gb4e update (29dec09)

git-svn-id: svn://tug.org/texlive/trunk@16540 c570f23f-e606-0410-a88d-b1316a301751

1 files changed, 26 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/gb4e/gb4e-doc.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/gb4e/gb4e-doc.tex
index d9293034a94..c88b5921e4e 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/gb4e/gb4e-doc.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/gb4e/gb4e-doc.tex
@@ -6,15 +6,15 @@
 %\documentstyle[a4,11pt,gb4e]{article}
 %%
 \def\bs{$\backslash$}
-\parskip1.2ex
+\frenchspacing\parskip1.2ex
 \parindent0pt
 \def\bit{\vskip.05\baselineskip\hspace*{1em}\hangindent4em\hangafter1}
 \title{Preliminary documentation for {\tt gb\gbVersion.sty}\thanks{%
   Parts of ``Government-Binding style'' {\tt gb\gbVersion.sty} are
-  loosely based on ideas and code by M.~Covington, M.~deGroot,
+  loosely based on ideas and code by M.~Covington, M.~van der Goot,
   J.~Frampton and L.~Holt. In particular it automatically includes {\tt
     cgloss\gbVersion.sty}, a (heavily adapted) version of M.~Covington's
-  \LaTeX-adaptation of M.~de Groot's plain\TeX{} Midnight gloss
+  \LaTeX-adaptation of M.~van der Goot's plain\TeX{} Midnight gloss
   macros.} and {\tt cgloss\gbVersion.sty}}
 \author{hans-peter kolb $<${\sf kolb@sfs.nphil.uni-tuebingen.de}$>$\\
 Craig Thiersch $<${\sf thiersch@kub.nl}$>$}
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ The file {\tt gb\gbVersion.sty}\footnote{%
   NB: Make sure to get {\tt cgloss\gbVersion.sty} together with {\tt
     gb\gbVersion.sty}.
 
-  As time permits, we'd like to revise the rest of {\tt
-    gb\gbVersion.sty}, so please experiment and let us know about
-  bugs and/or suggestions.}
+  This version of gb4e includes some \emph{minimal} bug-fixes and enhancements by 
+  Alexis Dimitriadis, with emphasis on backward compatibility.
+}
  allows \verb"_" (subscript) and
 \verb"^" (superscript) to be used in ordinary text, which is handy,
 but because it changes their definitions it must be loaded {\bf after}
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ set the labelwidth to, e.g., the widest label to come (in the style of
   are  ``{\tt m.}'' for {\tt xlist}, and ``{\tt iii.}'' for {\tt xlisti}.
 The default labelwidth for the {\tt exe}-environment can also be changed
 globally by issuing a \verb,\exewidth{<string>}, command in the
-preamble of your document (i.e.\ between the
-\verb'documentstyle' and the \verb'\begin{document}' lines).
+preamble of your document (i.e.\ between 
+\verb'\documentclass' and \verb'\begin{document}').
  
 \subsection{Examples with running numbers}
 As just shown, every example with a running number
@@ -159,8 +159,8 @@ sublist of examples follows).
 \bit\verb'\ex[<judgement>]{<example>}' $\Longrightarrow$ a numbered example
   with judgement. 
 
-The space reserved for judgements is governed by the
-\verb,\judgewidth{<string>}, command which sets it to the width of
+The space reserved for judgements can be controlled by the command\break
+\verb,\judgewidth{<string>},, which sets it to the width of
 \verb,<string>, (Default: ``{\tt ??}''). It can be issued in the
 preamble to change the
 default globally, or within an {\tt exe}-environment for a
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ Again, these commands work exactly as \verb'\ex' or
 \pagebreak[2]
 \section{Glosses}\label{gloss}
 {\tt gb\gbVersion.sty} offers a set of commands for typesetting glosses based
-on M.\ Covington's \LaTeX-adaptation of M.\ deGroot's Midnight gloss
+on M.\ Covington's \LaTeX-adaptation of M.\ van der Goot's Midnight gloss
 \TeX-macros.\footnote{They are defined in the file {\tt cgloss\gbVersion.sty}
 which is automatically read by {\tt gb\gbVersion.sty}.}\\[5pt] 
 A gloss basically contains two elements:
@@ -359,9 +359,10 @@ respectively.
 
 By default the glosses appear in
 ``Linguistic Inquiry style'' with all lines in \verb"\rm". To change a line
-(e.g.\ to \verb"\it" if required for a particular journal), just put
+(e.g.\ to italics if required for a particular journal), just put
 the appropriate lines in the preamble of your document, e.g.,
-\verb"\let\eachwordone=\it". The same for 
+\verb"\let\eachwordone=\it".\footnote{Font commands that take an argument, such as {\tt \bs textit}, cannot be used with versions of gb4e before 2009/12/28. Upgrade to the latest version or use argument-less font commands, such as {\tt \bs it}.}
+ The same for 
 \verb"\eachwordtwo" and \verb"\eachwordthree" (used by the three line
 glosses introduced by \verb'\glll'). Note that it will
 {\em not} work  
@@ -404,13 +405,20 @@ uses:
   yields \obar{X} \ibar{X} \iibar{X} \mbar{X}. With \verb,\primebars,
   in the preamble, the outcome is \obar{X} X^{'} XP \mbar{X}.
 \item Labelled bracketings:
-\verb,\lb{NP}[1]\lb{D}[1] the]\lb{\ibar{N}} example]], yields 
+\verb,\lb{NP}[1]\lb{D}[1] the]\lb{\ibar{N}},\break \verb,example]], yields 
 \lb{NP}[1]\lb{D}[1] the]\lb{\ibar{N}} example]]. An analogous
 right-bracket (\verb,\rb,) is also defined. 
 \item Greek letters: the frequently used letters \al\be\ga\de\ and
   \th\  have abbreviations \verb,\al \be \ga \de \th, which also work
   outside mathmode.
 \item Sub- \& superscripts (\verb,_, and \verb,^,) work outside mathmode, too.
+\\
+{\bf Note:} This feature is known to cause problems for a number of
+other packages. It is retained for backward compatibility. In case of problems,
+you can disable it by adding the command \verb|\noautomath| in your preamble 
+immediately after loading the gb4e package. You can also re-enable later with
+the command \verb|\automath|. [Added 2009/12/28]
+
 \end{itemize}
 At the very end of the style-file a couple of special accents for
 ``exotic'' languages are defined.  Also, check out the \verb,\attop,-,
@@ -429,8 +437,10 @@ movement-arrows:
 \begin{exe}
 \ex\atcenter{
  \arrowalign{\fillright\pd&\link3&\fillleft{\vrule\hfil}\cr
-  Did&\ &John&\ &t_{\mathrm{Agr}}&\ appear &t&\ to be likely &t&\ to win.\cr
-  &&\fillright\pu&\link3&\centr{\vrule\spacer\pu}&\lf&\fillleft\vrule\cr}
+  Did&\ &John&\ &t_{\mathrm{Agr}}&\ appear &t&\ to be likely 
+          &t&\ to win.\cr
+  &&\fillright\pu&\link3&\centr{\vrule\spacer\pu}&\lf
+          &\fillleft\vrule\cr}
             }
 \end{exe}
 \end{verbatim}