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This is Info file latex.info, produced by Makeinfo-1.47 from the input
file latex.texinfo.


File: latex.info,  Node: Top,  Next: Introduction,  Prev: (dir),  Up: (dir)

Online LaTeX Help
*****************

This is Version 1.0 of the `Online LaTeX Help', dating 15.6.92

`Online LaTeX Help' is heavily based on the LaTeX library for VMS-Help
which is part of DECUS TeX Distribution of August 1990. Unfortunately,
its author is nowhere mentioned, so I cannot pay tribute to him...

The `Online LaTeX Help' is supposed to serve the TeX community as an
online reference to all LaTeX commands and style files. Needless to say
that it is far from complete yet (at least as far as the style files
are concerned), so please send any bug reports, comments, additions,
etc. to
           Stefan Steffens   (steffens@goofy.zdv.uni-mainz.de)
     
           Zentrum fuer Datenverarbeitung
           Johannes Gutenberg-Universitaet Mainz
           Bundesrepublik Deutschland

The first part of the master menu lists the major nodes in this Info
document. The Detailed Node Listing lists all the lower level nodes in
the document.

* Menu:

* Introduction::                Introduction
* Styles and Options::          Document Styles and Style Options
* Commands::                    Commands

 -- The Detailed Node Listing --

Document Styles and Style Options

* Supported Styles::            Supported Styles
* Supported Style Options::     Supported Style Options

Commands

* Counters::                    Counters
* Cross References::            Cross References
* Definitions::                 Definitions
* Page layout::                 Page layout
* Environments::                Environments
* Footnotes::                   Footnotes
* Lengths::                     Lengths
* Letters::                     Letters
* Line and Page Breaking::      Line and Page Breaking
* Making Paragraphs::           Making Paragraphs
* Math Formulas::               Math Formulas
* Modes::                       Modes
* Page Styles::                 Page Styles
* Sectioning::                  Sectioning
* Spaces and Boxes::            Spaces and Boxes
* Special Characters::          Special Characters
* Splitting the Input::         Splitting the Input
* Starting and Ending::         Starting and Ending
* Table of Contents::           Table of Contents
* Terminal Input and Output ::  Terminal Input and Output
* Typefaces::                   Typefaces

Counters

* \addtocounter::               \addtocounter
* \alph::                       \alph
* \arabic::                     \arabic
* \fnsymbol::                   \fnsymbol
* \newcounter::                 \newcounter
* \roman::                      \roman
* \setcounter::                 \setcounter
* \usecounter::                 \usecounter
* \value::                      \value

Cross References

* \label::                      \label
* \pageref::                    \pageref
* \ref::                        \ref

Definitions

* \newcommand::                 \newcommand
* \newenvironment::             \newenvironment
* \newtheorem::                 \newtheorem
* \newfont::                    \newfont

Page layout

* \flushbottom::                \flushbottom
* \raggedbottom::               \raggedbottom
* \onecolumn::                  \onecolumn
* \twocolumn::                  \twocolumn

Environments

* array::                       array
* center::                      center
* \centering::                  \centering
* description::                 description
* enumerate::                   enumerate
* eqnarray::                    eqnarray
* equation::                    equation
* figure::                      figure
* flushleft::                   flushleft
* \raggedright::                \raggedright
* flushright::                  flushright
* \raggedleft::                 \raggedleft
* itemize::                     itemize
* list::                        list
* minipage::                    minipage
* picture::                     picture
* quotation::                   quotation
* quote::                       quote
* tabbing::                     tabbing
* table::                       table
* tabular::                     tabular
* thebibliography::             thebibliography
* theorem::                     theorem
* titlepage::                   titlepage
* verbatim::                    verbatim
* verse::                       verse

picture

* \circle (picture)::           \circle
* \dashbox (picture)::          \dashbox
* \frame (picture)::            \frame
* \framebox (picture)::         \framebox
* \line (picture)::             \line
* \linethickness (picture)::    \linethickness
* \makebox (picture)::          \makebox
* \multiput (picture)::         \multiput
* \oval (picture)::             \oval
* \put (picture)::              \put
* \shortstack (picture)::       \shortstack
* \vector (picture)::           \vector

tabbing

* \= (tabbing)::                \=
* \> (tabbing)::                \>
* \< (tabbing)::                \<
* \+ (tabbing)::                \+
* \- (tabbing)::                \-
* \' (tabbing)::                \'
* \` (tabbing)::                \`
* \kill (tabbing)::             \kill

tabular

* \cline::                      \cline
* \hline::                      \hline
* \multicolumn::                \multicolumn
* \vline::                      \vline

thebibliography

* \bibitem::                    \bibitem
* \cite::                       \cite
* \nocite::                     \nocite

verbatim

* \verb::                       \verb

Footnotes

* \footnote::                   \footnote
* \footnotemark::               \footnotemark
* \footnotetext::               \footnotetext

Lengths

* \newlength::                  \newlength
* \setlength::                  \setlength
* \addtolength::                \addtolength
* \settowidth::                 \settowidth

Letters

* Declarations::                Declarations
* \opening::                    \opening
* \closing::                    \closing

\address

* \signature::                  \signature
* \location::                   \location
* \telephone::                  \telephone

Line and Page Breaking

* \\::                          \\
* \-::                          Hypenation Aid \-
* \cleardoublepage::            \cleardoublepage
* \clearpage::                  \clearpage
* \hyphenation::                \hyphenation
* \linebreak::                  \linebreak
* \newline::                    \newline
* \newpage::                    \newpage
* \nolinebreak::                \nolinebreak
* \nopagebreak::                \nopagebreak
* \pagebreak::                  \pagebreak

Making Paragraphs

* \indent::                     \indent
* \noindent::                   \noindent
* \par::                        \par

Math Formulas

* Subscripts and Superscripts::  Subscripts and Superscripts
* Math Symbols::                Math Symbols
* Spacing in Math Mode::        Spacing in Math Mode
* Math Miscellany::             Math Miscellany

Math Miscellany

* \cdots::                      \cdots
* \ddots::                      \ddots
* \frac::                       \frac
* \ldots::                      \ldots
* \overbrace::                  \overbrace
* \overline::                   \overline
* \sqrt::                       \sqrt
* \underbrace::                 \underbrace
* \underline::                  \underline
* \vdots::                      \vdots

Page Styles

* \maketitle::                  \maketitle
* \pagenumbering::              \pagenumbering
* \pagestyle::                  \pagestyle
* \thispagestyle::              \thispagestyle

\maketitle

* \author::                     \author
* \date::                       \date
* \thanks::                     \thanks
* \title::                      \title

\pagestyle

* \mark::                       \mark

Sectioning

* \appendix::                   \appendix

Spaces and Boxes

* \addvspace::                  \addvspace
* \bigskip::                    \bigskip
* \dotfill::                    \dotfill
* \fbox::                       \fbox
* \framebox::                   \framebox
* \hfill::                      \hfill
* \hrulefill ::                 \hrulefill
* \hspace::                     \hspace
* \makebox::                    \makebox
* \mbox::                       \mbox
* \medskip::                    \medskip
* \newsavebox::                 \newsavebox
* \parbox::                     \parbox
* \raisebox::                   \raisebox
* \rule::                       \rule
* \savebox::                    \savebox
* \smallskip::                  \smallskip
* \usebox::                     \usebox
* \vfill::                      \vfill
* \vspace::                     \vspace

Special Characters

* Accents::                     Accents
* German Special Characters::   German Special Characters


File: latex.info,  Node: Introduction,  Next: Styles and Options,  Prev: Top,  Up: Top

Introduction
************

The LaTeX command typesets a file of text using the TeX program and the
LaTeX Macro package for TeX. To be more specific, it processes an input
file containing the text of a document with interspersed commands that
describe how the text should be formatted. It produces two files as
output, a Device Independent (DVI) file that contains commands that can
be translated into commands for a variety of output devices, and a
`transcript' or `log file' that contains summary information and
diagnostic messages for any errors discovered in the input file.

For a description of what goes on inside TeX, you should consult The
TeXbook by Donald E. Knuth, ISBN 0-201-13448-9, published jointly by the
American Mathematical Society and Addison-Wesley Publishing Company.

For a description of LaTeX, you should consult "A Document Preparation
System: LaTeX" by Leslie Lamport, ISBN 0-201-15790-X, published jointly
by the American Mathematical Society and Addison-Wesley Publishing
Company.

A german language introduction to LaTeX is available as "LaTeX -- eine
Einfuehrung" by H. Kopka, published by Addison-Wesley.


File: latex.info,  Node: Styles and Options,  Next: Commands,  Prev: Introduction,  Up: Top

Document Styles and Style Options
*********************************

Valid LaTeX document styles include:

   * article

   * report

   * letter

   * book

They are selected with the following command:

     \documentstyle[options]{style}

The standard options for the different styles are:

article:
     11pt, 12pt, twoside, twocolumn, draft, fleqn, leqno

report:
     11pt, 12pt, twoside, twocolumn, draft, fleqn, leqno

book:
     11pt, 12pt, twoside, twocolumn, draft, fleqn, leqno

letter:
     11pt, 12pt, fleqn, leqno

If you specify more than one option, they must be separated by a comma
-- BUT DO NOT INSERT ANY SPACES!

* Menu:

* Supported Styles::            Supported Styles
* Supported Style Options::     Supported Style Options


File: latex.info,  Node: Supported Styles,  Next: Supported Style Options,  Up: Styles and Options

Supported Styles
================


File: latex.info,  Node: Supported Style Options,  Prev: Supported Styles,  Up: Styles and Options

Supported Style Options
=======================


File: latex.info,  Node: Commands,  Prev: Styles and Options,  Up: Top

Commands
********

A LaTeX command begins with the command name, which consists of a \
followed by either (a) a string of letters or (b) a single non-letter.
Arguments contained in square brackets [] are optional while arguments
contained in braces {} are required.

Several commands have an optional * form.

NOTE: LaTeX is case sensitive.  Enter all commands in lower case unless
explicitly directed to do otherwise.

* Menu:

* Counters::                    Counters
* Cross References::            Cross References
* Definitions::                 Definitions
* Page layout::                 Page layout
* Environments::                Environments
* Footnotes::                   Footnotes
* Lengths::                     Lengths
* Letters::                     Letters
* Line and Page Breaking::      Line and Page Breaking
* Making Paragraphs::           Making Paragraphs
* Math Formulas::               Math Formulas
* Modes::                       Modes
* Page Styles::                 Page Styles
* Sectioning::                  Sectioning
* Spaces and Boxes::            Spaces and Boxes
* Special Characters::          Special Characters
* Splitting the Input::         Splitting the Input
* Starting and Ending::         Starting and Ending
* Table of Contents::           Table of Contents
* Terminal Input and Output ::  Terminal Input and Output
* Typefaces::                   Typefaces


File: latex.info,  Node: Counters,  Next: Cross References,  Up: Commands

Counters
========

Everything LaTeX numbers for you has a counter associated with it.  The
name of the counter is the same as the name of the environment or
command that produces the number, except with no \.  Below is a list of
the counters used LaTeX's standard document styles to control numbering.

     part            part            figure          enumi
     chapter         subparagraph    table           enumii
     section         page            footnote        enumiii
     subsection      equation        mpfootnote      enumiv
     subsubsection

* Menu:

* \addtocounter::               \addtocounter
* \alph::                       \alph
* \arabic::                     \arabic
* \fnsymbol::                   \fnsymbol
* \newcounter::                 \newcounter
* \roman::                      \roman
* \setcounter::                 \setcounter
* \usecounter::                 \usecounter
* \value::                      \value


File: latex.info,  Node: \addtocounter,  Next: \alph,  Up: Counters

\addtocounter
-------------

Syntax:

     \addtocounter{counter}{value}

The \addtocounter command increments the counter by the amount specified
by the value argument.  The value argument can be negative.


File: latex.info,  Node: \alph,  Next: \arabic,  Prev: \addtocounter,  Up: Counters

\alph
-----

Syntax:

     \alph{counter}

This command causes the value of the counter to be printed in alphabetic
characters.  The \alph command causes lower case alphabetic characters,
e.g.  a, b, c... while the \Alph command causes upper case alphabetic
characters, e.g.  A, B, C...


File: latex.info,  Node: \arabic,  Next: \fnsymbol,  Prev: \alph,  Up: Counters

\arabic
-------

Syntax:

     \arabic{counter}

The \arabic command causes the value of the counter to be printed in
arabic numbers, e.g. 3.


File: latex.info,  Node: \fnsymbol,  Next: \newcounter,  Prev: \arabic,  Up: Counters

\fnsymbol
---------

Syntax:

     \fnsymbol{counter}

The \fnsymbol command causes the value of the counter to be printed in a
specific sequence of nine symbols that can be used for numbering
footnotes.


File: latex.info,  Node: \newcounter,  Next: \roman,  Prev: \fnsymbol,  Up: Counters

\newcounter
-----------

Syntax:

     \newcounter{foo}[counter]

The \newcounter command defines a new counter named foo.  The optional
argument [counter] causes the counter foo to be reset whenever the
counter named in the optional argument is incremented.


File: latex.info,  Node: \roman,  Next: \setcounter,  Prev: \newcounter,  Up: Counters

\roman
------

Syntax:

     \roman{counter}

This command causes the value of the counter to be printed in roman
numerals.  The \roman command causes lower case roman numerals, e.g. i,
ii, iii..., while the \Roman command causes upper case roman numerals,
e.g. I, II, III...


File: latex.info,  Node: \setcounter,  Next: \usecounter,  Prev: \roman,  Up: Counters

\setcounter
-----------

Syntax:

     \setcounter{counter}{value}

The \setcounter command sets the value of the counter to that specified
by the value argument.


File: latex.info,  Node: \usecounter,  Next: \value,  Prev: \setcounter,  Up: Counters

\usecounter
-----------

Syntax:

     \usecounter{counter}

The \usecounter command is used in the second argument of the list
environment to allow the counter specified to be used to number the list
items.


File: latex.info,  Node: \value,  Prev: \usecounter,  Up: Counters

\value
------

Syntax:

     \value{counter}

The \value command produces the value of the counter named in the
mandatory argument.  It can be used where LaTeX expects an integer or
number, such as the second argument of a \setcounter or \addtocounter
command, or in \hspace{\value{foo}\parindent}


File: latex.info,  Node: Cross References,  Next: Definitions,  Prev: Counters,  Up: Commands

Cross References
================

One reason for numbering things like figures and equations is to refer
the reader to them, as in "See Figure 3 for more details."

* Menu:

* \label::                      \label
* \pageref::                    \pageref
* \ref::                        \ref


File: latex.info,  Node: \label,  Next: \pageref,  Up: Cross References

\label
------

Syntax:

     \label{key}

A \label command appearing in ordinary text assigns to the key the
number of the current sectional unit; one appearing inside a numbered
environment (i.e. table, figure and equation) assigns that number to the
key.

A key con consist of any sequence of letters, digits, or punctuation
characters.  Upper- and lowercase letters are different.


File: latex.info,  Node: \pageref,  Next: \ref,  Prev: \label,  Up: Cross References

\pageref
--------

Syntax:

     \pageref{key}

The \pageref command produces the page number of the place in the text
where the corresponding \label command appears.


File: latex.info,  Node: \ref,  Prev: \pageref,  Up: Cross References

\ref
----

Syntax:

     \ref{key}

The \ref command produces the number of the sectional unit, equation
number,...  of the corresponding \label command.


File: latex.info,  Node: Definitions,  Next: Page layout,  Prev: Cross References,  Up: Commands

Definitions
===========

* Menu:

* \newcommand::                 \newcommand
* \newenvironment::             \newenvironment
* \newtheorem::                 \newtheorem
* \newfont::                    \newfont


File: latex.info,  Node: \newcommand,  Next: \newenvironment,  Up: Definitions

\newcommand
-----------

Syntax:

     \newcommand{cmd}[args]{def}
     \renewcommand{cmd}[args]{def}

These commands define (or redefine) a command.

`cmd'
     A command name beginning with a \. For \newcommand it must not be
     already defined and must not begin with \end; for \renewcommand it
     must already be defined.

`args'
     An integer from 1 to 9 denoting the number of arguments of the
     command being defined. The default is for the command to have no
     arguments.

`def'
     The text to be substituted for every occurrence of cmd; a
     parameter of the form #n in cmd is replaced by the text of the nth
     argument when this substitution takes place.


File: latex.info,  Node: \newenvironment,  Next: \newtheorem,  Prev: \newcommand,  Up: Definitions

\newenvironment
---------------

Syntax:

     \newenvironment{nam}[args]{begdef}{enddef}
     \renewenvironment{nam}[args]{begdef}{enddef}

These commands define or redefine an environment.

`nam'
     The name of the environment. For \newenvironment there must be no
     currently defined environment by that name, and the command \nam
     must be undefined. For \renewenvironment the environment must
     already be defined.

`args'
     An integer from 1 to 9 denoting the number of arguments of the
     newly-defined environment. The default is no arguments.

`begdef'
     The text substituted for every occurrence of \begin{name}; a
     parameter of the form #n in cmd is replaced by the text of the nth
     argument when this substitution takes place.

`enddef'
     The text substituted for every occurrence of \end{nam}. It may not
     contain any argument parameters.


File: latex.info,  Node: \newtheorem,  Next: \newfont,  Prev: \newenvironment,  Up: Definitions

\newtheorem
-----------

Syntax:

     \newtheorem{env_name}{caption}[within]
     \newtheorem{env_name}[numbered_like]{caption}

This command defines a theorem-like environment.

`env_name'
     The name of the environment -- a string of letters. Must not be
     the name of an existing environment or counter.

`caption'
     The text printed at the beginning of the environment, right before
     the number.

`within'
     The name of an already defined counter, usually of a sectional
     unit. Provides a means of resetting the new theorem counter within
     the sectional unit.

`numbered_like'
     The name of an already defined theorem-like environment.

The \newtheorem command may have at most one optional argument.


File: latex.info,  Node: \newfont,  Prev: \newtheorem,  Up: Definitions

\newfont
--------

Syntax:

     \newfont{cmd}{font_name}

Defines the command name cmd, which must not be currently defined, to be
a declaration that selects the font named font_name to be the current
font.


File: latex.info,  Node: Page layout,  Next: Environments,  Prev: Definitions,  Up: Commands

Page layout
===========

For further information *Note Page Styles:: and *Note Document Styles
and Style Options::.

* Menu:

* \flushbottom::                \flushbottom
* \raggedbottom::               \raggedbottom
* \onecolumn::                  \onecolumn
* \twocolumn::                  \twocolumn


File: latex.info,  Node: \flushbottom,  Next: \raggedbottom,  Up: Page layout

\flushbottom
------------

The \flushbottom declaration makes all text pages the same height,
adding extra vertical space when necessary to fill out the page.


File: latex.info,  Node: \raggedbottom,  Next: \onecolumn,  Prev: \flushbottom,  Up: Page layout

\raggedbottom
-------------


File: latex.info,  Node: \onecolumn,  Next: \twocolumn,  Prev: \raggedbottom,  Up: Page layout

\onecolumn
----------

The \onecolumn declaration starts a new page and produces single-column
output.


File: latex.info,  Node: \twocolumn,  Prev: \onecolumn,  Up: Page layout

\twocolumn
----------

The \twocolumn declaration starts a new page and produces two-column
output.


File: latex.info,  Node: Environments,  Next: Footnotes,  Prev: Page layout,  Up: Commands

Environments
============

LaTeX provides a number of different paragraph-making environments.
Each environment begins and ends in the same manner.

     	\begin{environment-name}
     	.
     	.
     	.
     	\end{environment-name}

* Menu:

* array::                       array
* center::                      center
* \centering::                  \centering
* description::                 description
* enumerate::                   enumerate
* eqnarray::                    eqnarray
* equation::                    equation
* figure::                      figure
* flushleft::                   flushleft
* \raggedright::                \raggedright
* flushright::                  flushright
* \raggedleft::                 \raggedleft
* itemize::                     itemize
* list::                        list
* minipage::                    minipage
* picture::                     picture
* quotation::                   quotation
* quote::                       quote
* tabbing::                     tabbing
* table::                       table
* tabular::                     tabular
* thebibliography::             thebibliography
* theorem::                     theorem
* titlepage::                   titlepage
* verbatim::                    verbatim
* verse::                       verse


File: latex.info,  Node: array,  Next: center,  Up: Environments

array
-----

Syntax:

     \begin{array}{col1col2...coln}
     column 1 entry & column 2 entry ... & column n entry \\
     .
     .
     .
     \end{array}

Math arrays are produced with the array environment.  It has a single
mandatory argument describing the number of columns and the alignment
within them.  Each column, coln, is specified by a single letter that
tells how items in that row should be formatted.

`c'
     for centered

`l'
     for flushleft

`r'
     for flushright

Column entries must be separated by an &.  Column entries may include
other LaTeX commands.  Each row of the array must be terminated with a
\\.


File: latex.info,  Node: center,  Next: \centering,  Prev: array,  Up: Environments

center
------

Syntax:

     \begin{center}
     Text on line 1 \\
     Text on line 2 \\
     .
     .
     .
     \end{center}

The center environment allows you to create a paragraph consisting of
lines that are centered within the left and right margins on the current
page.  Each line must be terminated with a \\.


File: latex.info,  Node: \centering,  Next: description,  Prev: center,  Up: Environments

\centering
----------

This declaration corresponds to the center environment. This declaration
can be used inside an environment such as quote or in a parbox. The text
of a figure or table can be centered on the page by putting a \centering
command at the beginning of the figure or table environment.

Unlike the center environment, the \centering command does not start a
new paragraph; it simply changes how LaTeX formats paragraph units. To
affect a paragraph unit's format, the scope of the declaration must
contain the blank line or \end command (of an environment like quote)
that ends the paragraph unit.


File: latex.info,  Node: description,  Next: enumerate,  Prev: \centering,  Up: Environments

description
-----------

Syntax:

     \begin{description}
     \item[label] First item
     \item[label] Second item
     .
     .
     .
     \end{description}

The description environment is used to make labeled lists.  The label is
bold face and flushed right.


File: latex.info,  Node: enumerate,  Next: eqnarray,  Prev: description,  Up: Environments

enumerate
---------

Syntax:

     \begin{enumerate}
     \item First item
     \item Second item
     .
     .
     .
     \end{enumerate}

The enumerate environment produces a numbered list.  Enumerations can be
nested within one another, up to four levels deep.  They can also be
nested within other paragraph-making environments.

Each item of an enumerated list begins with an \item command.  There
must be at least one \item command within the environment.


File: latex.info,  Node: eqnarray,  Next: equation,  Prev: enumerate,  Up: Environments

eqnarray
--------

Syntax:

     \begin{eqnarray}
     math formula 1 \\
     math formula 2 \\
     .
     .
     .
     \end{eqnarray}

The eqnarray environment is used to display a sequence of equations or
inequalities. It is very much like a three-column array environment,
with consecutive rows separated by \\ and consecutive items within a row
separated by an &. An equation number is placed on every line unless
that line has a \nonumber command.


File: latex.info,  Node: equation,  Next: figure,  Prev: eqnarray,  Up: Environments

equation
--------

Syntax:

     \begin{equation}
      math formula
     \end{equation}

The equation environment centers your equation on the page and places
the equation number in the right margin.


File: latex.info,  Node: figure,  Next: flushleft,  Prev: equation,  Up: Environments

figure
------

Syntax:

     \begin{figure}[placement]
     
      body of the figure
     
     \caption{figure title}
     \end{figure}

Figures are objects that are not part of the normal text, and are
usually "floated" to a convenient place, like the top of a page.
Figures will not be split between two pages.

The optional argument [placement] determines where LaTeX will try to
place your figure.  There are four places where LaTeX can possibly put a
float:

`h'
     Here - at the position in the text where the figure environment
     appears.

`t'
     Top - at the top of a text page.

`b'
     Bottom - at the bottom of a text page.

`p'
     Page of floats - on a separate float page, which is a page
     containing no text, only floats.

The standard report and article styles use the default specifier tbp.

The body of the figure is made up of whatever text, LaTeX commands, etc.
you wish.  The \caption command allows you to title your figure.


File: latex.info,  Node: flushleft,  Next: \raggedright,  Prev: figure,  Up: Environments

flushleft
---------

Syntax:

     \begin{flushleft}
     Text on line 1 \\
     Text on line 2 \\
     .
     .
     .
     \end{flushleft}

The flushleft environment allows you to create a paragraph consisting of
lines that are flushed left to the left-hand margin.  Each line must be
terminated with a \\.


File: latex.info,  Node: \raggedright,  Next: flushright,  Prev: flushleft,  Up: Environments

\raggedright
------------

This declaration corresponds to the flushleft environment. This
declaration can be used inside an environment such as quote or in a
parbox.

Unlike the flushleft environment, the \raggedright command does not
start a new paragraph; it simply changes how LaTeX formats paragraph
units. To affect a paragraph unit's format, the scope of the declaration
must contain the blank line or \end command (of an environment like
quote) that ends the paragraph unit.


File: latex.info,  Node: flushright,  Next: \raggedleft,  Prev: \raggedright,  Up: Environments

flushright
----------

Syntax:

     \begin{flushright}
     Text on line 1 \\
     Text on line 2 \\
     .
     .
     .
     \end{flushright}

The flushright environment allows you to create a paragraph consisting
of lines that are flushed right to the right-hand margin.  Each line
must be terminated with a \\.


File: latex.info,  Node: \raggedleft,  Next: itemize,  Prev: flushright,  Up: Environments

\raggedleft
-----------

This declaration corresponds to the flushright environment. This
declaration can be used inside an environment such as quote or in a
parbox.

Unlike the flushright environment, the \raggedleft command does not
start a new paragraph; it simply changes how LaTeX formats paragraph
units. To affect a paragraph unit's format, the scope of the declaration
must contain the blank line or \end command (of an environment like
quote) that ends the paragraph unit.


File: latex.info,  Node: itemize,  Next: list,  Prev: \raggedleft,  Up: Environments

itemize
-------

Syntax:

     \begin{itemize}
     \item First item
     \item Second item
     .
     .
     .
     \end{itemize}

The itemize environment produces a bulleted list.  Itemizations can be
nested within one another, up to four levels deep.  They can also be
nested within other paragraph-making environments.

Each item of an itemized list begins with an \item command.  There must
be at least one \item command within the environment.


File: latex.info,  Node: list,  Next: minipage,  Prev: itemize,  Up: Environments

list
----

Syntax:

     \begin{list}{label}{spacing}
     \item First item
     \item Second item
     .
     .
     .
     \end{list}

The {label} argument specifies how items should be labeled.  This
argument is a piece of text that is inserted in a box to form the label.
This argument can and usually does contain other LaTeX commands.

The {spacing} argument contains commands to change the spacing
parameters for the list.  This argument will most often be null, i.e.
{}.  This will select all default spacing which should suffice for most
cases.


File: latex.info,  Node: minipage,  Next: picture,  Prev: list,  Up: Environments

minipage
--------

Syntax:

     \begin{minipage}[position]{width}
      text
     \end{minipage}

The minipage environment is similar to a \parbox command.  It takes the
same optional position argument and mandatory width argument.  You may
use other paragraph-making environments inside a minipage.

Footnotes in a minipage environment are handled in a way that is
particularly useful for putting footnotes in figures or tables.  A
\footnote or \footnotetext command puts the footnote at the bottom of
the minipage instead of at the bottom of the page, and it uses the
mpfootnote counter instead of the ordinary footnote counter.

NOTE: Don't put one minipage inside another if you are using footnotes;
they may wind up at the bottom of the wrong minipage.


File: latex.info,  Node: picture,  Next: quotation,  Prev: minipage,  Up: Environments

picture
-------

Syntax:

     \begin{picture}(width,height)(x offset,y offset)
     .
      picture commands
     .
     \end{picture}

The picture environment allows you to create just about any kind of
picture you want containing text, lines, arrows and circles.  You tell
LaTeX where to put things in the picture by specifying their
coordinates.  A coordinate is a number that may have a decimal point and
a minus sign - a number like 5, 2.3 or -3.1416.  A coordinate specifies
a length in multiples of the unit length \unitlength, so if \unitlength
has been set to 1cm, then the coordinate 2.54 specifies a length of 2.54
centimeters.  You can change the value of \unitlength anywhere you want,
using the \setlength command, but strange things will happen if you try
changing it inside the picture environment.

A position is a pair of coordinates, such as (2.4,-5), which specifies
the point with x-coordinate 2.4 and y-coordinate -5.  Coordinates are
specified in the usual way with respect to an origin, which is normally
at the lower-left corner of the picture.  Note that when a position
appears as an argument, it is not enclosed in braces; the parentheses
serve to delimit the argument.

The picture environment has one mandatory argument, which is a position.
It specifies the size of the picture.  The environment produces a
rectangular box with width and height determined by this argument's x-
and y-coordinates.

The picture environment also has an optional position argument,
following the size argument, that can change the origin.  (Unlike
ordinary optional arguments, this argument is not contained in square
brackets.)  The optional argument gives the coordinates of the point at
the lower-left corner of the picture (thereby determining the origin).
For example, if \unitlength has been set to 1mm, the command

     \begin{picture}(100,200)(10,20)

produces a picture of width 100 millimeters and height 200 millimeters,
whose lower-left corner is the point (10,20) and whose upper-right
corner is therefore the point (110,220).  When you first draw a picture,
you will omit the optional argument, leaving the origin at the
lower-left corner.  If you then want to modify your picture by shifting
everything, you just add the appropriate optional argument.

The environment's mandatory argument determines the nominal size of the
picture.  This need bear no relation to how large the picture really is;
LaTeX will happily allow you to put things outside the picture, or even
off the page.  The picture's nominal size is used by LaTeX in
determining how much room to leave for it.

Everything that appears in a picture is drawn by the \put command.  The
command

     \put (11.3,-.3){ ... }

puts the object specified by "..." in the picture, with its reference
point at coordinates (11.3,-.3).  The reference points for various
objects will be described below.

The \put command creates an LR box. You can put anything in the text
argument of the \put command that you'd put into the argument of an
\mbox and related commands. When you do this, the reference point will
be the lower left corner of the box.

* Menu:

* \circle (picture)::           \circle
* \dashbox (picture)::          \dashbox
* \frame (picture)::            \frame
* \framebox (picture)::         \framebox
* \line (picture)::             \line
* \linethickness (picture)::    \linethickness
* \makebox (picture)::          \makebox
* \multiput (picture)::         \multiput
* \oval (picture)::             \oval
* \put (picture)::              \put
* \shortstack (picture)::       \shortstack
* \vector (picture)::           \vector


File: latex.info,  Node: \circle (picture),  Next: \dashbox (picture),  Up: picture

\circle
.......

Syntax:

     \circle{diameter}
     \circle*{diameter}

The \circle command produces a circle of the specified diameter.  If the
*-form of the command is used, LaTeX draws a solid circle.


File: latex.info,  Node: \dashbox (picture),  Next: \frame (picture),  Prev: \circle (picture),  Up: picture

\dashbox
........

Syntax:

     \dashbox{dash length}(width,height){ ... }

The \dashbox has an extra argument which specifies the width of each
dash.  A dashed box looks best when the width and height are multiples
of the dash length.


File: latex.info,  Node: \frame (picture),  Next: \framebox (picture),  Prev: \dashbox (picture),  Up: picture

\frame
......

Syntax:

     \frame{ ... }

The \frame command puts a rectangular frame around the object specified
in the argument. The reference point is the bottom left corner of the
frame. No extra space is put between the frame and the object.


File: latex.info,  Node: \framebox (picture),  Next: \line (picture),  Prev: \frame (picture),  Up: picture

\framebox
.........

Syntax:

     \framebox(width,height)[position]{ ... }

The \framebox command is analogous to the \makebox command.


File: latex.info,  Node: \line (picture),  Next: \linethickness (picture),  Prev: \framebox (picture),  Up: picture

\line
.....

Syntax:

     \line(x slope,y slope){length}

The \line command draws a line of the specified length and slope.


File: latex.info,  Node: \linethickness (picture),  Next: \makebox (picture),  Prev: \line (picture),  Up: picture

\linethickness
..............

Syntax:

     \linethickness{dimension}

Declares the thickness of horizontal and vertical lines in a picture
environment to be dimension, which must be a positive length. It does
not affect the thickness of slanted lines and circles, or the quarter
circles drawn by \oval to form the corners of an oval.


File: latex.info,  Node: \makebox (picture),  Next: \multiput (picture),  Prev: \linethickness (picture),  Up: picture

\makebox
........

Syntax:

     \makebox(width,height)[position]{ ... }

The \makebox command for the picture environment is similar to the
normal \makebox command except that you must specify a width and height
in multiples of \unitlength.

The optional argument, [position], specifies the quadrant that your text
appears in.  You may select up to two of the following:

`t:'
     Moves the item to the top of the rectangle

`b:'
     Moves the item to the bottom

`l:'
     Moves the item to the left

`r:'
     Moves the item to the right


File: latex.info,  Node: \multiput (picture),  Next: \oval (picture),  Prev: \makebox (picture),  Up: picture

\multiput
.........

Syntax:

     \multiput(x coord,y coord)(delta x,delta y){number of copies}{object}

The \multiput command can be used when you are putting the same object
in a regular pattern across a picture.


File: latex.info,  Node: \oval (picture),  Next: \put (picture),  Prev: \multiput (picture),  Up: picture

\oval
.....

Syntax:

     \oval(width,height)[portion]

The \oval command produces a rectangle with rounded corners. The
optional argument, [portion], allows you to select part of the oval.

`t:'
     Selects the top portion

`b:'
     Selects the bottom portion

`r:'
     Selects the right portion

`l:'
     Selects the left portion


File: latex.info,  Node: \put (picture),  Next: \shortstack (picture),  Prev: \oval (picture),  Up: picture

\put
....

Syntax:

     \put(x coord,y coord){ ... }

The \put command places the item specified by the mandatory argument at
the given coordinates.


File: latex.info,  Node: \shortstack (picture),  Next: \vector (picture),  Prev: \put (picture),  Up: picture

\shortstack
...........

Syntax:

     \shortstack[position]{... \\ ... \\ ...}

The \shortstack command produces a stack of objects.  The valid
positions are:

`r:'
     Moves the objects to the right of the stack

`l:'
     Moves the objects to the left of the stack

`c:'
     Moves the objects to the center of the stack (default)


File: latex.info,  Node: \vector (picture),  Prev: \shortstack (picture),  Up: picture

\vector
.......

Syntax:

     \vector(x slope,y slope){length}

The \vector command draws a line with an arrow of the specified length
and slope.  The x and y values must lie between -4 and +4, inclusive.


File: latex.info,  Node: quotation,  Next: quote,  Prev: picture,  Up: Environments

quotation
---------

Syntax:

     \begin{quotation}
      text
     \end{quotation}

The margins of the quotation environment are indented on the left and
the right.  The text is justified at both margins and there is paragraph
indentation.  Leaving a blank line between text produces a new
paragraph.


File: latex.info,  Node: quote,  Next: tabbing,  Prev: quotation,  Up: Environments

quote
-----

Syntax:

     \begin{quote}
      text
     \end{quote}

The margins of the quote environment are indented on the left and the
right.  The text is justified at both margins. Leaving a blank line
between text produces a new paragraph.


File: latex.info,  Node: tabbing,  Next: table,  Prev: quote,  Up: Environments

tabbing
-------

Syntax:

     \begin{tabbing}
     text \= more text \= still more text \= last text \\
     second row \>  \> more \\
     .
     .
     .
     \end{tabbing}

The tabbing environment provides a way to align text in columns.  It
works by setting tab stops and tabbing to them much the way you do with
an ordinary typewriter.

Please note: To access accute, grave and bar accents use \a^, \a`, and
\a= instead of the usual accenting commands.

* Menu:

* \= (tabbing)::                \=
* \> (tabbing)::                \>
* \< (tabbing)::                \<
* \+ (tabbing)::                \+
* \- (tabbing)::                \-
* \' (tabbing)::                \'
* \` (tabbing)::                \`
* \kill (tabbing)::             \kill


File: latex.info,  Node: \= (tabbing),  Next: \> (tabbing),  Up: tabbing

\=
..

The \= command sets the tab stops.


File: latex.info,  Node: \> (tabbing),  Next: \< (tabbing),  Prev: \= (tabbing),  Up: tabbing

\>
..

The \> command causes LaTeX to advance to the next tab stop.


File: latex.info,  Node: \< (tabbing),  Next: \+ (tabbing),  Prev: \> (tabbing),  Up: tabbing

\<
..

The \< command allows you to put something to the left of the local
margin without changing the margin.


File: latex.info,  Node: \+ (tabbing),  Next: \- (tabbing),  Prev: \< (tabbing),  Up: tabbing

\+
..

The \+ command moves the left margin of the next and all the following
commands one tab stop to the right.


File: latex.info,  Node: \- (tabbing),  Next: \' (tabbing),  Prev: \+ (tabbing),  Up: tabbing

\-
..

The \- command moves the left margin of the next and all the following
commands one tab stop to the left.

Outside the tabbing environment \- works as a hyphenation aid (see
*Note \-::).


File: latex.info,  Node: \' (tabbing),  Next: \` (tabbing),  Prev: \- (tabbing),  Up: tabbing

\'
..

The \' command moves everything that you have typed so far n the current
column , everything starting from the most recent \>, \<, \', \\, or
\kill command, to the right of the previous column, flush against the
current column's tab stop.


File: latex.info,  Node: \` (tabbing),  Next: \kill (tabbing),  Prev: \' (tabbing),  Up: tabbing

\`
..

The \` command allows you to put text flushed right against any tab
stop, including tab stop 0.  However, it can't move text to the right of
the last column because there's no tab stop there.  The \` command moves
all the text that follows it, up to the \\ or \end{tabbing} command
that ends the line, to the right margin of the tabbing environment.
There must be no \> or \' command between the \` and the command that
ends the line.


File: latex.info,  Node: \kill (tabbing),  Prev: \` (tabbing),  Up: tabbing

\kill
.....

The \kill command allows you to set tab stops without producing text.
It works just like the \\ except that it throws away the current line
instead of producing output for it.  The effect of any \=, \+ or \-
commands in that line remain in effect.


File: latex.info,  Node: table,  Next: tabular,  Prev: tabbing,  Up: Environments

table
-----

Syntax:

     \begin{table}[placement]
     
      body of the table
     
     \caption{table title}
     \end{table}

Tables are objects that are not part of the normal text, and are usually
"floated" to a convenient place, like the top of a page.  Tables will
not be split between two pages.

The optional argument [placement] determines where LaTeX will try to
place your table.  There are four places where LaTeX can possibly put a
float:

`h'
     Here - at the position in the text where the table environment
     appears.

`t'
     Top - at the top of a text page.

`b'
     Bottom - at the bottom of a text page.

`p'
     Page of floats - on a separate float page, which is a page
     containing no text, only floats.

The standard report and article styles use the default specifier tbp.

The body of the table is made up of whatever text, LaTeX commands, etc.
you wish.  The \caption command allows you to title your table.


File: latex.info,  Node: tabular,  Next: thebibliography,  Prev: table,  Up: Environments

tabular
-------

Syntax:

     \begin{tabular}[pos]{cols}
     column 1 entry & column 2 entry ... & column n entry \\
     .
     .
     .
     \end{tabular}
     
     		or
     
     \begin{tabular*}{width}[pos]{cols}
     column 1 entry & column 2 entry ... & column n entry \\
     .
     .
     .
     \end{tabular*}

These environments produce a box consisting of a sequence of rows of
items, aligned vertically in columns. The mandatory and optional
arguments consist of:

`width'
     Specifies the width of the tabular* environment. There must be
     rubber space between columns that can stretch to fill out the
     specified width.

`pos'
     Specified the vertical postionion; default is alignment on the
     center of the environment.

`t'
     align on top row

`b'
     align on bottom row

`cols'
     Specifies the column formatting. It consists of a sequence of the
     following specifiers, corresponding to the sequence of columns and
     intercolumn material.

`l'
     A column of left-aligned items.

`r'
     A column of right-aligned items.

`c'
     A column of centered items.

`|'
     A vertical line the full height and depth of the environment.

`{text}'
     This inserts text in every row. An @-expression suppresses the
     intercolumn space normally inserted between columns; any desired
     space between the inserted text and the adjacent items must be
     included in text. An \extracolsep{wd} command in an @-expression
     causes an extra space of width wd to appear to the left of all
     subsequent columns, until countermanded by another \extracolsep
     command. Unlike ordinary intercolumn space, this extra space is
     not suppressed by an @-expression. An \extracolsep command can be
     used only in an @-expression in the cols argument.

`p{wd}'
     Produces a column with each item typeset in a parbox of width wd,
     as if it were the argument of a \parbox[t]{wd} command. However, a
     \\ may not appear in the item, except in the following situations:

       1. inside an environment like minipage, array, or tabular,

       2. inside an explicit \parbox, or

       3. in the scope of a \centering, \raggedrigth, or \raggedleft
          declaration. The latter declarations must appear inside
          braces or an environment when used in a p-column element.

`*{num}{cols}'
     Equivalent to num copies of cols, where num is any positive
     integer and cols is any list of column-specifiers, which may
     contain another *-expression.

* Menu:

* \cline::                      \cline
* \hline::                      \hline
* \multicolumn::                \multicolumn
* \vline::                      \vline


File: latex.info,  Node: \cline,  Next: \hline,  Up: tabular

\cline
......

Syntax:

     \cline{i-j}

The \cline command draws horizontal lines across the columns specified
in the mandatory argument.


File: latex.info,  Node: \hline,  Next: \multicolumn,  Prev: \cline,  Up: tabular

\hline
......

The \hline command will draw a horizontal line the width of the table.
It's most commonly used to draw a line at the top, bottom, and between
the rows of the table.


File: latex.info,  Node: \multicolumn,  Next: \vline,  Prev: \hline,  Up: tabular

\multicolumn
............

Syntax:

     \multicolumn{cols}{pos}{text}

The \multicolumn is used to make an entry that spans several columns.
The first mandatory argument, cols, specifies the number of columns to
span.  The second mandatory argument, pos, specifies the formatting of
the entry; c for centered, l for flushleft, r for flushright.  The third
mandatory argument, text, specifies what text is to make up the entry.


File: latex.info,  Node: \vline,  Prev: \multicolumn,  Up: tabular

\vline
......

The \vline command will draw a vertical line extending the full height
and depth of its row. An \hfill command can be used to move the line to
the edge of the column. It can also be used in an @-expression.


File: latex.info,  Node: thebibliography,  Next: theorem,  Prev: tabular,  Up: Environments

thebibliography
---------------

Syntax:

     \begin{thebibliography}{widest-label}
     \bibitem[label]{cite_key}
     .
     .
     .
     \end{thebibliography}

The thebibliography environment produces a bibliography or reference
list. In the article style, this reference list is labeled "References";
in the report style, it is labeled "Bibliography".

`widest-label'
     Text that, when printed, is approximately as wide as the widest
     item label produces by the \bibitem commands.

* Menu:

* \bibitem::                    \bibitem
* \cite::                       \cite
* \nocite::                     \nocite