From d8b81c54ee53a93b7f939601fd6438d0f194978b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Norbert Preining Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2021 03:01:42 +0000 Subject: CTAN sync 202110220301 --- macros/latex-dev/base/ltnews08.tex | 33 ++++++++++++++++++--------------- 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-) (limited to 'macros/latex-dev/base/ltnews08.tex') diff --git a/macros/latex-dev/base/ltnews08.tex b/macros/latex-dev/base/ltnews08.tex index 5ea811267d..d79a1b1b74 100644 --- a/macros/latex-dev/base/ltnews08.tex +++ b/macros/latex-dev/base/ltnews08.tex @@ -40,13 +40,19 @@ \publicationyear{1997} \publicationissue{8} +\providecommand\pkg[1]{\texttt{#1}} +\providecommand\cls[1]{\texttt{#1}} +\providecommand\option[1]{\texttt{#1}} +\providecommand\env[1]{\texttt{#1}} +\providecommand\file[1]{\texttt{#1}} + \begin{document} \maketitle \section{New supported font encodings} -Two new font encodings are supported as options to the \textsf{fontenc} +Two new font encodings are supported as options to the \pkg{fontenc} package: \begin{description} \item [OT4] @@ -59,7 +65,7 @@ supported by the `tc' fonts, which match the T1 encoded `ec' text fonts. A subset of the glyphs in this encoding is supported by virtual fonts distributed with the PostScript font metrics on the \textsc{ctan} archives. (This is the `8c' encoding in Karl Berry's -fontname scheme.) The \textsf{textcomp} package provides access to +fontname scheme.) The \pkg{textcomp} package provides access to this encoding but here is a warning to current users of that package: some of the internal names for the characters have changed. \end{description} @@ -67,17 +73,17 @@ some of the internal names for the characters have changed. \section{New input encodings} -These additions to the \textsf{inputenc} package are -\texttt{decmulti} (the DEC Multinational +These additions to the \pkg{inputenc} package are +\option{decmulti} (the DEC Multinational Character Set, contributed by M.~Y.~Chartoire) -and \texttt{cp1250} (an MS-Windows encoding for Central and Eastern +and \option{cp1250} (an MS-Windows encoding for Central and Eastern Europe, contributed by Marcin Woli\'nski). There is also a -\texttt{cp1252} encoding that is identical to \texttt{ansinew}. +\option{cp1252} encoding that is identical to \option{ansinew}. \section{Tools} -The \textsf{calc} package (used in many examples in \emph{The \LaTeX\ +The \pkg{calc} package (used in many examples in \emph{The \LaTeX\ Companion}) has been contributed to this distribution by Kresten Krab Thorup and Frank Jensen. This is essentially the same as the version that has been available from the \textsc{ctan} archives for some time, @@ -91,10 +97,10 @@ example: \end{verbatim} There have also been some improvements to several other packages in -this collection. In particular, \textsf{bm} now works correctly with +this collection. In particular, \pkg{bm} now works correctly with constructions such as \verb|\bm{f'}| involving \texttt{'} or other characters which use \TeX's special ``\verb|\mathcode"8000|'' -feature. Also, \textsf{multicol} sets the length \verb|\columnwidth| +feature. Also, \pkg{multicol} sets the length \verb|\columnwidth| to an appropriate value; this enables it to work with classes that support two-column setting, e.g.,~the AMS classes. @@ -105,10 +111,10 @@ The special \verb|oztex.def| driver file has been removed, and Oz\TeX\ support has been merged with dvips, following advice from Andrew Trevorrow about Oz\TeX~3.x. -The \textsf{keyval} package has had some internal improvements: to +The \pkg{keyval} package has had some internal improvements: to use \LaTeX\ format error messages; and to avoid `\verb|#| doubling'. This latter change means that the \verb|command| key for the -\textsf{graphicx} version of \verb|\includegraphics| should now be used +\pkg{graphicx} version of \verb|\includegraphics| should now be used with one \verb|#| rather than two. For example, \verb|command = `gunzip #1|. Fortunately this key is almost never used in practice, so few if any documents should be affected by this change. @@ -129,7 +135,7 @@ this CTAN directory: The documentation of this material is as follows: individual package files provide outline, draft documentation; there is an article that gives an overview of the syntax and related concepts; there is a -\texttt{readme.txt} file containing a brief description of the +\file{readme.txt} file containing a brief description of the collection. All aspects of these packages are liable, indeed likely, to change. @@ -146,8 +152,5 @@ the following one line message: subscribe LATEX-L <> <> \end{verbatim} -% Revert to this if gets too full. -% See \texttt{modguide.tex} for -% information on how to subscribe to \texttt{LaTeX-L}. \end{document} -- cgit v1.2.3