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\documentclass{ltxdoc}
\newcommand\authormail[1]{\footnote{\textless\url{#1}\textgreater}}
\ifdefined\HCode
  \renewcommand\authormail[1]{\space\textless\Link[#1]{}{}#1\EndLink\textgreater}
\fi

\ifdefined\gitdate\else
  \def\gitdate{\today}
  \def\version{devel}
\fi



% \usepackage[noautomatic]{responsive}
\usepackage[]{responsive}
\usepackage{linebreaker}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{subcaption}
\usepackage{graphicx}
\usepackage{microtype}
\usepackage{longtable}
\usepackage{booktabs}
\usepackage[style=iso-authoryear]{biblatex}
\addbibresource{responsive-doc.bib}
\newenvironment{changelog}{\longtable{@{} l p{30em}}}{\endlongtable}
\newcommand\change[2]{#1 & #2\\}
\ifdefined\HCode
  % I want to convert parts of the document to images,
  % so I need to use Type 1 fonts for the correct conversion with Dvisvgm
  \usepackage{ebgaramond}
\else
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{EB Garamond}[Numbers=OldStyle]
\setmonofont{Inconsolatazi4-Regular.otf}[Scale=MatchLowercase]
\fi

\newcommand\StartDescribe[1]{%
  \par\medskip\noindent\DescribeMacro#1
}
\usepackage{lipsum}
\title{The Responsive Package}
\author{Michal Hoftich\authormail{michal.h21@gmail.com}}
\date{Version \version, \gitdate} 
\NewDocElement[macrolike = false ,
toplevel = false,
idxtype
= key,
idxgroup = Package keys,
% printtype = \textit{key}
]{Key}{key}

\newcommand\printsize[1]{\csname #1\endcsname\par\noindent Sample\par}
\newcommand\showscale[2][.5\textwidth]{%
  \noindent\fbox{%
    \begin{minipage}{#1}
      \ResponsiveSetup{#2}
      \setsizes[34]{25}
      \printsize{huge}
      \printsize{LARGE}
      \printsize{Large}
      \printsize{large}
      \hrule
      \printsize{normalsize}
      \hrule
      \printsize{small}
      \printsize{footnotesize}
    \end{minipage}
  }
    \ifx\relax#2\relax Default parameters\else\texttt{#2}\fi\hfill\null
}
\makeindex

\begin{document}
\maketitle
\begin{abstract}
Responsive design aims to display text and other design elements well on
variety of outputs, including electronic devices or various paper sizes.
It originated on the Web, where it uses Cascading Style Sheets to change 
design elements. 

This package tries to achieve similar result with \LaTeX. The main aim is to 
support output of multiple editions of one document with 
readable font sizes regardless of the physical size of the produced PDF,
from smartphones or e-ink readers to printed A4 pages.
\end{abstract}

\clearpage

\tableofcontents

\section{Introduction}

This package aims to facilitate the creation of documents for multiple output
formats, such as various page sizes, e-book readers, or even mobile phones.

One of the issues that needs to be addressed is setting the correct font size
for readability. The default font size in LaTeX is 10 points, regardless of the
page size. This is an appropriate font size for A5 format pages. For A4 format,
the font size should be larger, while it may be smaller for smaller displays of
e-readers and mobile phones. Similarly, we can adjust the line spacing, which
also affects text readability depending on the font size and page size.

Web browsers face a similar problem as they must display text on both large PC
monitors and smaller displays of laptops, tablets, and mobile phones. The
solution they use is called \textit{responsive design}.

Responsive design is a method of web design that allows flexible and dynamic
adaptation of the appearance and layout of page content to different display
devices. One of the key elements of responsive design is a flexible structure
that enables adjusting the size of elements on the page to the display device.

Another important element is media queries. These allow defining rules based on
the properties of the display device, such as screen width and height or output
type (paper, display). Thanks to these rules, the same page code can be
well-displayed on both large monitors and mobile devices or when printing. 

The Responsive package is inspired by these principles. Its main function
is to set the font size based on the page size and the approximate number of
characters that should fit on the page (see figure~\ref{fig:example}). It also adjusts the typographic scale
(influencing font size, for example, in headings or footnotes), line height,
and supports a simple version of media queries.


\section{Features}


\subsection{Fitting Font Size to the Page Size}

Regardless of the width of the page, there is a certain range of the number of
characters that should be displayed on average per line of text to ensure good
readability. With a larger number of characters, the reader may have difficulty
quickly moving to the next line, while shorter lines may lead to skipping
lines. 

The Responsive package automatically sets the width of the text to a chosen number of characters.
Figure~\ref{fig:example} shows a difference in the font size in two
different text widths.


\begin{figure}[htbp]
  \caption{Example of changing font size based on the width of the text block:}\label{fig:example}
\begin{subfigure}[t]{0.45\textwidth}
  \centering
\fbox{%
\begin{minipage}{4cm}
\ResponsiveSetup{}
\setsizes{}

\lipsum[1]

\end{minipage}}
\caption{Text width 4\,cm}
\end{subfigure}
% \hfill
\begin{subfigure}[t]{0.45\textwidth}
  \centering
\fbox{%
\begin{minipage}{6cm}
\ResponsiveSetup{}
\setsizes{}

% \lipsum[1]
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. Ut purus elit,
vestibulum ut, placerat ac, adipiscing vitae, felis. Curabitur dictum gravida
mauris. Nam arcu libero, nonummy eget, consectetuer id, vulputate a,
magna. Donec vehicula augue eu neque. Pellentesque habitant morbi
tristique senectus et netus et malesuada fames ac turpis egestas. Mauris
ut leo. Cras viverra metus rhoncus sem. Nulla et lectus vestibulum urna
fringilla ultrices. Phasellus eu tellus sit amet tortor gravida placerat. Integer
sapien est, iaculis in, pretium quis, viverra ac, nunc.

\end{minipage}}
\caption{Text width 6\,cm}
\end{subfigure}
\end{figure}


\subsection{Typographic Scale}

The typographic scale is a set of predetermined font sizes used to establish a
consistent visual style for a document or website. These sizes are typically
expressed in point units and progressively increase or decrease by a specific
interval along the scale.

A typographic scale may include sizes for headings, footnotes, and body text.
Proper use of a typographic scale helps create a visual hierarchy that enhances
the readability and aesthetic appeal of the text. 

In \LaTeX, the typographic scale is accessible through commands such as \verb|\large|,
\verb|\huge|, or \verb|\scriptsize|. Each of these commands is one interval
away from the previous size. 

I drew inspiration from Spencer Mortensen's article (\citeyear{mortensen}), which defines several
different typographic scales and provides a method for easily creating
additional scales.
The default scale in the Responsive package,
which closely aligns with the scale used in \LaTeX, is referred to as \verb|tetratonic|.
The package also offers additional scales described in the
article, such as the golden scale based on the golden ratio. 
See Figure~\ref{fig:scale} for differences between the default scale and scale based on the 
golden ratio.

The Responsive package includes several predefined typographic scales, but you
can also define your own. All scales are defined using the options
\verb|number| and \verb|ratio|, specifying how many steps (\verb|number|) the
font size increases by the size of \verb|ratio|. For example scale with \verb|number| of 2
and \verb|ratio| of 5, will double the font size over 5 steps.
Table~\ref{tbl:scales} lists all predefined scales.

\begin{table}[htbp]
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{l l l}
    \toprule
    name & number & ratio\\
    \midrule
    heptatonic & 7 & 2\\
    pentatonic & 5 & 2\\
    tetratonic & 4 & 2\\
    tritonic & 3 & 2\\
    golden & 2 & 1.618\\\bottomrule
  \end{tabular}
  \caption{Predefined typographic scales}\label{tbl:scales}
\end{table}


\begin{figure}[htbp]
  \caption{Sample of Typographic Scales (the default font size is highlighted with lines)}\label{fig:scale}
  \begin{subfigure}[b]{0.45\textwidth}
\fbox{%
\begin{minipage}{5cm}
\setsizes{45}

\showscale{}

\end{minipage}}
\caption{Default scale}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.45\textwidth}
% \begin{verbatim}
% \ResponsiveSetup{scale=golden}
% \end{verbatim}
\fbox{%
\begin{minipage}{5cm}
% \ResponsiveSetup{scale=golden}
\setsizes{45}

\showscale{scale=golden}

\end{minipage}}
\caption{Golden ratio scale}
\end{subfigure}
\end{figure}
% % https://spencermortensen.com/articles/typographic-scale/



% \showscale{}
% \showscale{scale=heptatonic}
% \showscale{scale=tritonic}
% \showscale{scale=golden}
% \showscale{scale=none,ratio=1.3,number=2}

\subsection{Line height}

In the default settings of \LaTeX, the line spacing is set to the font size
multiplied by a factor of 1.2. For different fonts and page sizes, a different
line spacing may be appropriate. Similarly, distinct values may be suitable for
the printed and electronic versions of the document. 

The Responsive package provides two options which allows you to change the line spacing
(Figure~\ref{fig:lineratio}). 

First is the  \verb|lineratio| option, which bases the line height 
on the ratio between x-height of the current font and the desired height. 
I've found this method in article by Edoardo Cavazza in the \textit{Smashing Magazine}~(\citeyear{cavazza}).
The value of the \verb|lineratio| option determines what percentage of the total line
height is the \verb|x-height|. The higher this value, the lower the line will be. For
different fonts, the same ratio may lead to different line heights because each
font has a different \verb|x-height| value. The appropriate lineratio size needs to be
determined experimentally. The default value should roughly correspond to a
line height of 1.2, the default in \LaTeX.

Another option is \verb|lineheight|, which
is similar to the CSS property \verb|line-height|. Using it, we can choose the
line height as a multiple of the font size.




\begin{figure}[htbp]
  \caption{Changing the line spacing by adjusting the value of \texttt{lineratio}.}\label{fig:lineratio}
  \begin{subfigure}[b]{0.45\textwidth}
\fbox{%
\begin{minipage}{5cm}
\ResponsiveSetup{lineratio=38}
\setsizes{65}

\lipsum[1]

\end{minipage}}
\caption{lineratio=38}
\end{subfigure}
\begin{subfigure}[b]{0.45\textwidth}
\fbox{%
\begin{minipage}{5cm}
\ResponsiveSetup{lineratio=34}
\setsizes{65}

\lipsum[1]

\end{minipage}}
\caption{lineratio=34}
\end{subfigure}
\end{figure}

% https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2020/07/css-techniques-legibility/

\subsection{Media Queries}

Media queries are a technique that allows web developers to dynamically adapt
the appearance and behavior of websites based on various device properties,
such as screen width and height, device orientation, color support, and more.
Thanks to these conditions, responsive and flexible websites can be created
that automatically adjust to different types and sizes of devices on which they
are displayed.

How can this technique be useful for \LaTeX\ package authors? They could, for
example, set the font size, line spacing, and other elements for specific page
dimensions. Once the user chooses the page size based on the device size for
which they want to compile the document, these elements are automatically
adjusted. For instance, a package author could define that if the width of the
text block is smaller than a certain dimension, fewer characters will be
displayed on each line compared to longer lines (Figure~\ref{fig:mediaquery}). 

The media query used for this figure looks like this:

\begin{verbatim}
\mediaquery{max-textwidth=4cm}
{\ResponsiveSetup{lineratio=38}\setsizes{45}}
\ResponsiveSetup{lineratio=34}\setsizes{60}}
\end{verbatim}

This media query defines that if the width of the text is smaller than or equal to 4 cm, a
smaller number of characters will be displayed per line to prevent the font
from being too small and difficult to read. Additionally, a smaller line
spacing will be applied.



\newcommand\mdtest{%
  \mediaquery{max-textwidth=4cm}
  {\ResponsiveSetup{lineratio=38}\setsizes{45}}
  {\ResponsiveSetup{lineratio=34}\setsizes{60}}
  \lipsum[1]
}

\begin{figure}[htbp]
  % \centering
  % \begin{subcaptionblock}{0.25\textwidth}
  \caption{Change number of characters and line spacing depending on the text width using Media queries}\label{fig:mediaquery}
  % \begin{subcaptiongroup}
  \begin{subfigure}[t]{0.40\textwidth}
    \centering
    \begin{minipage}{4cm}
      { \mdtest
        
      }
    \end{minipage}
    \caption{Text width of 4\,cm with 45 characters}
  \end{subfigure}
  \hfill
    % \hspace{2em}
  \begin{subfigure}[t]{0.55\textwidth}
    \centering
    \begin{minipage}{6cm}
      { \mdtest 

      }
    \end{minipage}
  \caption{Text width of 6\,cm with 60 characters}
  \end{subfigure}
  
\end{figure}

The tests available in media queries are listed in Table~\ref{tbl:mediaqueries}.
Those expecting dimensional units also have variants using \texttt{min-} and \texttt{max-}, which
do not test exact values but rather whether the provided value is less than, 
greater than, or equal to the tested parameter. Tests without these variants evaluate for an exact match.
The test for a two-column layout is special in that it does not expect any
testing values. It evaluates to true if the document uses the \texttt{twocolumn} option.



\begin{table}[htbp]
  \centering
  \begin{tabular}{ll}
    \toprule
    test & possible values \\
    \midrule
    textwidth & dimensional unit \\
    textheight & dimensional unit \\
    paperwidth & dimensional unit\\
    paperheight & dimensional unit\\
    orientation & landscape, portrait\\
    twocolumn & none \\
    \bottomrule
  \end{tabular}
  \caption{Tests available in media queries}\label{tbl:mediaqueries}
\end{table}




\section{Package Options}

The following options can be passed as package options used in \cmd{\usepackage}, 
or later in the document using the \cmd{\ResponsiveSetup} command.

\medskip

\noindent \DescribeKey{characters} Approximate number of characters that should fit to a text line. Default value is 66.

\noindent \DescribeKey{noautomatic}  Disable automatic setting of font sizes, line spacing and typographic scale in the document. You can set them 
later using the \cmd{\setsizes} and \cmd{\ResponsiveSetup} commands.

\noindent \DescribeKey{scale} Select named typographic scale. Default scale is
\texttt{tetratonic}, which is the most similar to the default scale used by
\LaTeX.

\noindent \DescribeKey{number} The number of steps during which the text size is multiplied by the amount specified in the \texttt{ratio} option.

\noindent \DescribeKey{ratio} The amount by which the font size will increase over a given number of steps.

\noindent \DescribeKey{lineratio} The ratio used in calculating the line spacing. Default value is 33.3333, which should produce similar line spacing as the default \LaTeX\ setting.

\noindent \DescribeKey{lineheight} Calculate line spacing by a fixed ratio, similarly to the CSS \texttt{lineheight} property.

\noindent \DescribeKey{boxwidth} Width of line that is used for font size calculations in the \cmd{\setsizes} command. Default value is \cmd{\textwidth}.




\section{Commands}

\StartDescribe\ResponsiveSetup
\cmd\ResponsiveSetup\marg{options}

\noindent It allows you to reset the package options later in the document. You
need to call the \cmd{\setsizes} command to reset font sizes explicitly if you use this command
outside of the document preamble, or when using the \texttt{noautomatic} option.

\StartDescribe\setsizes
\cmd\setsizes\oarg{line height ratio}\marg{number of characters per line}

\noindent It sets the text size so that the specified average number of
characters fit on a line. If you do not provide the number of characters, the
package option \texttt{characters} will be used.


\StartDescribe\fonttobox
\cmd\fonttobox\oarg{line height ratio}\marg{text width}\marg{text}

\noindent Set the text size so that the specified text in the second parameter has
the specified size in the first parameter. Optionally, you can set the line
height ratio.

\StartDescribe\mediaquery
\cmd\mediaquery\marg{media query test}\marg{true code}\marg{false code}

\noindent
It tests the document's properties using media queries and executes code based on the test results.
The code can typically use \cmd\ResponsiveSetup, but you can also execute any other commands.

\StartDescribe\DeclareMediaQueryMatcher
\cmd\DeclareMediaQueryMatcher\marg{test name}\marg{\LaTeX\ 3 boolean query test}

\noindent Declares a new test for a media query. The tests can use LaTeX 3 boolean tests,
and in case of a positive result, it must execute the command 
\cmd\mediaquerytrue.

\StartDescribe\fixtextheight
\cmd\fixtextheight

\noindent It adjusts the page height, header, and footer to prevent underflow
\cmd{\vbox} warnings in the output routine.



\section{Troubleshooting}

Occasionally, you can run into issues caused by the change of font sizes. \LaTeX\ sets lot of parameters 
depending on the base font size. We try to recalculate them according to the new font size, but you can still
experience some issues, described in following subsections.

\subsection{Underfull \texttt{\textbackslash vbox} warning}

Occasionally, you can get the following warning:

\begin{verbatim}
Underfull \vbox (badness 6412) has occurred while \output is active []
\end{verbatim}

We calculate the page height that suits  for the font size, but often,
we would get error when a bigger font is used on the page,
for example in chapters. When you set font sizes in the document preamble,
text height should be changed automatically. If you reset font sizes later in the
document, you need to use the \cmd{\fixtextheight} command. It should help in
most cases. If not, you can try the following hack.
This trick should fix \cmd{\vbox} errors in the output routine, but it can lead 
to an irregular number of lines on pages.


\begin{verbatim}
\ExplSyntaxOn
\def\@textbottom{\vskip \z@ \@plus \resp_font_size \@minus \resp_font_size}
\ExplSyntaxOff
\end{verbatim}

\section{License}

Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this software
under the terms of the \LaTeX\ Project Public License, version 1.3.


\section{Changes}

\begin{changelog}
  \change{2023-12-13}{Version 0.1 released.}
  \change{}{Finished documentation.}
  \change{2023-12-07}{Added the \texttt{lineheight} property.}
  \change{}{Use floating point numbers for the lineratio.}
  \change{2023-12-06}{ChangeLog started.}
\end{changelog}
% \section{Examples}
% \PrintIndex

\printbibliography[heading=bibintoc]





\end{document}