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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex4wp/latex4wp.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex4wp/latex4wp.tex index 03a6caf796d..503962e14f3 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex4wp/latex4wp.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex4wp/latex4wp.tex @@ -1,20 +1,20 @@ % latex4wp.tex -*- LaTeX -*- % % LaTeX for Word Processor Users -% by Guido Gonzato, guido.gonzato (at) univr.it +% by Guido Gonzato, guido.gonzato (at) gmail.com % % This document was written with the Jed editor, % http://www.jedsoft.org/jed, and the new LaTeX mode % available from CTAN mirrors, e.g. % http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/support/jed % -% Last updated: May 4, 2011 +% Last updated: January 7, 2015 % debug % \overfullrule=15pt -\documentclass[a4paper,12pt]{article} -\usepackage[margin=2.5cm]{geometry} +\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{article} +\usepackage[margin=3cm]{geometry} \usepackage{color} % coloured stuff \usepackage{ifpdf} % ps/pdf output \ifpdf @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ filecolor=magenta, linkcolor=darkred, hyperfootnotes=false]{hyperref} % browseable links -\usepackage{fancyhdr} % fancy headers and footers +% \usepackage{fancyhdr} % fancy headers and footers \usepackage{marvosym} % Euro sign and other nice characters \usepackage[gen]{eurosym} % Euro sign \usepackage{mflogo} % Metafont logo @@ -46,14 +46,17 @@ \usepackage{exa} % local package for typesetting LaTeX examples \usepackage{enumerate} % optional args for enumerate environment \usepackage{wrapfig} % wrapping text around figures -\usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % underline styles -\usepackage{slashbox} % slashed box in tables +\usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % underline styles - !!! NOT IN MINT +\usepackage{slashbox} % slashed box in tables - !!! NOT IN MINT \usepackage{paralist} % paragraph lists -\usepackage[version=3]{mhchem} % chemical formulae +\usepackage[version=3]{mhchem} % chemical formulae - !!! NOT IN MINT +\usepackage{lettrine} % dropped capitals + +\urlstyle{same} % urls in default font % --- Definitions and new commands --- -\def\version {1.0.8} +\def\version {1.0.10} \def\bs {\textbackslash} \def\unix {\textsc{Unix}} % \def\warning {\marginpar{\Huge{\textcolor{red}{\Stopsign}}}} @@ -143,9 +146,7 @@ \title{\LaTeX{} for Word Processor Users\\version \version} \author{Guido Gonzato, Ph.D.\\ -\texttt{guido.gonzato@univr.it}\\ -Universit\`a di Verona (Italy)\\ -Direzione Informatica} +\texttt{guido.gonzato@gmail.com}} % I want to use the dagger sign as footnote symbol \renewcommand{\thefootnote}{\fnsymbol{footnote}} @@ -179,7 +180,7 @@ Direzione Informatica} % INTRODUCTION -\pagestyle{fancy} +% \pagestyle{fancy} \pagenumbering{arabic} \section{Introduction} @@ -200,8 +201,9 @@ thesis fit on a single CP/M-bootable 720K floppy, with lots of room to spare!} buggy, crash-prone, expensive, virus ridden, and incompatible with each other. Not to talk about their default output quality. -\LaTeX{} is a good alternative; but it's not much intuitive for those -accustomed to WYSIWYG, +\LaTeX{} is an excellent alternative (in some cases, it is the +\emph{only} viable alternative); but it's not much intuitive for those +accustomed to WYSIWYG. To sum up, sometimes you may want to use word processor-like features---but using \LaTeX. It would be nice to know how to obtain @@ -210,8 +212,9 @@ once-favourite \texttt{:-)} word processor. That's why I wrote this quick reference. As I said, it assumes some basic \LaTeX{} knowledge; if it's not the case, I suggest that you go -to \url{http://www.ctan.org/starter.html} and download `The (Not So) -Short Introduction to \LaTeX2e{}'. Another good primer is +to \url{http://www.ctan.org/starter.html} and download +\href{http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/lshort/}{The (Not So) Short +Introduction to \LaTeX2e{}}. Another good primer is \url{http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/}. In the following sections, we shall navigate through the menus and @@ -242,7 +245,7 @@ instance, you can get \LaTeX{} for your platform from \url{http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/}). To write your documents, you will need a good text editor. A better -choice for beginners is a \emph{\LaTeX{} shell}: an editor dedicated +choice for beginners is a \emph{\LaTeX{} IDE}: an editor dedicated to writing \LaTeX{} source, with preview and many facilities. I suggest that you install one of the programs listed below; all of @@ -253,11 +256,14 @@ them are Free/Open Source software. \item Texmaker (multiplatform):\\ \url{http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/index.html} + \item TeXstudio (multiplatform):\\ + \url{http://texstudio.sourceforge.net/} + \item TeXworks (multiplatform):\\ \url{http://tug.org/texworks/} - \item LyX, an almost-WYSIWYG \LaTeX{} editor (multiplatform):\\ - \url{http://www.lyx.org/} +% \item LyX, an almost-WYSIWYG \LaTeX{} editor (multiplatform):\\ +% \url{http://www.lyx.org/} \item TeXShop (Mac OS X):\\ \url{http://www.uoregon.edu/~koch/texshop/} @@ -267,9 +273,8 @@ them are Free/Open Source software. \end{itemize} -A comprehensive list of \LaTeX{} shells for Windows can be found at -\url{http://home.arcor.de/itsfd/texwin}. Information about \LaTeX{} on -the Mac can be found at \url{http://www.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/}. +Information about \LaTeX{} on the Mac can be found at +\url{http://www.esm.psu.edu/mac-tex/}. % ----- @@ -405,6 +410,32 @@ adding a line under the \texttt{documentclass} declaration: % ----- +\subsubsection{Adding the Info Page} +\label{sec:infopage} + +`Man' and `Info' pages are command-line sources of documentation for +software, widely employed in \unix{} and Linux systems. If your +\LaTeX{} distributions lacks the \file{latex2e.info} info page, do the +following: + +\begin{enumerate} + + \item download it from + \url{http://tug.ctan.org/info/latex2e-help-texinfo/latex2e.info}; + + \item run these commands: + + \begin{verbatim} + $ sudo cp latex2e.info /usr/share/info/ + $ sudo ginstall-info latex2e.info dir + \end{verbatim} + +\end{enumerate} + +Now, \cmdline{info latex} or \cmdline{info latex2e} is available. + +% ----- + % GOLDEN RULES \subsection{The Golden Rules} @@ -426,9 +457,10 @@ Before we start, please keep this in mind: Applying these simple rules, your printed material will magically look professional. -That said, this guide will help you overcome the second rule. So, you -will also be able to compose unstructured material such as circulars, -notices, poster, etc. +That said, this guide (which breaks the second rule somehow!) will +help you overcome the second rule. So, you will also be able to +compose unstructured material such as circulars, notices, poster, etc. + \bigskip {\color{blue} \dingline{45}} @@ -485,7 +517,7 @@ This is the end of the document. Please go to Section \ref{sec:start} to read it again. \begin{thebibliography}{99} \bibitem{Gonzato} Gonzato G. \textit{\LaTeX{} for Word Processor -Users}. CTAN, 2001. +Users}. CTAN, 2001--2015. \end{thebibliography} \end{document} \end{Verbatim} @@ -504,7 +536,7 @@ formats: \begin{itemize} \item \app{\TeX4ht} is probably the best \LaTeX{} to HTML converter:\\ - \url{http://www.cse.ohio-state.edu/~gurari/TeX4ht/} + \url{http://tug.org/tex4ht} \item \app{latex2html}, another converter to HTML:\\ \url{http://saftsack.fs.uni-bayreuth.de/~latex2ht/},\\ @@ -558,7 +590,7 @@ These tools convert from other formats to \LaTeX{}: several formats including \LaTeX{}; \url{http://wvware.sourceforge.net} - \item the free word processor Abiword, \url{http://www.abisource.com}, + \item the free word processor Abiword, \url{http://www.abiword.org}, imports MS Word and can export \LaTeX. \item \app{txt2tex}: @@ -571,7 +603,9 @@ These tools convert from other formats to \LaTeX{}: Other \texttt{*2latex} converters are available at the same address. Another interesting extension is OOoLatex, a set of macros for -OpenOffice: \url{http://ooolatex.sourceforge.net/}. +OpenOffice: \url{http://ooolatex.sourceforge.net/}. Libreoffice users +have an equivalent extension called TexMaths, +\url{http://roland65.free.fr/texmaths/}. % ----- @@ -738,11 +772,17 @@ Simply use \cmdline{lpr file.ps} from the command line, or via the \subsection{\entry{File}{Versions}} Although the \package{version} package provides basic facilities for -versioning \LaTeX{} sources, it's better to use external tools like -RCS (Revision Control System) or CVS (Concurrent Version Control -System), possibly integrated with the editor. For a quick introduction -to CVS and RCS, please visit -\url{http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/CVS-RCS-HOWTO.html}. +versioning \LaTeX{} sources, using external tools is usually a better +choice. + +There are lots of programs for revision control and collaborative +writing. While old-style geeks may want to use a single-user tool like +RCS (I do), more powerful and multi-user tools like Subversion, Git, +Mercurial etc.\ may be preferable. Some of them are integrated with +the editor. + +An introduction to \LaTeX{} and Subversion is here:\\ +\url{http://tug.org/pracjourn/2007-3/kalderon-svnmulti/}. % ----- @@ -1403,7 +1443,7 @@ Very simple: use \verb|\marginpar{text}|. A text frame is used to define a part of text that does not break across pages. To place a text frame on a fixed position on the page, use the \package{textpos} package, as shown in the example listed in -Figure~\ref{fig:poster} (see Appendix~\ref{ap:templates}). +fig.~\ref{fig:poster} (see Appendix~\ref{ap:templates}). \setlength{\fboxsep}{5mm} @@ -1481,7 +1521,7 @@ where you write the code! In fact, the main difference with word processors is that figures don't have a fixed placement; they `float' to the optimal position that \LaTeX{} finds for them. So, the text shouldn't refer to a figure like `the figure below' or `the figure -above'; rather, use `\verb|see Figure~\ref{fig:label}|'. +above'; use `\verb|see fig.~\ref{fig:label}|' instead. Owing to this property, figures and tables are called \emph{floats}. If you do need to position a float exactly, use the \package{here} @@ -1490,7 +1530,7 @@ package that provides an optional placement argument \texttt{H} Given a picture in Encapsulated \PS{} (\texttt{.eps}) format, you insert it in a \LaTeX{} source file using the \package{graphicx} -package and commands like those shown in Figure~\ref{fig:gnuplot}. +package and commands like those shown in fig.~\ref{fig:gnuplot}. \medskip @@ -1510,11 +1550,8 @@ package and commands like those shown in Figure~\ref{fig:gnuplot}. \end{minipage}% \begin{minipage}[c]{0.5\textwidth} \begin{center} - \ifpdf - \fbox{\includegraphics[width=0.6\textwidth, angle=-90]{gnuplot.pdf}} - \else - \fbox{\includegraphics[width=0.6\textwidth, angle=-90]{gnuplot.ps}} - \fi + % I cheat! PDF only. + \fbox{\includegraphics[width=0.6\textwidth, angle=-90]{gnuplot.pdf}} \caption{A Gnuplot graph.} \label{fig:gnuplot} \end{center} @@ -1523,15 +1560,14 @@ package and commands like those shown in Figure~\ref{fig:gnuplot}. When you typeset your document with \cmd{latex} then \app{dvips}, graphic inclusion only works with \texttt{EPS} files; \app{pdflatex} -accepts JPG, PNG, and of course PDF files. +accepts JPG, PNG, and of course PDF files. The latter choice might be +preferable for most users. There are several packages that convert common graphic formats like -\file{.jpg}, \file{.gif}, \file{.png} etc. to \texttt{.eps}; for -example, ImageMagik (\url{http://www.imagemagik.org}) and The GIMP -(\url{http://www.gimp.org}). However, these applications produce huge -\PS{} files. - -TO DO: explications here +\file{.jpg}, \file{.gif}, \file{.png} etc. to \file{.eps} and/or +\file{.pdf}; for example, ImageMagik (\url{http://www.imagemagik.org}) +and The GIMP (\url{http://www.gimp.org}). However, these applications +produce huge \PS{} files. Best results are obtained using applications that wrap the bitmap, turning it into a compact \PS{} file. You'll want to use \app{jpeg2ps} @@ -1541,13 +1577,6 @@ turning it into a compact \PS{} file. You'll want to use \app{jpeg2ps} wrapping \file{.jpg} files, but the latter handles more graphics formats. -% NONSENSE: -% \begin{warn} -% If you use PDF\LaTeX{}, you must convert your pictures to -% \file{.pdf} with the command \app{epstopdf} and modify the source -% accordingly! -% \end{warn} - If you wish to make both \file{.pdf} and \file{.ps} from the same source file, include these commands: @@ -1614,104 +1643,62 @@ placement, the overhang, and the figure width. \LaTeX{} provides a \env{picture} environment whithin which you use commands like \cmd{circle}, \cmd{oval} and so on. In my opinion, drawing pictures without a graphical environment is just too hard, and -\env{picture} has several limitations too. It's much better to use the -vector drawing program Xfig (\url{http://www.xfig.org}), only -available for \unix. It has a couple of good tricks in store. +\env{picture} has several limitations too. It's much better to use a +couple of great programs, both free and open source: the vector +drawing program Inkscape, \url{https://inkscape.org/}, along with +Pstoedit, \url{http://www.pstoedit.net/}. -\medskip +Start Inkscape and draw any shape you wish using its tools. To insert +text rendered by \LaTeX, select \menu{Extensions/Render/LaTeX +formula...}, insert your text as in fig.~\ref{fig:ink1}, then click on +Apply. \begin{figure}[htbp] \centering - \ifpdf - \includegraphics{xfig.png} - \else - \includegraphics{xfig.eps} - \fi - \caption{A quick drawing made with Xfig.} - \label{fig:xfig} + \includegraphics[width=0.6\textwidth]{inkscape-tb.png} + \caption{Inserting a \LaTeX{} formula.} + \label{fig:ink1} \end{figure} -\medskip - -Xfig looks ugly, but is very powerful. One of its greatest advantages -is that it exports drawings in several formats, some of which are -recognised by \LaTeX. Another bonus is that text objects will be -rendered by \LaTeX{} if their `special flag' field is set, letting you -enter ordinary \TeX{} formulae and symbols in drawings. - -So, let's suppose you made a drawing called \file{small.fig} -(Figure~\ref{fig:xfig}). If you're going to use \app{pdflatex}, select -\entry{File}{Export{\ldots}} and select `Combined PDF/LaTeX (both -parts)' from the \menu{Language} menu. Xfig will create two files, -\file{small.pdf} and \file{small.pdf\_t}. To include the drawing in a -document, you'll do: - -\medskip - -\begin{minipage}[c]{0.5\textwidth} - \begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small] - \usepackage[pdftex]{graphicx} - ... - Here's an Xfig drawing: - - \input{small.pdf_t} - \end{Verbatim} -\end{minipage}% -\begin{boxedminipage}[c]{0.5\textwidth} -Here's an Xfig drawing: - -\ifpdf - \input{small.pdf_t} -\else - \input{small.eepic} -\fi - -\end{boxedminipage} - -\medskip - -If you're going to use plain \app{latex}, select -\entry{File}{Export{\ldots}} and choose `LaTeX picture + eepic macros' -from the \menu{Language} menu. You'll obtain another file, -\file{small.eepic}. To include the drawing in a document, you'll have -to use the \package{epic} and \package{eepic} packages: - -\medskip +Your \LaTeX-rendered text will be included as a graphics object, and +you'll be able to edit it as you wish. The resulting picture can be +exported to several formats supported by \LaTeX, such as PDF, PNG, and +many others. More information here: +\url{http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/svg-inkscape}. -\begin{minipage}[c]{0.5\textwidth} - \begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small] - \usepackage{epic} - \usepackage{eepic} - ... - This is a picture - drawn with Xfig:\\ - \input{small.eepic} - \end{Verbatim} -\end{minipage}% - -\medskip - -There's a caveat though: it looks like \package{epic} and -\package{eepic} clash with \package{hyperref}, as the \verb|\path| -command is redefined by the latter. Another good reason to use -\cmdline{pdflatex}. +\begin{figure}[htbp] + \centering + \includegraphics[width=0.6\textwidth]{inkscape.png} + \caption{A \LaTeX{} object can be edited as desired.} + \label{fig:ink2} +\end{figure} -If you wish to do real magic, then check out one of the following -programs: +If you wish to do real magic, then check out the following +packages/programs: \begin{itemize} - \item \package{pgf}, Portable Graphic Format: + \item \package{pgf} is a \TeX{} macro package for generating + graphics:\\ \url{http://sourceforge.net/projects/pgf/} - \item Asymptote, The Vector Graphics Language: + \item \package{GLE} (Graphics Layout Engine) is a graphics + scripting language designed for creating publication quality graphs, + plots, diagrams, figures and slides:\\ + \url{www.gle-graphics.org} + + \item Asymptote is a powerful descriptive vector graphics language + that provides a natural coordinate-based framework for technical + drawing:\\ \url{http://asymptote.sourceforge.net/} - \item ePiX creates mathematically accurate figures: + \item ePiX, a collection of batch utilities for GNU/Linux and + similar platforms, creates mathematically accurate figures, plots, + and movies using easy-to-learn syntax:\\ \url{http://mathcs.holycross.edu/~ahwang/current/ePiX.html}; \item \package{pstricks} is a set of macros that allow the inclusion - of PostScript drawings in \LaTeX{} documents: + of PostScript drawings in \LaTeX{} documents:\\ \url{http://tug.org/PSTricks/main.cgi/} \end{itemize} @@ -1720,6 +1707,10 @@ These packages let you make publication-quality \PS{} drawings in \LaTeX. Many more are available; search the web for ``LaTeX vector graphics''. +Many more kinds of `shapes' can also be inserted. To whet your +appetite, please visit the \TeX{} Showcase page, +\url{http://www.tug.org/texshowcase/}. + % ----- % INSERT/LINE @@ -1757,8 +1748,11 @@ references. When used together with \app{dvipdf} or \app{pdflatex}, instance, this document uses this declaration: \begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small] -\usepackage[colorlinks,urlcolor=blue,filecolor=magenta]{hyperref} -\usepackage{url} +\usepackage[colorlinks, + urlcolor=blue, + filecolor=magenta, + linkcolor=darkred, + hyperfootnotes=false]{hyperref} \end{Verbatim} Let's see an example: @@ -1775,6 +1769,16 @@ Click \hyperlink{ctan}{here} to go back to the top. \end{example} +As you can see, the \cmd{url} command typesets its contents using a +monospace font. To use the same font as the remaining text, use the +command: + +\begin{Verbatim} +\urlstyle{same} +\end{Verbatim} + +after the \cmd{hyperref} declaration. + The \cmd{hypertarget} and \cmd{hyperlink} commands provide internal links, just like HTML; \cmd{href} creates links to URLs or external files. Note the \texttt{run:} parameter: you can run external programs @@ -1858,6 +1862,9 @@ roughly double line spacing). Standard character properties are listed in Table~\ref{tab:properties}, font sizes in Table~\ref{tab:font_sizes}. +Please note that actual font size depends on the default size defined +in \ltx{docu\-ment\-class} (10, 11, or 12 pt); see +Table~\ref{tab:font_sizes2}. \begin{table}[htbp] \begin{center} @@ -1926,6 +1933,29 @@ $_{\mbox{\footnotesize{subscript}}}$ \end{center} \end{table} +\begin{table}[ht] +\begin{center} + \begin{tabular}{llll} + \hline + Default font size & 10pt & 11pt & 12pt \\ + \hline + \ltx{tiny} & 5 & 6 & 6 \\ + \ltx{scriptsize} & 7 & 8 & 8 \\ + \ltx{footnotesize} & 8 & 9 & 10 \\ + \ltx{small} & 9 & 10 & 10.95 \\ + \ltx{normalsize} & 10 & 10.95 & 12 \\ + \ltx{large} & 12 & 12 & 14.4 \\ + \ltx{Large} & 14.4 & 14.4 & 17.28 \\ + \ltx{LARGE} & 17.2 & 17.28 & 20.74 \\ + \ltx{huge} & 20.7 & 20.74 & 24.88 \\ + \ltx{Huge} & 24.8 & 24.88 & 24.88 \\ + \hline + \end{tabular} + \caption{Actual font size in pt} + \label{tab:font_sizes2} +\end{center} +\end{table} + % ----- \subsubsection{Superscript and Subscript in Chemical Formulae} @@ -2002,8 +2032,18 @@ Parameters are font size and baseline. Yet another approach is this: \resizebox{!}{1cm}{1-cm tall} \end{example} +\lettrine{D}{ropped} capitals at the start of a paragraph can be +obtained using the \package{lettrine} package, which provides a fully +customisable \cmd{lettrine} command. This paragraph uses the default +behaviour: + +\begin{verbatim} +\lettrine{D}{ropped} capitals at the start... +\end{verbatim} + % ----- + % FORMAT/FONT \subsubsection{\entry{Format}{Character Font}} @@ -2793,7 +2833,7 @@ an arbitrary number of columns to a table. It will also work on \begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small] #!/bin/sh -# dat2tex: converts tabular data to a tabular environment +# dat2tex.sh: converts tabular data to a tabular environment if [ $# != 1 ]; then echo "Usage: $0 <datafile>" @@ -2981,24 +3021,29 @@ package \package{babel} as in the following example: \end{Verbatim} \begin{warn} + \package{babel} alters the way some characters behave in a language-dependent way. If you experience odd problems, insert the offending characters using the \cmd{charXX} syntax. + \end{warn} In addition, to type accented letters and in general non-standard ASCII characters\footnote{in computer jargon, `standard ASCII characters' are the characters whose code is included between 32 -(space) and 126 (tilde).} you may want to use the package -\package{isolatin1}. However, this is not a recommended practice, -because it reduces the legibility and portability of your file: you -had better stick to the \TeX{} way. +(space) and 126 (tilde).} you may want to use the packages +\package{inputenc} and \package{fontenc}. In most cases, UTF-8 is the +right choice: remember to enable it in your editor too! -If you just can't stand typying all those three- or four-letter -clusters, then you could configure your editor to type those for you. -For example, I set up my editor of choice (\app{jed}) to have it -insert \texttt{\bs{}'e} whenever I type `\'e'. I included this in my -\file{.jedrc}: +\begin{Verbatim}[fontsize=\small] +\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc} +\usepackage[T1]{fontenc} +\end{Verbatim} + +A different way of inserting accented letters is configuring your +editor to type those for you. For example, I set up my editor of +choice (\app{jed}) to have it insert \texttt{\bs{}'e} whenever I type +`\'e'. I included this in my \file{.jedrc}: {\small \begin{alltt} @@ -3085,9 +3130,6 @@ The best place to start is the CTAN site, \item \verb|info latex| (\unix{} systems) gives a concise but very complete on-line summary of commands and concepts; - \item \url{http://www.giss.nasa.gov/latex/} is a comprehensive on-line - reference. Lots of useful links! - \item \url{http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/info/LatexHelpBook/} is a very nice help system for \LaTeX{}, fully integrated with Windows. @@ -3097,7 +3139,7 @@ The best place to start is the CTAN site, \end{itemize} -As of 2011, most GNU/Linux distributions ship with \app{TeXLive}, +As of 2015, most GNU/Linux distributions ship with \app{TeXLive}, probably the most complete \TeX/\LaTeX{} systems. A lot of documentation is provided; on my Ubuntu machine, it's found in \path{/usr/share/doc/texlive-doc/}. @@ -3106,7 +3148,7 @@ documentation is provided; on my Ubuntu machine, it's found in \section{The End} -This document is copyleft \textcopyright{} Guido Gonzato, 2001--2011, +This document is copyleft \textcopyright{} Guido Gonzato, 2001--2015, and released under the GNU Free Documentation Licence. I really hope you'll find this guide useful. For any suggestions or comments, please feel free to contact me. |