1 (805) 963-1338 \\
+       P.O.\ Box 869               & \fax:   & +1 (805) 963-8358 \\
+       Santa Barbara, CA 93102 USA & E-mail: & \tt tug@tug.org \\
+   \end{tabular}
+
+\vspace{1pc}
+\TeX{} is a trademark of the American Mathematical Society.
+\end{center}
+\par}  %% end of \small \baselineskip=10pt
+
+\hrule
+
+\vspace{4pt}
+
+{\footnotesize \baselineskip=9.5pt
+\noindent \TTN\ (ISSN 1065-240X) is published quarterly by the \TeX\
+Users Group, 735 State Street, P.O.\ Box 869, Santa Barbara, CA 93102,
+U.S.A\@. The 1994 dues for individual members are \$60.00 for regular
+members and \$30.00 for students.
+
+Second-class postage paid at Santa Barbara, CA, and additional mailing
+offices.  Postmaster: Send address changes to \TTN, \TeX\ Users Group,
+P.O.\ Box 869, Santa Barbara, CA 93102, U.S.A.
+
+Membership in the \TeX\ Users Group is for the calendar year, and
+includes all issues of {\sl TUGboat} and {\sl \TeX\ and TUG NEWS\/}
+for the year in which membership begins or is renewed.  Individual
+membership is open only to named individuals, and carries with it such
+rights and responsibilities as voting in the annual election.
+\par} %%  end of \footnotesize \baselineskip=9.5pt
+
+\newpage
+
+
+%% Editorial (p.1):
+
+\pagestyle{myheadings}
+\markboth{\TTN\quad Vol.\ 3, No.\ 1, 1994}
+         {\TTN\quad Vol.\ 3, No.\ 1, 1994}
+
+\setcounter{page}{1}   %% to set first page of contents to p.1
+
+\Section{Editorial}
+
+Happy New Year to you all! Lots of things are planned for the year,
+lots of things are just about to come out: anticipation about \LaTeXe\
+and the new books from Lamport, and from Goossens, Mittelbach, and
+Samarin; there's a group working to come up with a ``\TeX\
+Collection'' on {\small CD}; we're starting to see copies of the long,
+long awaited series of books from Stephan von Bechtolsheim (Barbara
+says a review is in the works, so stay tuned to \TUB).
+
+Which brings me to \ldots\ renewals.  This issue of \ttn\ is going to
+both renewed-for-94 members and those of you haven't yet renewed ---
+this issue should give you a glimpse of what's in store for '94.
+\ttn\ is only part of the benefit of membership: four issues of
+TUGboat are there, as well as the membership directory.  So if you
+haven't done so already --- find your renewal form, fill it out and
+use the return envelope provided to send it all back to our office ---
+just think: your envelope could be enjoying the warm California
+sunshine in just a short week or two! And you --- you could join us
+there as well at the end of July for our 15th annual meeting.  Over
+200 people attended the 10th anniversary meeting; let's see if we can
+beat that for the 15th!
+
+If you want to help revitalise a very long-standing electronic digest,
+{\tt TeXhax} has a questionnaire in issue {\tt texhax.17}. Get your
+copy from \verb|/tex-archive /digests/texhax/93/| at the {\small SHSU}
+\ctan\ site; David Osborne's doing the job, so if you read {\tt
+TeXhax}, take some time and send in your comments.
+
+Highlights in this issue include yet another neat little macro from
+Peter Flynn; three pages of new publications (we're now including
+articles, so do send in items you find --- and not just in English);
+there's an update report on \LaTeX3 --- notice how extensive the
+volunteer effort is; lots of news items, followed by a bit of a
+teaser; some useful ideas in ``Hey --- it works!''; meeting reports;
+and the details for applying for the 1994 Knuth Scholarship.
+
+So much to read! Start now, and enjoy.
+
+\begin{flushright}
+   Christina Thiele\\ 
+   Editor, \TTN
+\end{flushright}
+
+\vfill
+
+\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule
+
+\begin{center}
+   \begin{tabular}{||ll||}
+      \multicolumn{2}{c}{\large\bf 1994 TTN Schedule for Submissions} \\ [4pt]
+      \hline
+         \mbox{\hspace{3.75cm}} &                 \\ [-8pt] 
+         \qquad Apr.\ issue        & \quad \bf \llap{*}March 1st  \\ 
+         \qquad July issue         & \quad \bf June 1st    \\
+         \qquad Oct.\ issue        & \quad \bf \llap{*}Sept.\ 1st \\
+         \qquad Jan.\ issue (1995) & \quad \bf Dec.\ 1st   \\ %% [2pt]
+      \hline
+         \multicolumn{2}{l}{\empty}                \\ [-8pt] 
+         \multicolumn{2}{l}{*Changed from dates previously
+                                 posted.} \\  
+    \end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+
+\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule
+
+\newpage
+
+
+%% Typographer's Inn (Peter Flynn column) (pp.2-3):
+
+\Section{Typographer's Inn}
+
+\begin{flushright}
+    Peter Flynn \\
+    University College Cork \\
+    \tt pflynn@curia.ucc.ie
+\end{flushright}
+
+%% for TTN 3.1, needs keybox.tex (included in ttn3n1.sty). Also
+%%              available separately via ftp in pub/tex on curia.ucc.ie,
+%%              which will be renamed to gerbil.ucc.ie by the time this 
+%%              hits the news-stands...)
+
+\begingroup
+\def\\{\char'134}
+\def\hlinefill{\leaders\hrule height3pt depth-2.5pt\hfill}
+\def\emrule{\thinspace\hbox to.75em{\hlinefill}\thinspace}
+\font\itmath=cmmi10
+\def\o#1{{\itmath#1}}
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+\subsection*{The em-rule or dash} 
+
+Shortly after \ttn\ \o2.\o4 went to bed, Chet Creider posted a note on
+{\tt comp.text.tex} about the use of the em-rule.  He noted that
+Chicago style was to set it solid (i.e., no surrounding
+space)\emrule{}whereas modern European usage sets it off\emrule{}but
+he felt also that a $\frac34$\thinspace em rule with surrounding
+spaces would be better.  My own macro defines \verb|\emrule| as
+\verb|\thinspace---\thinspace|, and I've updated this to use Nelson
+Beebe's recommendation for avoiding linebreaks at such a dash (see
+last issue).  Chet's second point could be solved with
+
+\verb|\def\hlinefill{\leaders\hrule height3pt depth-2.5pt\hfill}|
+\par\vskip-\parskip
+\verb|\def\emrule{\thinspace\hbox to.75em{\hlinefill}\thinspace}|
+
+\noindent which is what I've used in this article, but I'd like to
+hear other people's solutions.
+
+
+\subsection*{Extended Plain \TeX}
+
+I've always been an advocate of Karl Berry's wonderful {\tt
+eplain.tex} (usually boring the pants off people with why I think it's
+better than \LaTeX), but I hadn't had a chance to dig into
+v.\thinspace\o2.\o3 since it came out last March, so I was badly out
+of date.  To me, the nicest bit is the ability to define your own
+classes of cross-reference, so that \verb|\ref{foo}| becomes sensitive
+to the class defined by the label {\tt foo}.  This means that if you
+label something you can specify what it is you are labelling, and have
+it reproduce the right reference.
+
+For example, you can now make your \verb|figure| macro use an argument
+to define a {\tt fig} class with
+
+\verb|\definexref{foo}{\number\figno}{fig}|\par\vskip-\parskip
+\verb|\def\figword{Fig.}| 
+
+\noindent so that you can use \verb|\ref| instead of having to type the
+`{\tt Fig.}'~etc.\ every time.  If you do a lot of documents with many
+different classes of reference (page numbers, paragraph numbers,
+figures, tables, equations, sectioning), this is a good way to
+overcome having to remember what sort of thing you were referring to.
+
+A good touch is the \verb|\path| macro, to allow line-breaking of long
+computer-style pathnames, email addresses and the like, at a
+specifiable set of `punctuation' characters, and without introducing a
+hyphen.
+
+I think I've got the hang of using \BibTeX\ now, too, which is
+something I've been meaning to do for years.  Maybe one day I'll get
+around to using it to catalogue all the stuff I've been reading all
+this time.
+
+
+\subsection*{Footnotes}
+
+I called a friend the other day and found her knee-deep in footnotes.
+Her school apparently works on the principle that no
+essay/dissertation/thesis is acceptable unless all justifications
+(citations) are in footnotes.  I plan to get her a copy of \TeX\ when
+I have the chance, as trying to handle large quantities of footnotes
+by hand in Word*fect is disheartening, to put it mildly.
+
+Knuth has his own views on footnotes ({\sl\TeX book\/},
+p.\thinspace117, and Jill Knuth's comment at the end of the same
+chapter), which is why it has always puzzled me that the {\sl\TeX
+book} does footnotes `right' (small type, hanging indentation) yet
+both plain \TeX\ {\em and\/}
+\LaTeX\ ({\em and\/}, alas, {\tt eplain}!) do them `wrong' (body size
+type, paragraph indentation).\footnote{Who has implemented them
+`right'?}
+
+
+\subsection*{Boxes}
+
+I recently had to run up a macro in haste for a user who wanted
+round-cornered boxes for keyboard key references like \key{Enter}.  I
+patched it together with the corners from {\tt lcircle10} but it
+obtrudes unwanted white space into the line above and below, no matter
+how small and tight I make it (see?).  This seems due to the odd
+reference points of the quarter-circles, but anyone who wants to
+massage away the lumps can get a copy of {\tt keybox.tex} from {\tt
+pub/tex} on {\tt gerbil.ucc.ie}~.  The overall size of the box must
+not go above the body of the surrounding type, which is where my try
+fails.  A pint, therefore, at next year's \tug\ meeting (Santa
+Barbara, California) for a working solution which fits.
+
+
+\subsection*{Interletter spacing (again)}
+
+This one runs and runs: Wally Martin has sent me some fascinating
+stuff about the internals of BitStream's {\tt .pl} files, so here's my
+own display of ignorance: if you bodge a {\tt .pl} file to change the
+interletter spacing, is that sufficient? My understanding is that once
+you remake the {\tt .tfm} file, \TeX\ itself will correctly use the
+new dimensions, but when the {\tt .dvi} driver runs, any characters in
+the {\tt .dvi} file which are adjacent and do not have an explicit
+location on the page will be output on the assumption that the
+bounding boxes in the font file ({\tt .pk}, {\tt .pfb} or built-in
+{\sc ps} font) match those implicit in the {\tt .tfm} file, which will
+not now be the case.  So the printer sticks them side-by-side, but
+they end up taking more room (or less room) than \TeX\ thought from
+its reading of the {\tt .tfm} file.  Another pint for the best
+explanation of this!
+
+\endgroup
+
+\newpage
+
+%% `New Publications' column (Peter Schmitt) (pp.4--5):
+
+\begin{New Publications}
+
+<                                      Peter Schmitt \\
+<                            |schmitt@awirap.bitnet| \\
+<              |a8131dal@awiuni11.edvz.univie.ac.at| \\
+
+\books
+
+> Michael Doob:
+%   \TeX: Starting from 1
+    \TeX: Starting from \fbox{1}\quad {\rm [``square one'']}
+
+    Springer Verlag, 1993.
+    viii + 122pp. (softcover). US\$25.00  % 150 F
+    \ISBN 0-387-56441-1 or \ISBN 3-540-56441-1.
+
+  # ``A book designed for the complete newcomer to \TeX. [It] begins
+    with simple exercises on typesetting text and slowly advances into
+    more complex problems such as different types of mathematical
+    constructions and tables. The book presents a comprehensive
+    overview of \TeX\ with various tables included for quick
+    reference. Readers will learn how to write standard papers of
+    modest complexity with \TeX\ and obtain the fundamental basis for
+    learning more complex typesetting functions.'' \quad [from
+    promotion material]
+
+> Francisco Orteg\'on Gallego:
+    \LaTeX, primeros pasos\quad {\rm[}_\LaTeX, First Steps\/_{\rm]} 
+
+    Barcelona: Manuales de Inform\'atica Masson, Masson, S.A., 1992.
+    xix + 168pp. 2,450 pesetas (approx. US\$19) \ISBN 84-311-0649-2.
+
+  # This book describes the main features of the \LaTeX\ format. It is
+    intended for beginners, but it can be interesting for initiated
+    users, too. The book is divided into six chapters (here called
+    lessons) and three appendices. Lesson one introduces many topics
+    by discussing a complete example of a source file. [There exists
+    an erratum file at |ftp.math.utah.edu| in |pub/tex/errata| named
+    |p-ortegon-gallego.ltx|.]\quad [from a description by the author]
+
+> Eitan M. Gurari:
+    Writing with \TeX
+
+    New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
+    xiv + 249pp. US\$29.95. \ISBN 0-07-025207-6.
+
+> Eitan M. Gurari:
+    \TeX\ and \LaTeX: Drawing and Literate Programming
+
+    New York: McGraw-Hill, 1994.
+    xiv + 310pp. US\$34.95.
+    \ISBN 0-07-025208-4 (book), \ISBN 0-07-911616-7 (book + diskette).
+
+>    Peter Scherber, ed:
+     Offizin.
+     Schriftenreihe zu \TeX, \LaTeX, und \MF, Band 1
+
+     Published by \dante\ e.{\small V}.
+     Addison-Wesley Deutschland, 1994.
+     ca.~190pp. (hardcover). DM~49,90. \ISBN 3-89319-396-0.
+
+   # This is intended as the first volume in a series of yearbooks
+     published by the German-speaking \TeX\ users group. It has been
+     announced for a long time and is available now.
+
+> Lothar Schumann:
+    Professioneller Buchsatz mit \TeX: Lehrbuch f\"ur Anwender
+    {\rm[}Professional Book Typesetting with \TeX: A Textbook for
+    Users{\rm]} 
+
+    (Weiterbildung Informatik).
+    M\"unchen-Wien: R.\ Oldenbourg Verlag, 1989 and 1991.
+    ca.~DM~40. \ISBN 3-486-21736-4
+    (1989: \ISBN 3-486-21173-0).
+
+  # As a special feature this book contains its own (verbatim) source
+    code as an appendix.
+
+> C. Vanoirbeek and G. Coray, eds:
+    EP92. Proceedings of Electronic Publishing, 1992
+
+    (The Cambridge Series on Electronic Publishing).
+    Cambridge University Press, 1992.
+    x + 316pp. (hardcover). \pounds 35. \ISBN 0-521-43277-4.
+
+  # This is the proceedings volume on _EP92. Electronic Publishing
+    '92. International Conference on Electronic Publishing, Document
+    Manipulation, and Typography_ (Swiss Federal Institute of
+    Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland, April 7--10, 1992).  Five of
+    the twenty-one papers deal with topics closely connected with
+    \TeX\ (see Articles section, below).
+
+\Articles
+
+> Angelika Binding:
+    {\rm ``Einsatz von \TeX\ beim Springer-Verlag''}
+
+    {\it Mitteilungen der Deutschen Mathematiker-Vereinigung\/}:
+    4 (1993), 19--22.
+
+  # This article (by a member of the German Springer branch) describes
+    the use of \TeX\ in the publishing process at Springer.
+
+> George Gr\"atzer:
+    {\rm ``AMS-\LaTeX''}
+
+    {\it Notices of the American Mathematical Society\/}:
+    vol.~40, no. 2 (February 1993), 148--150.
+
+> George Gr\"atzer:
+    {\rm ``Advances in \TeX\ Implementations. I. PostScript Fonts''}
+
+    {\it Notices of the American Mathematical Society\/}:
+    vol.~40, no. 7 (Sepember 1993), 834--838.
+
+> Suzanne M. Molnar:
+    {\rm ``A Tour of Graphical Typesetting on the Macintosh''}
+
+    {\it The UMAP Journal\/}: vol.~14, no.~2 (Summer 1993), 97--112.
+
+  # The topics discussed in this article include \PiCTeX\ and Oz\TeX.
+
+> Richard Morin:
+     {\rm ``Tangled up in \TeX''}
+
+     {\it SunExpert Magazine\/}: vol. 4, no. 10 (October 1993), 42--46.
+
+   # A brief review of \TeX\ support, including the Comprehensive
+     \TeX\ Archive Network ({\small CTAN}), the \TeX\ Users Group, and
+     several books on \TeX.
+
+> Frank Mittelbach and Chris Rowley:
+    {\rm ``The Pursuit of Quality: How Can Automated Typesetting
+         Achieve the Highest Standards of Craft Typo\-graphy?''}
+
+    {\it EP92. Proceedings of Electronic Publishing 1992\/}: 261--273.
+
+> Makoto Murata and Koichi Hayashi:
+    {\rm ``Formatter Hierarchy for Structured Documents''}
+
+   {\it EP92. Proceedings of Electronic Publishing 1992\/}: 77--94.
+
+> Gilbert B. Porter {\small\bf III} and Emil V. Rainero:
+    {\rm ``Document Reconstruction:
+         A System for Recovering Document Structure from Layout''}
+
+    {\it EP92. Proceedings of Electronic Publishing 1992\/}: 127--141.
+
+> Luigi Semenzato and Edward Wang:
+    {\rm ``Aleph: A Language for Typeset-\break ting''}
+
+    {\it EP92. Proceedings of Electronic Publishing 1992\/}: 65--75.
+
+> Richard Southall:
+    {\rm ``Presentation Rules and Rules of Composition in the
+         Formatting of Complex Text''}
+
+    {\it EP92. Proceedings of Electronic Publishing 1992\/}: 275--290.
+
+%\newsletters
+\Newsletters
+
+> Baskerville. The Annals of the UK \TeX\ Users' Group:
+   vol.\ 3, no.\ 2, December 1993, 24pp.
+
+   # The editor, Sebastian Rahtz, announces that {\sl Baskerville}
+     will appear six times a year.
+
+> MAPs: issue 93.2, 1993, 242pp. [Dutch-speaking user group, NTG
+        publication.] 
+
+> \TUB. The Communications of the \TeX\ Users Group:
+     vol.\ 14, no.\ 3, October 1993, 212pp.
+     1993 Annual Meeting Proceedings.
+
+   # This issue contains the proceedings of the Fourteenth Annual
+     Meeting, Aston University, Birmingham, England, July 26--30,
+     1993.
+
+> \TUB:
+     vol.\ 14, no.\ 4, December 1993, 84pp.
+
+\closelist
+
+\noindent [{\bf Note:} There was a misprint in the last digit of the
+   {\small ISBN} for Christian Rolland's book, listed in \ttn\
+   2,4:3. The correct number is {\small ISBN} 2-87908-025-{\bf 8}.
+   --PS]
+
+\end{New Publications}
+
+%% \newpage included in {New Publications} environment (Ch.)
+
+
+%% LaTeX3 Update Report (pp.7--12):
+
+\begingroup
+\newcommand{\NFSS}{{\sf NFSS}}
+\newcommand{\NFSSii}{{\sf NFSS2}}
+
+\newcommand{\dsssl}{{\small DSSSL}}
+\newcommand{\web}{{\small WEB}}
+\newcommand{\zdv}{{\small ZDV}}
+
+\newenvironment{info}{\quote}{\endquote}
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+
+\Section{\LaTeX3 in '93}
+
+\begin{flushright}
+    \copyright\ 1993 Frank Mittelbach and Chris Rowley \\
+    \LaTeX3 Project \\
+    All rights reserved
+\end{flushright}
+
+\noindent Well, here it is! No, not \LaTeX3 \ldots~but at least the
+promised update on the project: we took precious time off from
+\LaTeXe{} production to tell you what else has been happening in and
+around the project during the last twelve months or so.
+
+A detailed report of the activities of the \LaTeX3 project team up to
+the end of 1992 is contained in the \LaTeX3 Project Report 1991--92
+(Mittelbach and Rowley, 1993).  This publication, together with
+several other project papers, can be obtained via ftp from the \LaTeX3
+public archive at {\tt Niord.SHSU.edu}, in the directory {\tt
+[FILESERV.LTX3PUB]}.  To get information about files from this
+archive, send an e-mail message to {\tt FILESERV@SHSU.edu} with this
+one line:
+%
+\begin{verbatim}
+  sendme ltx3pub.00index
+\end{verbatim}
+%
+For those without access to e-mail, a paper copy of it can be obtained
+from:
+%
+\begin{info}
+\LaTeX3 Project     \\
+c/o Dr Chris Rowley \\
+The Open University \\     
+527 Finchley Road   \\
+London NW3 7BG, UK 
+\end{info}
+
+Here we shall continue the story into 1993.
+
+
+\subsubsection{\LaTeXe}
+
+One major development that was not anticipated in drawing up our
+project schedule for 1993 was the decision, made in the Spring by
+Leslie Lamport and the \LaTeX3 project team, to produce \LaTeXe{}.
+This is the version of \LaTeX{} which consolidates \LaTeX~2.09 (the
+current version), incorporating an enhanced version of the new font
+selection scheme; it is thus intermediate between \LaTeX~2.09 and
+\LaTeX3.  Further details of this can be found in \ttn\ 2,4:10--11;
+work by the \LaTeX3 project team and Sebastian Rahtz on its
+implementation is nearing completion (as of mid-December) and further
+detailed information will be made available as soon as possible.  This
+work will all help in the creation of \LaTeX3 itself, either directly
+as part of the new system or by its importance in understanding the
+requirements of, and implementation possibilities for, several aspects
+of the new system.
+
+\newpage
+
+
+\subsubsection{\NFSSii}
+
+This enhanced font selection scheme, the New Font Selection Scheme~2
+or simply \NFSSii{}, was designed and implemented by Frank Mittelbach
+and is based on a prototype extension to \NFSS{} written in~1991 by
+Mark Purtill.  It extends the original version in several important
+directions, including support for the following:
+%
+\begin{itemize} \itemsep=-3pt
+   \item font encodings --- needed for multiple language documents; 
+   \item scalable fonts --- e.g., PostScript fonts;
+   \item math symbol fonts --- e.g., Lucida Math and Linotype Pi fonts
+   \item math alphabets --- e.g., Script, Fraktur.
+\end{itemize}
+%
+The software for \NFSSii{} was extensively tested during the first
+half of 1993 and is now being integrated into \LaTeXe{}.
+
+
+\subsubsection{Activities}
+
+Although work on \LaTeXe{} and \NFSSii{} has taken up a large
+proportion of our time during the year, we have also been pushing
+ahead on other aspects of \LaTeX3.  Two working meetings have been
+held in Mainz, in March and September 1993: each was of about one
+week's duration and involved 6 or 7 members of the core team.  We are
+grateful to the Zen\-trum f\"ur Da\-ten\-ver\-ar\-bei\-tung, Johannes
+Gu\-ten\-berg Uni\-ver\-si\-t\"at, Mainz, for providing excellent
+facilities to support these regular workshops which provide a much
+needed opportunity for uninterrupted concentration on the details of
+the system development.
+ 
+We have also been active in setting up liaisons with other projects
+and working groups.  Within the \TeX{} world there are now close
+working relationships with the Technical Working Groups (\twg s)
+covering math font encodings and multilingual issues.  In the wider
+world of document processing we have contacts with the Euromath
+project (which has produced a documented-oriented environment for
+multi-application based research and teaching); with the \iso\
+committee preparing \dsssl{} (a standard for describing some aspects
+of document processing and formatting); and with the department of
+typography at Reading University, one of the (regrettably few) centres
+of research excellence in this area.
+
+
+\subsubsection{Progress}
+
+As a result of this activity, significant progress has been made
+towards crystalising the details of our plans in many areas. The
+following have been the major areas of activity this year:
+%
+\begin{itemize} \itemsep=-3pt
+   \item[--] production of suites of test files;
+   \item[--] the error/help interface;
+   \item[--] the document interface, e.g., the use of `name$=$value'
+             syntax to extend the idea of optional arguments; 
+   \item[--] multilingual documents --- including liaison with the \tug\ 
+             Technical Working Group on this subject; 
+   \item[--] float processing;
+   \item[--] the specification, storage and use of context-dependent  
+             formatting rules;
+   \item[--] specification of the interface to bibliographical software;
+   \item[--] implementation of the kernel data structures required to
+             support the programming interface;
+   \item[--] the internal representation and analysis of the structure
+             of documents;
+   \item[--] the interface between typesetting and graphics; 
+   \item[--] encoding (using 256-character fonts) of math characters
+             (and other specialised glyphs) --- joint work with the
+             \twg\ on math font encoding.
+\end{itemize}
+
+
+\subsubsection{Font encoding}
+
+The very successful joint venture between the \LaTeX3 project and the
+\twg\ on math font encoding was made possible by the generous support of
+the \GUTenberg\ user group in funding and organising the participation
+of Justin Ziegler, an undergraduate from the Coll\`ege des Mines,
+Saint~Etienne.
+
+Justin's three-month attachment to \zdv\ at Johannes Gu\-ten\-berg
+Uni\-ver\-si\-t\"at, Mainz, was what in the UK is called `work
+experience' --- and work he certainly did --- but he clearly
+interpreted this to mean that he should get every one else working
+too! So that is precisely what happened and working with him was
+certainly `an experience' (a most stimulating and enjoyable one) for
+the rest of us.  As a result of his enthusiasm and abilities, the
+brief of this group now encompasses not only math fonts but also fonts
+for the many other non-alphabetic characters used in more traditional
+typesetting.
+ 
+Intermediate results of this work were presented in a very lively
+workshop session at the \tug\ annual conference in July; full results
+and recommendations will be published when the work is complete.  The
+fruitful outcome of this collaboration will be of great and lasting
+benefit to both the \LaTeX3 project and the whole \TeX{} community; so
+we all owe a lot to Justin himself, to \zdv\ and its staff, to the
+members of the \twg\ and the many others who took part in the
+discussions, and to \GUTenberg.
+
+
+\subsubsection{The Big Thank You's} 
+
+It is a mark of the high level of enthusiasm and support for the
+project that it is all-too-difficult to explicitly thank every
+individual for their contribution to its continued progress.  So first
+a sincere apology, and very special thanks, to anyone who feels left
+out.  Next a heart-felt, if impersonal, thank you to all those who are
+regularly making individual donations to the project fund administered
+by the \tug\ office, and to the \tug\ office staff for the efficiency
+of this administration --- they are keeping careful records of all the
+income to this fund so that proper acknowledgments can be made at the
+appropriate time.  Some of these personal contributions are being held
+by other user groups (national, linguistic and geographical) to whom
+they were paid so these thanks are extended to their treasurers for
+the extra administrative work involved.
+
+Two individuals whose efforts we wish to highlight here are Michel
+Goossens and Alexander Samarin who conceived and, with Frank, have
+written and produced {\sl The \LaTeX{} Companion\/}, published by
+Addison-Wesley (1994).  Fifty percent of the authors' royalties for
+this book are being directly donated by them to the \LaTeX3 project
+--- indeed, the fund has already benefited greatly (as will you, when
+you buy the book!)~from their hard work on this activity (i.e.~from
+the `advance royalties' they have earned).  It documents many of the
+new facilities in \LaTeXe{}, together with \NFSSii{}, and it describes
+more than 150 widely available packages which extend the range of
+\LaTeX's typesetting abilities.  It also contains advice, with
+examples, on customising \LaTeXe{} and producing your own styles,
+packages and options.
+
+Addison-Wesley, personified by Peter Gordon, have been unfailingly
+supportive of our efforts in the many ways which will be well-known to
+anyone who has worked with such an experienced publisher.  The forms
+of this substantial support have been very practical and are greatly
+appreciated by all of us.
+
+We have also received substantial financial support, and other
+encouragements, from the following \TeX{} user groups: \ntg\ (The
+Netherlands), {\sf uk\TeX{}ug}, \GUTenberg\ (France), \dante\
+(Germany) and the Nordic Group.
+
+Important though it is, money is by no means the only source of
+essential nourishment for this kind of project.  Equally important are
+creative ideas, and the necessary task of `adding value' to these
+ideas by evaluating them and writing well-researched and well-argued
+reports.  All of these require not just skills but also the donation
+of an individual's time in exercising those skills --- and we have
+been enormously encouraged by the high level of such contributions (in
+both quantity and quality).  In particular, the work of the
+volunteer-task coordinators deserves special attention; so praise and
+thanks for those who have already produced reports and other useful
+materials, and `anticipatory acknowledgment' of the efforts of those
+still labouring in this vineyard.
+
+Perhaps this is an appropriate place to point out that the volunteer
+tasks do not yet all have co-ordinators; so we encourage you to take a
+look at the up-to-date situation (outlined at the end) and measure the
+vacancies against your own talents.  Also, even where there is an
+active co-ordinator there are still plenty of opportunities for others
+to get involved.
+
+For the latest information information about these tasks and the
+volunteers involved, get the file {\tt vol-task.tex} from the archive
+at {\tt Niord.SHSU.edu}.
+
+
+\subsection*{Bibliography}
+
+\bibentry 
+   Michel Goossens, Frank Mittelbach and Alexander Samarin.
+   {\em The {\LaTeX} Companion}.
+   Addison-Wesley, Reading, Massachusetts, 1994.
+   [To appear.]
+
+\bibentry 
+   Frank Mittelbach and Chris Rowley.
+   {\LaTeX~2.09} $\to$ {\LaTeX3}.
+   \TUB, 13(1):96--101, April 1992.
+
+\bibentry 
+   ------~.    %%%  Frank Mittelbach and Chris Rowley.
+   The \LaTeX3 Project Report 1991--92 (v.1.00).
+   1 April 1993. Filename: {\tt l3d004.txt}, location: {\tt
+             Niord.SHSU.edu:[FILESERV.LTX3PUB]}. 
+
+\bibentry 
+   Frank Mittelbach, Chris Rowley and Michael~J. Downes.
+   Volunteer work for the {\LaTeX3} project.
+   \TTN\ 1,3:18 (November 1992).
+
+\newpage
+
+
+\subsubsection{Volunteer task list} \mbox{} \\
+\mbox{} %%% addition for CTAN
+
+\vspace{-4pt}
+
+\noindent 
+\begin{tabular}{lp{7.35cm}l}
+\hline 
+\noalign{\vspace{2pt}}
+\#   & Title                     & Co-ordinator \\ [3pt] 
+vt01 & Volunteer list management                & George Greenwade \\
+vt02 & Validating \LaTeX\ 2.09                  & Daniel Flipo \\
+vt03 & Metacomments for smart editors           & David Love \\ [2pt]
+vt04 & Syntax proposal for bibliographical commands & Pedro Aphalo \\
+vt05 & Research on syntax for tables            & Ed Sznyter \\
+vt05 & Research on syntax for chemistry         & Chris Carruthers \\
+vt06 & Research on syntax for commutative diagrams & Paul Taylor \\
+vt07 & Experimenting with \verb|\emergencystretch| & -- open --  \\
+vt08 & Research on indexing commands            & David Love \\
+vt09 & Research on footnote/endnote conventions & -- open --  \\
+vt10 & Syntax diagrams                          & David Morgan \\
+vt11 & {\small BNF} notation                    & Mike Piff \\ [2pt]
+vt12 & Research on use of shorthand forms       & Julio Sanchez \\ [2pt]
+vt13 & Research on figures and captions         & Claus Langhans \\
+vt14 & Research on the use of \TeX's \verb|^^| conventions 
+                                                & -- open --  \\
+vt15 & Research on typographical conventions and\nl requirements 
+       in multilingual environments             & Bernard Gaulle \\
+vt16 & Research on the most commonly used \LaTeX\nl 
+       styles                                   & Rolf Lindgren \\
+vt17 & Math font handling                       & Justin Ziegler \\
+vt18 & Converting numbers to textual form       & -- open --  \\
+vt19 & Rewrite of MakeIndex in \web\            & David Love \\ [2pt]
+vt20 & Write other auxiliary programs           & -- open --  \\
+vt21 & Bibliography style programming           & -- open --  \\
+vt22 & Bibliography style requirements          & Robert Tolksdorf \\
+vt23 & Survey of existing \LaTeX\ style options & David Jones \\
+vt24 & Timing tests                             & Jonathan Fine \\
+\hline 
+\end{tabular}
+
+\vspace{1pc}
+
+\bibentry 
+   ------~.    %%%  Frank Mittelbach, Chris Rowley and Michael Downes.
+   Volunteer work for the {\LaTeX3} project.
+   \TUB, 13(4):510--515, December 1992.
+
+\bibentry 
+   Chris Rowley.
+   {\LaTeX~2.09} $\to$ {\LaTeX3}: an update.
+   \TUB, 13(3):390--391, October 1992.
+
+\bibentry 
+   Chris Rowley and Frank Mittelbach.
+   {\LaTeXe}---the new version of {\LaTeX}.
+   \TTN\ 2,4:10--11 (October 1993).
+
+\endgroup
+
+\newpage
+
+
+%% (La)TeX news (pp.13--15):
+
+\Section{\AllTeX\ News}
+
+\squashedsubsection{Announcing Elsevier Science {\subsectiontt .sty}
+                    files} 
+                   {Nico Poppelier \\
+                    Elsevier Science Publishers \\
+                    \tt n.poppelier@elsevier.nl}
+
+\noindent Elsevier Science is pleased to announce the availability of 
+their {\small ESP}-\LaTeX\ package from the Comprehensive \TeX\
+Archive Network (\ctan).
+
+In order to assist authors in preparing their papers for articles
+published by Elsevier Science Publishers in such a way that their
+files can be used to print the article, we have developed a \LaTeX\
+package called ``{\small ESP}-\LaTeX'', consisting of a document style
+{\tt espart} and a booklet with instructions to authors.
+
+Authors are kindly requested to use the {\tt espart} document style.
+This document style, which produces a preprint-like output, enables
+the Publisher to adapt the article to the layout and style of the
+journal in which the article will appear (the Publisher will replace
+{\tt espart} with a journal-specific production document style).
+
+The {\small ESP}-\LaTeX\ package contains the following files.  Please
+make sure that you retrieve all these files.
+
+\begin{center}
+   \begin{tabular}{lp{7cm}}
+      \tt readme.esp & Brief instructions. \\
+      \tt espart.sty & The main document style. Copy this to the
+                       directory where all other {\tt.sty} files are. \\ 
+      \tt espart12.sty & The point size-related definitions. Copy this
+                       to the directory where all other {\tt.sty}
+                       files are. \\
+   \end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+%
+The {\small ESP}-\LaTeX\ package can be obtained using anonymous \ftp\
+from the Comprehensive \TeX\ Archive Network (\ctan) in subdirectory
+\verb"/contrib/elsevier".
+
+Questions concerning the \LaTeX\ author-prepared article project and
+requests for the booklet with instructions to authors should be
+directed to the address on the inside cover of one of the journals
+participating in the project.
+
+
+\squashedsubsection{Arab\TeX\ v3.00 now available}
+                   {Klaus Lagally \\
+                    Institut fuer Informatik \\
+                    \tt Lagally@informatik.uni-stuttgart.de}
+
+\noindent As of today, Nov 23, 1993, a new version 3.00 of Arab\TeX\
+is available by \ftp\ from \verb"ftp.informatik.uni-stuttgart.de".
+The package resides in the directory \verb"/pub/arabtex/" (see the
+\verb"README" file for details).  The identical package is also
+available from the \ctan\ server network:
+
+\begin{center}
+   \begin{tabular}{lll}
+      Aston & \tt ftp.tex.ac.uk & \tt /pub/archive/languages/arabtex/ \\
+      {\small SHSU}
+            & \tt ftp.shsu.edu  & \tt /tex-archive/languages/arabtex/ \\
+      Stuttgart 
+            & \tt ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 
+                                & \tt /pub/tex/languages/arabtex/ \\
+   \end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+
+Arab\TeX\ is a \TeX\ macro package with associated Naskh fonts
+designed to generate the arabic writing from texts coded in an \ascii\
+transliteration.  It is compatible with plain \TeX, \LaTeX, \nfss, and
+the {\small EDMAC} package.
+
+Version 3 now supports the codes {\small ASMO} 449 and \iso\ 8859-6.
+There is a large number of new commands, allowing for better
+formatting and catering for many details of historic writing
+conventions.  Verbatim input now works correctly.  Numerous small
+corrections have been introduced, but the user interface has not
+changed essentially.  As well, the documentation has been thoroughly
+updated.
+
+
+\squashedsubsection{French Style Files, v3.25\footnotemark[1]}
+                   {Bernard Gaulle \\
+                    \tt gaulle@frors65.circe.fr}
+
+\footnotetext{[This item and the next were originally posted to {\tt
+   TeXhax} no.\ 16 (10 Dec.\ 1993) -- Ch.]}
+
+\noindent I'm pleased to announce the availability of the so-called
+``French Style Files'' v3.25 on the French archives server of
+\GUTenberg\ at \verb|ftp.univ-rennes1.fr| in the subdirectory
+\verb|pub/GUTenberg/french|. This package is intended for people who
+have to deal with French documents or multilingual documents with
+\TeX, \LaTeX, etc.\ \ldots\
+
+Note that almost all files have been modified from those which were
+contained in v3.20, distributed in May 1993.  Improvements include the
+following general areas: French typography style; addition of \nfss2\
+capabilities, which will not change appreciably under \LaTeXe; use of
+\verb|\begin{french}| and \verb|\end{french}|; the files now run with
+\verb|TeX--Xet|; the German contribution has been updated by Marc
+Torzynski; additional new tools have been introduced; and some bugs have
+been corrected.  As well, all files now have a checksum verification. 
+
+
+\squashedsubsection{New {\subsectiontt modes.mf} file v1.1
+                    available\footnotemark[1]}
+                   {Karl Berry \\
+                    \tt kb@cs.umb.edu}
+
+I have released version 1.1 of {\tt modes.mf}.  You can get it by
+anonymous \ftp\ from \verb|ftp.cs.umb.edu:pub/tex/modes.mf|.  You can
+also get it by e-mail from George Greenwade's (thanks, George!)\ file
+server if you cannot \ftp: e-mail \verb|fileserv@shsu.edu| with a body
+of {\tt sendme modes}.
+
+This file is a collection of \MF\ {\tt mode\_def}s.  It also makes
+common definitions for write/white printers, `special' information,
+and landscape mode.
+
+The mode for the HP LaserJet 4 has completely new values, from
+\verb|mbr@research.nj.nec.com|; his seemed better tested than previous. 
+The {\small IBM} 4019 is now a separate mode from the {\small IBM} 4216. 
+This version again runs through \TeX. 
+
+As always, thanks to the contributors.
+
+
+\squashedsubsection{New list for linguistics and \TeX}
+                   {Christina Thiele \\
+                    \tt cthiele@ccs.carleton.ca}
+
+\noindent Through the good graces of George Greenwade, {\tt ling-tex}
+was set up in early December for people who are interested in the
+intersection of \TeX\ and linguistics.  If you want to subscribe, send
+this message:
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+   SUBSCRIBE ling-tex "your real name in quotes"
+\end{verbatim}
+%
+to this address: \verb"LISTSERV@shsu.edu", and an introductory message
+will beam back to your account.
+
+
+\subsection*{New list of publications available}
+
+\noindent Tired of looking through all your issues of \ttn, trying to
+find that reference to a new book or newsletter? Or curious to see if
+a book listed in \ttn\ has been reviewed in \TUB? Here's your answer:
+{\tt ttnpubs.tex} collects all the ``New Publications'' columns from
+\ttn\ issues, and includes a margin note identifying the \TUB\ issue
+which contains the review (and most all our books end up getting
+reviewed).  To get the file, \ftp\ to any of the \ctan\ archives (we
+post to {\small SHSU}, so it may appear there first), and check out
+the subdirectory \verb|/tex-archive/digests/ttn|.  And of course, if
+you want electronic copy of past issues of \ttn, this is where you can
+also find them.
+
+\vspace{3pc}
+
+\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule
+
+\vspace{-6pt}
+
+\subsection*{Teaser}
+
+Malcolm Clark sent me the following little teaser.  We'll award a
+prize to the first three correct answers --- uh, we don't know what
+the prizes will be just now, but I'm sure it'll be something extremely
+appropriate
+\ldots
+
+\vspace{1pc}
+
+What is special about this sentence:
+
+\begin{center}
+   ``No mean feat often meant fame to team men on a foam mat.''
+\end{center}
+
+\noindent {\bf Warning:} Malcolm says ``Users of boggle are
+excluded.'' 
+
+Christina says: ``Whoever can explain `boggle' to me gets a
+Flynn-esque beer at the annual meeting in Santa Barbara!'' Winners
+will be announced in the next issue of \ttn.  Suggestions for further
+puzzles always welcome \verb|;-)|
+
+\vspace{12pt}
+
+\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule
+
+\vfill
+
+\newpage
+
+
+%% Jeremy Gibbons' column ``Hey --- it works!'' (pp.17--22):
+
+\Section{``Hey --- it works!''}
+
+\begin{flushright}
+       Jeremy Gibbons \\
+       University of Auckland \\
+       \tt jeremy@cs.aukuni.ac.nz
+\end{flushright}
+
+\noindent G'day!, as they say down here, and welcome to {\sl ``Hey~---
+it works!''}. This column is designed for little tricks~--- even ones
+that seem trivial or inelegant~--- that others may find useful. If you
+have any such items, please send them in to me at the address above. I
+am particularly looking for short items (up to about a page), although
+in this issue we have space for a few longer ones.  These are: a piece
+from Donald Arseneau describing a smart macro for emphasis, which
+automatically adds italic corrections where they are necessary and
+doesn't where they are not; one from Ed Baker about a little
+\TeX\ utility for formatting address labels interactively; and one
+from Fred Lauwers describing a macro for making dropped capitals.
+
+But just before we start\ldots\ Further to David Lau's piece on
+striking through text in the previous issue, Alan Hoenig ({\tt
+ajhjj@cunyvm.cuny.edu}) observes that `{\em the\/} right way to strike
+through text [is to] use virtual fonts'; this approach works for text
+of arbitrary length, too, and also works for underlining.
+
+\begingroup
+
+\squashedsubsection{Italic correction everywhere}
+                   {Donald Arseneau \\ 
+                   Tri-University Meson Facility \\
+                   \tt asnd@erich.triumf.ca}
+
+\makeatletter
+
+% Copy definition of \frac out of the TeXbook; call it \Frac because
+% LaTeX has \frac
+\newcommand\Frac[2]{\leavevmode\nobreak\hskip.1em
+  \raise.5ex\hbox{\the\scriptfont0 #1}\kern-.15em
+  /\kern-.15em\lower.25ex\hbox{\the\scriptfont0 #2}}
+
+
+\let\@tempb\relax % strange bug in *Old* LaTeX
+
+%===============================================================
+% When get \em starting italic text, launch an italic correction aimed at
+% the end of the group. When \em ends the italic, do a smart italic correction.
+
+\@ifundefined{normalshape}{%
+  \def\pem{\ifdim \fontdimen\@ne\font>\z@ \rm
+    \else \it \expandafter\aftergroup \fi \smartitcor}%
+}{%
+  \def\pem{\@nomath\em \ifdim \fontdimen\@ne\font >\z@ \normalshape 
+    \else \it \expandafter\aftergroup \fi \smartitcor}%
+}
+
+\def\smartitcor{\ifhmode \expandafter \itpunclook \fi}
+\def\itpunclook{\begingroup \futurelet \@tempa \itcortest}
+
+\def\itcortest{\def\@tempb{\@tempa}%
+\ifcat\noexpand\@tempa,% if next character could be punctuation,
+   \setbox\z@\hbox{\@tempb}% check its size...
+   \ifdim\ht\z@<.3ex % and if it is short,...
+      \let\itcordo\endgroup % suppress italic correction
+\fi\fi
+\itcordo}
+
+\def\itcordo{% Put \/ before any preceding space.
+  \skip@\lastskip
+  \ifdim\skip@=\z@skip \/\else\unskip \/\hskip\skip@ \fi
+  \endgroup}
+
+
+\noindent Many people are not aware of, or simply ignore, the `italic
+correction' command (\verb"\/") that should be inserted after slanted
+text for proper spacing (see the {\sl\TeX\-book\/}, p.~14). Compare
+d{\em d\hskip0pt}d with d{\em d}d.  It is a tedious and thankless task
+inserting such corrections in collaborators' flawed \LaTeX\ input.
+Instead, it would be nice to have \LaTeX\ insert the corrections
+automatically.  A problem that arises is that the \verb"\/" should be
+omitted when followed by low punctuation (period or comma).
+Furthermore, when the surrounding text is italic, \verb"\em"\,phasis
+produces {\em roman} text, and the italic correction should be placed
+{\em before}~it.  This is a particular problem for macros like
+\verb"\newcommand{\abi}{{\em ab~initio\/}}" that do not know their
+context.  Here is a replacement for \LaTeX's \verb"\em" command that
+correctly inserts its own italic correction in these cases so you can
+avoid typing \verb"\/" altogether. 
+
+First, modify the \verb"\pem" command slightly so that it inserts a
+`smart' italic correction; either immediately if the text switches to
+roman, or launching it towards the end of the group if the text
+switches to italics.
+\begin{verbatim}
+\def\pem{\ifdim \fontdimen 1\font>0pt \rm
+   \else \it \expandafter\aftergroup \fi \smartitcor}
+\end{verbatim}
+or, for {\small NFSS},
+\begin{verbatim}
+\def\pem{\@nomath\em \ifdim\fontdimen\@ne\font>\z@ \normalshape 
+   \else \it \expandafter\aftergroup \fi \smartitcor}
+\end{verbatim}
+
+The smart italic correction is only executed in horizontal (\,rl\,)
+mode.  When it is executed, it first looks at the next character
+(token) to see if it is a comma or period (or something else that is
+short).
+\begin{verbatim}
+\def\smartitcor{\ifhmode \expandafter \itpunclook \fi}
+\def\itpunclook{\begingroup \futurelet \ITCtempa \itcortest}
+
+\def\itcortest{%                 test next character (\ITCtempa)
+   \def\ITCtempb{\ITCtempa}%     hide next when skipping
+   \ifcat\noexpand\ITCtempa ,%   if it could be punctuation,...
+      \setbox0\hbox{\ITCtempb}%  check its size...
+      \ifdim\ht0<.3ex %          and if it is short,...
+         \let\itcordo\endgroup % suppress italic correction
+   \fi\fi \itcordo}%             otherwise, do it
+\end{verbatim}
+The \verb"\noexpand\ITCtempa" is used in case the next token is a
+macro, which should not be expanded out of context. The extra level of
+definition, \verb"\ITCtempb", is used in case the next token is a
+conditional command like \verb"\if" or \verb"\fi" which could not be
+skipped over properly when the \verb"\ifcat" is false.
+
+Finally, the italic correction must {\em precede} any spaces or it is
+useless.
+\begin{verbatim}
+\def\itcordo{% Put \/ before any preceding space.
+   \skip0=\lastskip
+   \ifdim\skip0=0pt\/\else\unskip \/\hskip\skip0 \fi
+   \endgroup}
+\end{verbatim}
+Here we check for preceding space (glue or skip) by comparing the
+length of \verb"\lastskip" with \verb"0pt".  If the previous glue was
+\verb"\hfil" there will be no italic correction, but it is probably
+unnecessary in that case anyway.
+
+These macros are intended for \verb"\em" delimited by grouping, such
+as
+\begin{verbatim}
+My book is called {\em You named the baby {\em what?!}}\\
+\begin{em}
+   Sam Spade had {\em never} seen that {\em modus operandi} before.
+\end{em}
+\end{verbatim}
+\begin{center}
+My book is called {\em You named the baby {\em what?!}}
+
+\begin{em}
+   Sam Spade had {\em never} seen that {\em modus operandi} before.
+\end{em}
+
+\end{center}
+There might be problems if you use \verb"\em" improperly as an on/off
+switch or if you rely on implicit grouping; {\em e.g.}, if you use it
+in a save-box (\verb"\setbox") or in a primitive \verb"\halign"
+without extra braces (although a tabular environment works fine).
+Even when it fails, the italic correction usually just disappears
+harmlessly.  And hey, it works for the 99\Frac{44}{100}\% of the time
+that you emphasize \verb"{\em this way}".
+
+\endgroup
+
+\begingroup
+
+% Version I:
+\def\Enterkey{\key{\rule{0pt}{1.8ex}Enter}}
+%  Zero width rule placed in box to improve vertical centering
+
+% Version II:
+%  \def\Enterkey{\key{\,Enter\,}}
+%  Small spaces move the capital E away from the rounded corners.
+%  This version causes less interline spacing distortion.
+
+\squashedsubsection{Plain \TeX, Self-Prompting, Label Maker}
+                   {Ed Baker \\
+                    {\small EBTS}, Norfolk, Massachusetts \\
+                    \tt ejb@world.std.com}
+ 
+Here's a little, self-prompting, plain \TeX, address label maker that
+I use for making self-adhesive address labels. Each label is 4in by
+3in, and the top half is pre-printed with the company logo and return
+address.
+ 
+The \TeX{} file creates a label of the following format:
+\begin{center}\begin{tabular}{l}
+	 First-Name Mid-Init Last-Name \\
+	 Company-Name \\
+	 Address-1 \\
+	 Address-2 \\
+	 City, State {\small ZIP}
+\end{tabular}\end{center}
+%
+Here are some of the features:
+%
+\begin{itemize} \itemsep=-1pt
+\item If any prompt is answered with \Enterkey, nothing will be
+      typeset. That is, no blank lines will appear in the address
+      label.
+ 
+\item Labels are printed with the {\tt cmssbx10} font at 12pt.
+      The U.S.\ Postal Service prefers sans-serif fonts.
+ 
+\item \verb"\baselineskip" is set to 15pt to increase legibility. 
+ 
+\item \verb"\voffset" can be adjusted to offset the vertical placement 
+     of the address origin. (This example doesn't use \verb"\hoffset",
+     but it could be added easily if you need it.)
+\end{itemize}
+%
+Although this example uses a \usa\ addressing format, you can easily
+adapt it to any country.
+ 
+The tricky part is getting \TeX{} to do nothing if you simply press
+\Enterkey\ as an answer to a prompt. Here's the code segment that does
+the trick:
+%
+\begin{verbatim}
+   \setbox0=\hbox{\PersonName} 
+        \ifdim\wd0=0pt\else\line{\box0\hfill}\fi
+\end{verbatim}
+%
+Notice that the `true' action is null --- there is nothing between
+\verb"\wd=0pt" and the \verb"\else" action.
+ 
+The answer to the \verb"\PersonName" prompt is stored in box~0.  The
+width of box~0 will be non-zero if you entered any characters.
+However, the width will be 0pt if you simply press \Enterkey.  Next,
+the \verb"\ifdim" command queries the width of box~0.  If the answer
+is 0pt, nothing happens.  Otherwise box~0 is typeset as an address
+line.
+ 
+It's small, but useful. I'd like to thank Dr.\ Richard Kinch, Ithaca,
+New York, for the inspiration to create this utility.
+%
+\begin{verbatim}
+%%================= Address Label Generator
+\font\cmssbxii = cmssbx10 at 12pt
+\obeylines\cmssbxii
+\baselineskip = 15pt
+\noindent
+\voffset = 1in
+\immediate\write16{This Program will prepare an EBTS label for you}
+\immediate\write16{It will ask for the following information:}
+\immediate\write16{      First-Name MI Last-Name}
+\immediate\write16{      Company Name}
+\immediate\write16{      First Address Line}
+\immediate\write16{      Second Address Line}
+\immediate\write16{      City, State ZIP}
+\immediate\write16{Just follow the prompts}
+\immediate\write16{Enter First-Name Middle-init Last-Name}
+   \read-1to\PersonName
+\immediate\write16{Enter Company Name}
+   \read-1to\CompanyName
+\immediate\write16{Enter Address Line 1 of 2}
+   \read-1to\AddressLineOne
+\immediate\write16{Enter Address Line 2 of 2}
+\immediate\write16{Press Enter if Blank}
+   \read-1to\AddressLineTwo
+\immediate\write16{Enter City, ST ZIP}
+   \read-1to\CityStateZipName
+\setbox0=\hbox{\PersonName}%
+   \ifdim\wd0=0pt\else\line{\box0\hfill}\fi
+\setbox0=\hbox{\CompanyName}%
+   \ifdim\wd0=0pt\else\line{\box0\hfill}\fi
+\setbox0=\hbox{\AddressLineOne}%
+   \ifdim\wd0=0pt\else\line{\box0\hfill}\fi
+\setbox0=\hbox{\AddressLineTwo}%
+   \ifdim\wd0=0pt\else\line{\box0\hfill}\fi
+\hbox{\CityStateZipName}
+\vfill
+\eject
+\bye
+\end{verbatim}
+ 
+\endgroup
+ 
+
+\begingroup
+
+\font\fredfont=cmbxsl10
+\def\fred{F\kern-.25em\j\kern-.1emL}
+
+\squashedsubsection{A style for dropped capitals}
+                   {Fred J. Lauwers ({\sl \fred\/})\\
+                    Technische Universiteit Delft\\
+                    \tt fred@dutspf.tudelft.nl}
+
+\makeatletter
+\newif\ifarbsizes \arbsizesfalse % shortcircuit questioning
+
+\newcount\bigscale
+\ifarbsizes % \typeout{*** Good choice.}%
+   \newcount\wantedcount\newcount\actualcount%
+   \newdimen\actualheight%
+   \def\findsize#1#2{%
+      \bigscale=1000 \font\BIG=#1 scaled \bigscale%
+      \setbox0=\hbox{\BIG #2\/}%
+      \actualheight=\ht0%
+      \typeout{*** Needed height: \the\wantedheight, 
+         \space Unscaled height: \the\actualheight}%
+      \wantedcount=\wantedheight \actualcount=\actualheight%
+      \advance\actualcount by50 \divide\actualcount by100%
+      \multiply\wantedcount by10 \divide\wantedcount by\actualcount%
+         % ie \wantedcount:=1000*\wantedcount / \actualcount
+      \bigscale=\wantedcount \font\BIG=#1 scaled \bigscale%
+      \setbox0=\hbox{\BIG #2\/}%
+   }
+\else % \typeout{*** OK, prepare for bad output...}%
+   \def\nextmagstep#1#2#3{\bigscale=#3\font\BIG=#1 scaled\bigscale%
+      \setbox0=\hbox{\BIG #2\/}}%
+   \def\findsize#1#2{%
+      \typeout{***  Needed height: \the\wantedheight}%
+      \nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep0}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstephalf}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep1}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep2}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep3}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep4}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep5}%
+      \fi\fi\fi\fi\fi\fi%
+   }
+\fi
+
+\newcount\down \newdimen\saveunitlength \newdimen\wantedheight
+\def\bigdrop#1#2#3#4{%
+   \saveunitlength=\unitlength \unitlength=\baselineskip%
+   \setbox1=\hbox{\the\font I}%
+   \wantedheight=#2\baselineskip%
+   \advance\wantedheight by -\baselineskip%
+   \advance\wantedheight by \ht1% 
+   \findsize{#3}{#4}%
+   \advance\wantedheight by -\ht0%            only for typeout...
+   \typeout{***  #3 scaled \the\bigscale \space ==> height: 
+      \the\ht0 \space (error: \the\wantedheight).}%
+   \hangindent=\wd0 \advance\hangindent by #1%
+   \hangafter=-#2%
+   \ifdim\dp0>0.25\baselineskip%            0pt ?
+      \typeout{*** extra line(s) indented: non-zero depth: \the\dp0}%
+      \loop\ifdim\dp0>\baselineskip
+         \advance\baselineskip by \baselineskip
+         \advance\hangafter by -1
+      \repeat
+      \advance\hangafter by -1
+      \baselineskip=\unitlength
+   \fi%
+   \noindent%
+   \down=-#2 \advance\down by 1%
+   \begin{picture}(0,0)%
+      \put(0,\down){\makebox(0,0)[br]{\box0}}%
+   \end{picture}%
+   \unitlength=\saveunitlength}
+\makeatother
+
+\bigdrop{-2pt}{2}{cmr10}{P}eter Flynn dedicates a subsection of {\sl
+Typographer's Inn\/} (\ttn~1,4) to the problem of dropped capitals.
+This is my answer to some of his questions. Basically, I don't start
+with the capital, but I let the capital's size depend on the chosen
+design.  I wrote a dropped caps macro for use with \LaTeX, and took
+the following design decisions.
+%
+\begin{itemize}
+\item First, let the writer choose her favourite design, within
+      certain limitations though, and let the macro do the dirty work:
+      adjusting the cap to the optimal size.
+\item Let the writer decide how many lines she wants to dropindent.
+      Let her also decide in which font the cap should appear, whether
+      to start the cap {\em at\/} the left margin, or somewhat to the
+      left (into the margin) or to the right (into the text). Let her
+      decide what she puts into dropped caps: a single character, or
+      even one or more whole words, or without caps at all.
+\item The limitations: Let the cap's baseline be aligned with the
+      baseline of the lowest of the indenting lines. Let the cap's top
+      line be aligned with the top line of the first of the indenting
+      lines.  Don't let the writer mess with this!
+\end{itemize}
+
+\paragraph*{Usage}
+
+My {\tt dropcaps.sty} is a \LaTeX\ style file, that defines a macro
+command \verb"\bigdrop" that enables you to drop capitals at the
+beginning of a paragraph. The layout can be controlled in various
+ways, with four parameters (not optional). For instance, the first
+paragraph started with
+%
+\begin{verbatim}
+\bigdrop{-2pt}{2}{cmr10}{P}eter ...
+\end{verbatim}
+%
+The required parameters are:
+%
+\begin{enumerate}
+\item a {\em length}, that denotes the distance from the left margin 
+      (to the left or to the right) at which the dropped capital
+      starts, in this case 2pt into the left margin: {\tt -2pt}.
+\item an integer value, that denotes the number of lines to be
+      indented, in this case {\tt 2} lines.
+\item the font to be used for the dropped capital, in this case {\tt
+      cmr10}.  
+\item the character or text to be dropped, in this case a single {\tt
+      P}. 
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\newpage
+
+\paragraph*{The messy details}
+
+When the macro \verb"\bigdrop" is called (with four para\-meters),
+this is what happens. First, a capital `I' is typeset in the current
+text font and put in a box (\verb"box1"). The desired font height
+(\verb"\wantedheight") is then computed from $(n-1) \times
+\hbox{\verb"\baselineskip"} + \hbox{\verb"\ht1"}$, where $n$ is the
+number of lines to indent. Then the procedure differs, depending on
+whether fonts at arbitrary sizes are available.
+%
+\begin{description}
+\item[with arbitrary sizes:]
+   In this case the text to be capitalized, typeset in the chosen font
+   (at scale \verb"1000"), is put in a box (\verb"box0"), where
+   $\hbox{\verb"\actualheight"} = \hbox{\verb"\ht0"}$. Now, the
+   scaling factor for this font can be computed from dividing
+   \verb"\wantedheight" by \verb"\actualheight" and multiplying this
+   by \verb"1000". Because divisions are integer, the heights are
+   first put in count registers, and then, to prevent from rounding
+   errors and overflow, $\hbox{\verb"\wantedheight"} \times 10$ is
+   divided by $\hbox{\verb"\actualheight"}/100$. The outcome of this
+   is the scale at which the chosen font is typeset.
+\item[without arbitrary sizes:]
+   Without the freedom to use arbitrary sizes, things are less
+   elegant, for only the standard magsteps --- half, and zero to five
+   --- are available for scaling fonts. The text to be capitalized in
+   the chosen font, is first typeset at \verb"\magstep0" and put in a
+   box (\verb"box0"), with height \verb"\ht0".
+
+   If \verb"\wantedheight" is bigger than \verb"\ht0", the text is
+   typeset at \verb"\magstephalf", and put in \verb"box0" again. If
+   \verb"\wantedheight" is still bigger than \verb"\ht0", again the
+   \verb"\magstep" is increased one step, et cetera. This process is
+   repeated until \verb"\wantedheight" is smaller than \verb"\ht0".
+\end{description}
+%
+The result of the computation can be observed on the screen and in the
+{\tt .log} file. Each time a capital is dropped, two lines like
+%
+\begin{verbatim}
+*** Needed height: 18.83331pt
+*** cmr10 scaled 2488 ==> height: 17.0013pt (error: 1.83202pt).
+\end{verbatim}
+%
+appear. This example is from processing this document with $n = 2$ and
+font {\tt cmr10}, without using fonts at arbitrary sizes.
+
+At the end of the computation \verb"box0" contains the text, typeset
+in the desired font and scaled such that \verb"\ht0" equals the height
+of the indenting lines.  Then, \verb"\hangindent" and
+\verb"\hangafter" are set according to \verb"box0" and the parameter
+values:
+$\hbox{\verb"\hangindent"}=\hbox{\verb"\wd0"}+\hbox{\verb"#1"}$, and
+$\hbox{\verb"\hangafter"}=-\hbox{\verb"#2"}$.  Precautions are taken
+--- an extra line is indented --- for the case that \verb"\dp0" is not
+equal to zero.  Finally, in a \LaTeX\ picture environment, the text is
+placed where we want it.
+
+\paragraph*{Requirements}
+
+In order to use this style file, a big version of \LaTeX\ is needed,
+because almost always fonts have to be generated, and already from 4
+indenting lines, they tend to become very large.  I tested this with
+em\TeX's \TeX386 (with emx) on a 486DX33~PC, and with em\TeX's
+b\TeX186 on an AT286~PC.
+
+Also desirable is a version of {\small DVIPS} by Tomas Rokicki with
+{\tt MakeTeXPK} running, so the generation of fonts will be done
+automatically.  For me the recently uploaded {\small DVIPS}~5.518
+works great on both machines.
+
+\paragraph*{Alternatives}
+
+Only one style file that does something similar is listed in the \TeX\
+Index (v1.06) by David~M.~Jones, namely {\tt drop.sty} by
+David~G.~Cantor.  The latest version is dated 17/02/1988.  This style
+file also defines a macro to drop capitals, but has no possibilities
+to accept controlling parameters, except for the choice of font.  You
+are not able to choose the desired height by supplying the number of
+lines to be indented.
+
+The dropped capital has a fixed size, namely \verb"\magstep5", and
+always two lines are indented.  This font height is somewhat smaller
+than the height of two indenting lines, so the vertical placement of
+the dropped capital's baseline lies not at the same height as the
+vertical placement of the baseline of the second indenting line (next
+to it).  The advantage of this is that everyone has this font.
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+\def\fileversion{0.30}
+\def\filedate{13 Sep 1993} \def\docdate{\filedate}
+\typeout{\space\space Style option: 'dropcaps' v\fileversion
+   \space\space <\filedate> \space\space (FJL)}%
+\def\yes{y }\def\no{n }\newif\ifarbsizes
+   \message{*** Are arbitrary font sizes available [y/n] ? }
+   \read-1 to \answer
+   \ifx\answer\yes\arbsizestrue\else\arbsizesfalse\fi
+\newcount\bigscale
+\ifarbsizes % \typeout{*** Good choice.}%
+   \newcount\wantedcount\newcount\actualcount
+   \newdimen\actualheight
+   \def\findsize#1#2{%
+      \bigscale=1000 \font\BIG=#1 scaled \bigscale
+      \setbox0=\hbox{\BIG #2\/}%
+      \actualheight=\ht0
+      \typeout{*** Needed height: \the\wantedheight, 
+         \space Unscaled height: \the\actualheight}%
+      \wantedcount=\wantedheight \actualcount=\actualheight
+      \advance\actualcount by50 \divide\actualcount by100
+      \multiply\wantedcount by10 
+      \divide\wantedcount by\actualcount
+         % ie \wantedcount:=1000*\wantedcount / \actualcount
+      \bigscale=\wantedcount \font\BIG=#1 scaled \bigscale
+      \setbox0=\hbox{\BIG #2\/}}%
+\else % \typeout{*** OK, prepare for bad output...}%
+   \def\nextmagstep#1#2#3{\bigscale=#3\font\BIG=#1 scaled\bigscale
+      \setbox0=\hbox{\BIG #2\/}}%
+   \def\findsize#1#2{%
+      \typeout{***  Needed height: \the\wantedheight}%
+      \nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep0}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstephalf}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep1}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep2}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep3}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep4}%
+      \ifdim\ht0<\wantedheight\nextmagstep{#1}{#2}{\magstep5}%
+      \fi\fi\fi\fi\fi\fi}
+\fi
+\newcount\down \newdimen\saveunitlength \newdimen\wantedheight
+\def\bigdrop#1#2#3#4{%
+   \saveunitlength=\unitlength \unitlength=\baselineskip
+   \setbox1=\hbox{\the\font I}%
+   \wantedheight=#2\baselineskip
+   \advance\wantedheight by -\baselineskip
+   \advance\wantedheight by \ht1
+   \findsize{#3}{#4}%
+   \advance\wantedheight by -\ht0%            only for typeout...
+   \typeout{***  #3 scaled \the\bigscale \space ==> height: 
+      \the\ht0 \space (error: \the\wantedheight).}%
+   \hangindent=\wd0 \advance\hangindent by #1
+   \hangafter=-#2
+   \ifdim\dp0>0.25\baselineskip%            0pt ?
+      \typeout{*** extra line(s) indented: 
+               non-zero depth: \the\dp0}%
+      \loop\ifdim\dp0>\baselineskip
+         \advance\baselineskip by \baselineskip
+         \advance\hangafter by -1
+      \repeat
+      \advance\hangafter by -1
+      \baselineskip=\unitlength
+   \fi
+   \noindent
+   \down=-#2 \advance\down by 1
+   \begin{picture}(0,0)%
+      \put(0,\down){\makebox(0,0)[br]{\box0}}%
+   \end{picture}%
+   \unitlength=\saveunitlength}
+\end{verbatim}
+
+\endgroup
+
+\newpage
+
+
+%% Reports on Meetings (pp.15-17):
+
+\Section{Reports on Meetings}
+
+\squashedsubsection{UK \TeX\ Users' Group --- October 1993}
+                   {R.\ Bailey, Secretary}
+
+\noindent The Annual General Meeting of the UK \TeX\ Users' Group was
+held on 20~October 1993 at Aston University.  C.~A.~Rowley was elected
+Chairman.  The Secretary is R.~A.~Bailey, the Treasurer is P.~Abbott,
+the Meetings Secretary is M.~Clark, and S.~P.~Q.~Rahtz is editor of
+{\it Baskerville}.  The remaining members of the committee are
+R.~Fairbairns, J.~Fine, C.~Hewlett, A.~Jeffrey, and A.~Nimmo.
+
+Anyone interested in finding out about the activities of the group or
+becoming a member should either write to J.~Fine, 203 Coldhams Lane,
+Cambridge CB1 3HY or send an email message to {\tt
+uktug-enquiries@uk.ac.tex}.
+
+
+\squashedsubsection{NTG --- November 1993}
+                   {Kees van der Laan, Chairman \\
+                    \tt cgl@risc1.rug.nl}
+
+\noindent Some 70 (of roughly 230) members of \ntg\ gathered at Oc\'e at
+Den Bosch for ``\TeX{} Working Environments'', a very pleasant
+meeting.  An excellent host (thank you Oc\'e, also for the lunch
+offered!): professionally equipped, thanks to which we could all enjoy
+the presentation about 4All\TeX, subtitled ``Put a Tiger in your
+\TeX'', by Erik Frambach and Wietse Dol.  After that Michel Lavaud
+presented his views, and realization of it: As\TeX.  The former is
+based on freeware and shareware; the latter on the commercial product,
+Framework.
+
+In the morning we had our formal business meeting; of special interest
+was a unanimous granting of another Fl 1,000,-- to the \LaTeX3
+project.  The irrepressable secretary as ``spider'' in the Web ---
+Wily Editorial Board --- announced the {\small MAPS} award for the
+smartest contribution: Phons Bloemen was invited to step forward to
+receive a big (topological) ``box'' full of ``glues''.
+
+Another nice surprise was that Andrea de Leeuw van Weenen showed us
+her lifework about Icelandic language issues --- she has been working
+on it for 20 years --- and which could only be out in print with that
+superb quality thanks to \TeX{} and \MF.
+
+An old question turned up during the other business: How to persuade
+managers and employers to accept that \TeX{} is a worthwhile and a
+cost-effective tool to be used? Many a suggestion came across the
+footlights, but Gerard van Nes' was the most surprising: don't! Just
+let colleagues hang on and help them as well as you can and it will
+all work out automagically like \AllTeX{} itself!
+
+As usual we ended the day with an informal dinner; and to fill the
+time till our next meeting, we have the well-filled pages of {\small
+MAPS} 93.2 to remind us of our meeting.
+
+
+\subsection*{TUG'94 --- Santa Barbara, California \\
+             31 July -- 4 August}
+
+In 1994 the sunny California coastal community of Santa Barbara and
+the University of California will host the 15th Annual \TeX\ Users
+Group Meeting. {\small UCSB} is a research-oriented university located
+in the Goleta Valley, adjacent to the Santa Barbara Airport and
+approximately 10 miles from downtown. Participants will be given
+details of local events, museum and gallery locations, sightseeing
+suggestions, restaurant guide, and a directory of recreation
+facilities (sailing, the best surfing and swimming beaches, fishing,
+hiking, tennis, etc).
+
+This year's theme is {\bf Innovation} and in addition to the usual
+spectrum of topics we are especially interested in papers in the
+following areas: colour and design; floating objects; future \TeX es;
+newspapers. Among the speakers already lined up for this year's
+conference: Tom Rokicki will talk about colour support, Leslie Lamport
+will reflect on \LaTeX, and Joachim Schrod will discuss the
+prerequisites for the creation of interactive \TeX. Poster displays
+and panel sessions are also encouraged.  Those interested in making a
+presentation should contact the \tug\ office ({\tt tug94@tug.org}),
+Sebastian Rahtz ({\tt spqr@ftp.aston.ac.uk}), or Malcolm Clark ({\tt
+cudax@warwick.ac.uk}).
+
+Once again there will be a selection of \TUG\ courses and workshops
+organised in conjunction with the meeting which will take place during
+the week preceding and the week following the conference itself.  An
+excellent opportunity to benefit from the expertise of those gathered
+for the annual meeting.
+
+In keeping with the spirit of the theme there will be a number of {\it
+innovative} social events to attend. In addition to the usual
+reception and banquet we have included a night at the Red Dog Saloon,
+a nightclub known throught the area for its uproarious foot-stomping
+country music and dance; a wonderful bar-be-que on the beach and, of
+course, the annual night of bowling. These, along with other events,
+should make this year's conference the most interesting to date.
+
+\vspace{2.5pc}
+
+\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule
+
+\vspace{.5pc}
+
+\begin{center}
+   \begin{tabular}{||ll||}
+      \multicolumn{2}{c}{\large\bf TUG 15th Anniversary Meeting} \\ [6pt]
+      \hline
+         \mbox{} &                 \\ [-8pt] 
+         Where?  & Santa Barbara, California (north of Los Angeles) \\ [2pt]
+         When?   & July 31 to August 4 (with courses before/after these
+                   dates) \\ [2pt]
+         Who?    & Everyone interested in \TeX, \LaTeX, and \MF! \\ [2pt]
+      \hline
+    \end{tabular}
+\end{center}
+
+\vspace{1pc}
+
+\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule
+
+\newpage
+
+
+%% Board Activities (pp.17-23):
+
+\Section{TUG Board Activities}
+
+\squashedsubsection{1994 Knuth Scholarship}
+                   {Nico Poppelier \\
+                    Liaison to the 1994 Committee}
+
+{\small
+\noindent At the 1993 \tug\ Annual Meeting the Board of Directors
+decided that, starting with the 1994 Scholarship, the Donald E.\ Knuth
+Scholarship will be open to non-\tug\ members as well as to \tug\
+members.  The same rules for the Scholarship competition will apply,
+and the current committee will serve again for the 1994 Scholarship.
+
+
+\subsubsection{Announcement of the next competition}
+
+One Knuth Scholarship will be available for 1994.  The competition
+will be open to all \TeX\ users holding support positions that are
+secretarial, clerical or editorial in nature.  It is therefore not
+intended for those with a substantial training in technical,
+scientific or mathematical subjects and, in particular, it is not open
+to anyone holding, or studying for, a degree with a major or
+concentration in these areas.
+
+The award will consist of an expense-paid trip to the 1994 \tug\
+Annual Meeting at Santa Barbara, \usa, and to the Scholar's choice
+from the short courses offered in conjunction with that meeting, and
+\tug\ membership for 1994, if the Scholar is not a \tug\ member, or
+for 1995, if the Scholar is a \tug\ member.  A cap of \$2,000 has been
+set for the award; however, this does not include the meeting or
+course registration fee, which will be waived.
+
+To enter the competition, applicants should submit to the Scholarship
+Committee, by the deadline specified below, the input file and final
+\TeX\ output of a project that displays originality, knowledge of \TeX,
+and good \TeX nique. 
+
+
+\subsubsection{Entry details}
+
+The project as submitted should be compact in size.  If it involves a
+large document or a large number of documents then only a
+representative part should be submitted, together with a description
+of the whole project.  For example, from a book just one or two
+chapters would be appropriate.
+
+The project may make use of a macro package, either a public one such as
+\LaTeX\ or one that has been developed locally; such a macro package
+should be identified clearly.  Such features as sophisticated use of
+math mode, of macros that require more than ``filling in the blanks'',
+or creation and use of new macros will be taken as illustrations of
+the applicant's knowledge.  All macros created by the candidate should
+be well documented with clear descriptions of how they should be used
+and an indication of how they work internally.
+
+All associated style files, macro package files, etc., should be
+supplied, or a clear indication given of any widely available ones
+used (including version numbers, dates, etc.); clear information
+should be provided concerning the version of \TeX\ used and about any
+other software (e.g., particular printer drivers) required.  Any
+nonstandard fonts should be identified and provided in the form of
+{\tt.tfm} and {\tt.pk} files suitable for use on a 300dpi laser
+printer.
+
+While the quality of the typographic design will not be an important
+criterion of the judges, candidates are advised to ensure that their
+printed output adheres to sound typographic standards; the reasons for
+any unusual typographic features should be clearly explained.
+
+All files and documents comprising the project must be submitted on
+paper; the input files should be provided in electronic form as well.
+Suitable electronic media are {\small IBM PC}-compatible or Macintosh
+diskettes, or a file sent by electronic mail.
+
+A brochure with additional information is available from the \tug\
+office.  To obtain a copy, or to request instructions on e-mail
+submission, write to the address at the end of this announcement, or
+send a message by e-mail to {\tt tug@tug.org} with the subject ``Knuth
+Scholarship Request''.
+
+Along with the project, each applicant should submit a letter stating
+the following:
+
+\begin{enumerate}  \itemsep=-2pt
+   \item affirmation that he/she will be available to attend the 1994
+         \tug\ Annual Meeting;
+   \item affirmation of willingness to participate on the committee to 
+         select the next Scholar.
+\end{enumerate}
+%
+Each applicant should also submit a curriculum vitae summarizing
+relevant personal information, including:
+
+\begin{enumerate}  \itemsep=-2pt
+   \item statement of job title, with a brief description of duties
+         and responsibilities;
+   \item description of general post-secondary school education, \TeX\ 
+         education, identifying courses attended, manuals studied,
+         personal instruction from experienced \TeX\ users, etc.;
+   \item description of \TeX\ resources and support used by the
+         candidate in the preparation of the project.
+\end{enumerate}
+%
+Neither the project nor the curriculum vitae should contain the
+applicant's name or identify the applicant.  These materials will be
+reviewed by the committee without knowledge of applicants' identities.
+If, despite these precautions, a candidate is identifiable to any
+judge, then that judge will be required to make this fact known to the
+others and to the \tug\ board members responsible for the conduct of
+the judging.
+
+The covering letter, curriculum vitae, and all macro documentation
+that is part of the project input should be in English.  (English is
+not required for the output of the project.) However, if English is
+not the applicant's native language, that will not influence the
+decision of the committee.  Selection of the Scholarship recipient
+will be based on the project submitted.
+
+
+\subsubsection{Schedule}
+
+The following schedule will apply (all dates are in 1994):
+
+\hspace{1pc}
+   \begin{tabular}{ll}
+      \bf March 7           & Deadline for receipt of submissions \\
+      \bf March 21--May 16  & Judging period                      \\
+      \bf May 23            & Notification of winner              \\
+      \bf 31 July--4 August & 1994 Annual Meeting, Santa Barbara, \usa \\
+   \end{tabular}
+\hspace{1pc}
+
+\noindent The 1994 Scholarship Committee consists of Chris Rowley,
+Open University, \uk\ (Chair); David Salomon, California State
+University, Northridge, \usa; and Jenny Smith, John Wiley and Sons,
+Ltd.  Chichester,
+\uk. 
+
+
+\subsubsection{Where to write}
+
+All applications should be submitted to the Committee in care of the
+\tug\ office (see Cover 2), marked ``Attn: Knuth Scholarship
+Competition''. 
+} %% end of \small
+
+\newpage
+
+
+%% TUG Courses for 1993/1994 (p.24):
+
+\Section{\Large\bf \TeX\ Users Group \\
+          1994 Course Schedule}
+
+\vspace{1pc}
+
+\begin{tabular}{llll}
+\multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Beginning/Intermediate \TeX*} 
+      & \multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Intensive Course in \LaTeX*} \\
+\quad Santa Barbara    & Feb.\ 7--11  & \quad Santa Barbara
+                                                     & Jan.\ 31--Feb.\ 4 \\
+                       & Oct.\ 17--21 &              & Oct.\ 24--28 \\ [6pt]
+\cline{2-3}
+\noalign{\vskip8pt}
+\multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Modifying \LaTeX\ Style Files*}
+      & \multicolumn{2}{l}{\large\sl Adv'd \TeX\ and Macro Writing\rlap{*}} \\
+\quad Santa Barbara    & Feb.\ 28--Mar.\ 4
+                                      & \quad Santa Barbara
+                                                     & Feb.\ 14--18 \\ [12pt]
+\cline{2-3}
+\noalign{\vskip12pt}
+\multicolumn{4}{c}{\large And don't forget!} \\ [4pt]
+\multicolumn{4}{c}{\large There are also courses to be held in conjunction
+                    with} \\ [4pt]
+\multicolumn{4}{c}{\large\bf the Annual Meeting.} \\ [4pt]
+\multicolumn{4}{c}{\large Stay tuned for further announcements.} \\ [12pt]
+\cline{2-3}
+\noalign{\vskip8pt}
+\multicolumn{4}{c}{\footnotesize
+                   *Lab classes --- computers will be provided for
+                    all students} \\ [6pt]
+\end{tabular}
+
+\vspace{1pc}
+\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule
+
+\begin{itemize} 
+   \item \tug\ courses are small, with 8--15 students in most classes.
+
+   \item Dates and locations subject to change. Direct course
+         inquiries to John Berlin at the \tug\ Office. Anyone
+         interested in courses dealing with \TeX\ and {\small SGML}
+         should contact John as well ({\tt john@tug.org}). 
+
+   \item \tug\ office: phone 805-963-1338\quad
+                       \fax\ 805-963-8358\quad
+                       {\tt tug@tug.org}
+
+\end{itemize}
+
+\hrule \vspace{2pt} \hrule
+
+\vspace{1pc}
+
+\begin{center}
+   \large\bf On-Site Courses in \TeX\ and \LaTeX\ from \TUG\
+\end{center}     
+
+\begin{itemize} 
+   \item Courses in \TeX{}, \LaTeX{}, {\small SGML} and \TeX,
+         PostScript, or \TeX{} for Publishers tailored to the needs of
+         your group 
+
+   \item Courses at every level from beginning to advanced
+
+   \item Five full days of instruction at your site
+
+   \item One-week course fee includes all instructor fees and expenses
+         plus textbooks and other materials for up to 15 students
+\end{itemize}
+
+\newpage
+
+
+%% Upcoming Events (p.25):
+
+\Section{Upcoming Events}
+
+\begin{center}
+{\tabcolsep4pt \setbox 0 = \hbox {\bf Spring 1994}
+\dimen 0 = \hsize
+\advance \dimen 0 by -6\tabcolsep
+\advance \dimen 0 by -\wd 0
+\advance \dimen 0 by -4.8 cm
+\begin{tabular}{p{\wd 0}p{4.8cm}p{\dimen 0}}
+\hline
+\hline
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\bf 16--18 Feb. & {\small\bf DANTE}'94: \nl
+                  10th general meeting, \nl
+                  M\"unster, Germany.
+                       & Wolfgang Kaspar \nl
+                         {\tt kaspar@dmswwu1a.} \nl
+                         {\tt uni-muenster.de} \\
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\hline 
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\bf 1 March      & {\small\bf GUST}: ``Bacho\TeX '94.''\nl
+                   Deadline for submissions \nl
+                   [see below for dates].
+                       & Hanna Ko{\l}odziejska, \nl
+                         {\tt hkolo@plearn.edu.pl} \\
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\hline 
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\bf 21--22 \nl %%% \nl added for CTAN
+    March & {\small\bf UK \TeX\ Users Group}:\nl
+                   ``\LaTeXe: the conference.''\nl
+                    Warwick University, England.
+                       & Malcolm Clark \nl 
+                         {\tt m.clark@warwick.ac.uk} \\
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\hline 
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\bf 11--15 April & Joint Conference:
+                   {\small\bf RIDT'94},\nl
+                   {\small\bf EP94},
+                   {\small\bf TEP'94},
+                   {\small\bf PODP94}. \nl
+                   Darmstadt, Germany.
+                       & {\tt ep94@gmd.de},\nl
+                         {\tt ridt94@irisa.\rlap{fr}} \\
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\hline 
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\bf 30 April--\nl
+     2 May      & {\small\bf GUST}: ``Bacho\TeX '94''\nl
+                  2nd General Meeting of the\nl
+                  Polish \TeX\ Users Group,\nl
+                  Bachotek (Brodnica Lake\nl
+                  District), Poland.
+                       & Hanna Ko{\l}odziejska, \nl
+                         International Computers Ltd. Poland, 
+                         ul.\ Leszno 21, 01-199 Warszawa,
+                         {\small POLAND} \nl
+                         {\tt hkolo@plearn.edu.pl} \\
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\hline 
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\bf June 1994  & {\small\bf NTG} 13th Meeting:\nl
+                  ``{\rm \AllTeX}, \MF, and\nl tools education.''\nl
+                  Groningen, at {\small RUG}.
+                       & Gerard van Nes\nl
+                         {\tt vannes@ecn.nl} \\
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\hline 
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\bf 6--8 July  & {\bf Universit\'e de Rouen}:\nl
+                 National Colloquium on\nl
+                 Writing and Documentation,\nl
+                 Rouen, France. 
+                       & Jacques Labiche \nl
+                         {\tt labiche@la3i.univ-rouen\rlap{.fr}} \\
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\hline 
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\bf 31 July--\nl
+     4 Aug.    & {\small\bf TUG\ts'94}:\nl
+                 15th Annual Meeting,\nl
+                 Santa Barbara, California.
+                       & Debbie Ceder \nl
+                         {\tt tug94@tug.org} \\
+\noalign{\vskip4pt}
+\hline
+\hline
+\end{tabular}
+}
+\end{center}
+
+\vspace{.5pc}
+
+\noindent {\bf Note}: Also consult the ``Calendar'' in the previous
+issue of \TUB\ for more dates and details. 
+
+\newpage
+
+
+\newpage
+
+
+%% Cover 3 (Table of Contents):
+
+\thispagestyle{empty}
+
+\begin{center}
+   {\Sectionfont \TeX{} and TUG NEWS\\
+    \medskip
+                  Table of Contents}
+\end{center}
+
+\contentsline {section}{{\it Editorial}}{1}
+\smallskip
+\contentsline {section}{Typographer's Inn \\
+               \indent {\em Peter Flynn}}{2}
+\medskip
+\contentsline {section}{New Publications \\
+               \indent {\em Peter Schmitt}}{4}
+\medskip
+\contentsline {section}{\LaTeX3 in '93 \\
+               \indent {\em Frank Mittelbach and Chris Rowley}}{7}
+\medskip
+\contentsline {section}{\AllTeX\ News \\
+               \indent \hskip-4pt Announcing Elsevier Science {\tt.sty} files \\
+               \indent \qquad {\em Nico Poppelier}}{12}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\quad Arab\TeX\ v3.00 now available \\
+                           \qquad {\em Klaus Lagally}}{12}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\quad French Style Files, v3.25 \\
+                           \qquad {\em Bernard Gaulle}}{13}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\quad New {\tt modes.mf} file v1.1 available \\
+                           \qquad {\em Karl Berry}}{13}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\quad New list for linguistics and \TeX \\
+                           \qquad {\em Christina Thiele}}{14}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\quad New list of publications available \\
+                           \qquad {\em Christina Thiele}}{14}
+\medskip
+\contentsline {section}{Teaser}{14}
+\medskip
+\contentsline {section}{``Hey --- it works!''\\
+               \indent {\em Jeremy Gibbons}}{}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\qquad\quad\ts Italic correction everywhere
+                           \quad {\em Donald Arseneau}}{15} 
+\contentsline {subsection}{\qquad\quad\ts Plain \TeX, Self-Prompting, 
+                           Label Maker
+                           \quad {\em Ed Baker}}{17} 
+\contentsline {subsection}{\qquad\quad\ts A style for dropped capitals
+                           \quad {\em Fred J.\ Lauwers}}{19} 
+\medskip
+\contentsline {section}{Reports on Meetings \\
+               \indent UK \TeX\ Users' Group --- October 1993}{23} 
+\contentsline {subsection}{\quad\enspace \ntg\ --- November 1993}{23}
+\contentsline {subsection}{\quad\enspace \tug94 --- Summer 1994}{24}
+\medskip
+\contentsline {section}{\tug\ Board Activities \\
+               \indent 1994 Knuth Scholarship}{25}
+\medskip
+\contentsline {section}{\TUG\ 1994 Course Schedule}{27}
+\medskip
+\contentsline {section}{Upcoming Events}{28}
+
+\vspace{1pc}
+
+\begin{center}
+   \bf Volume 3, No.\ 1, 1991
+\end{center}
+
+\newpage
+
+%% Cover 4 (Eight Great Reasons):
+
+\thispagestyle{empty}
+
+\begin{center}
+   {\Large\bf Eight Great Reasons to Join\\
+    \vspace{.5pc}
+     the \TeX\ Users Group}
+\end{center}
+ 
+\vspace{.5pc}
+
+{\small
+\begin{enumerate}
+   \item {\bsl Publications:\/}\quad 
+         All members receive {\bf 4} copies of \TUB, The
+         Communications of the \TeX{} Users Group; {\bf 4} copies of
+         \TTN\ (\ttn); and a membership directory. One of the four
+         \TUB\ issues contains the proceedings of the annual meeting,
+         so if you can't make the meeting, you can still keep up to
+         date with the latest developments. As well, \tug\ publishes
+         special single-topic items in its {\sl \TeX niques\/} series;
+         some are guides and summaries of \TeX\ and \LaTeX; others
+         offer descriptions of major software packages (e.g., \PiCTeX,
+         EDMAC).
+%
+   \item {\bsl Books and Software:\/}\quad
+         A ``one-stop shop,'' \tug\ carries most \TeX{} macro packages
+         as well as \TeX{} publications and products. The Radel
+         collection of public domain \TeX{} software for
+         microcomputers is now available through \tug, too. Members
+         benefit from a 10\% discount on all items available from
+         \tug.
+%
+   \item {\bsl Membership Networks:\/}\quad
+         \tug\ maintains and distributes a complete membership
+         directory annually. Members are listed alphabetically,
+         geographically and by institution. These lists facilitate
+         easy member-to-member communication within \tug's worldwide
+         network.
+%
+   \item {\bsl Information Referrals:\/}\quad
+         \tug\ can connect you with site coordinators --- specialists
+         in implementations of \TeX{} on various computer
+         architectures --- as well as other resource volunteers. These
+         experts are available to answer your questions about \TeX{},
+         \TeX-related software and other technical matters.
+%
+   \item {\bsl Annual Meetings:\/}\quad
+         \tug's Annual Meetings bring \TeX{} users together to learn
+         the latest in \TeX{} applications and innovations through
+         seminars, talks and informal gatherings. They offer an
+         opportunity to connect with other \TeX{} users at every
+         level. Each conference is informative, but always informal
+         and friendly --- the perfect forum for valuable interaction
+         and exchange of ideas on \TeX{}.
+%
+   \item {\bsl \TeX{} Worldwide:\/}\quad
+         When you belong to \tug\ you connect with other \TeX{} user
+         associations around the world. Information about their
+         activities is published regularly in \ttn; reciprocal
+         membership arrangements are available with some of the
+         European groups.
+%
+   \item {\bsl \TeX{} Training:\/}\quad
+         Each year \tug\ offers seminars and classes for beginner,
+         intermediate and advanced \TeX{} users. \tug\ will custom
+         design and conduct on-site courses to meet your company's
+         specific needs.
+%
+   \item {\bsl Discounts:\/} \\
+         $\triangleright$\ Discounted Annual Meeting fees \\
+         $\triangleright$\ Student rates for membership ({\bf 50\% off
+                           regular individual rates!}) \\
+         $\triangleright$\ Discounts on the purchase of selected TUG
+                           publications \\
+         $\triangleright$\ Discounts for all members on \tug-sponsored 
+                           courses in \TeX\ and \TeX-related subjects\\ 
+	 \mbox{} %% added for CTAN
+\end{enumerate}
+
+\vspace{-2pc}
+
+\begin{center}
+   See inside front cover (``Cover 2'') for address details.
+\end{center}
+}
+
+\end{document}
+
+%% END OF FILE
+
+
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