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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2006-01-09 00:44:40 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2006-01-09 00:44:40 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..472d018ecc9 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/README @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +The makeglos package + + +makeglos is a LaTeX package to include a glossary into a document. +The glossary must be prepared by an external program, like xindy or +makeindex. + + +Features + +* Can be easily configured: various aspects of the appearance of the + glossary can be changed by a simple \renewcommand. + +* Multi-language capability: certain keywords, like the name of the + glossary, can be made language-dependent. + +* Flexible: works equally well for document classes with a book- or + report-like structure (divided into \chapters) and for article-like + documents, like the documentation for the makeglos package (based on + \sections) +* Equivalent: makeglos is to glossaries what makeidx is to indices. + + +Files + +makeglos.sty LaTeX style file +makeglos.pdf The makeglos documentation +makeglos.tex The LaTex source of the documentation +makeglos.glo Glossary for documentation written by LaTeX run +makeglos.gls File which contains the formatted glossary environment +makeglos.xdy Style file for xindy to process the glossary +README.makeglos This file + +-- +Thomas Henlich (thenlich at arcor dot de) diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/makeglos.pdf b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/makeglos.pdf Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 00000000000..961a11d1b2f --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/makeglos.pdf diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/makeglos.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/makeglos.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..5a72dcb0e2b --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/makeglos.tex @@ -0,0 +1,114 @@ +\documentclass[a4paper]{article} +\usepackage{times,makeglos} +\makeglossary +\title{The makeglos package} +\author{Thomas Henlich (thenlich at arcor dot de)} +\begin{document} +\maketitle +\tableofcontents +\renewcommand{\glossaryintro}{Now follows a very short glossary:} +\printglossary +\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\glossaryname} + +\section{Introduction} + +A glossary is a list of words (concepts, terms) together with their +explanations. +\glossary{glossary:A list of words with explanations of these words} +In a glossary you should explain those terms which are +necessary for the understanding of your document, but which some of your +readers might not know. The advantages of using a glossary vs. writing +definitions in the middle of a sentence are: + +\begin{itemize} + \item improved text flow: the explanations don't clutter up the logical + structure of the text + \item reader-friendliness: people who already know the meaning of terms + (e.\,g. people who come from the same professional background as you) + don't need to read their definitions. That helps them understand the + text faster. +\end{itemize} + +Very often a glossary is sorted alphabetically. An example for a glossary in +a technical or scientific document is a list of mathematical symbols +together with their meanings. + +{\tt makeglos} is a \LaTeX{} package to include a glossary into a document. +The glossary must be prepared by an external program, like {\tt xindy} or +{\tt makeindex}. +\glossary{index processor:a software product to prepare an index for +inclusion into a \LaTeX{} document} +\glossary{xindy|is{an index processor, can also be used to process glossaries}} +\glossary{xindy|see{index processor}} +\glossary{xindy|seealso{glossary}} + + +\section{Features} + +\begin{itemize} + \item Can be easily configured: various aspects of the appearance of the + glossary can be changed by a simple \verb+\renewcommand+. + \item Multi-language capability: certain keywords, like the name of the + glossary, can be made language-dependent. + \item Flexible: works equally well for document classes with a book- or + report-like structure (divided into \verb+\chapters+) and for article-like + documents, like the one you are reading now (based on \verb+\sections+) + \item Equivalent: \verb+makeglos+ is to glossaries what \verb+makeidx+ is + to indices. +\end{itemize} + + +\section{Commands} + +\begin{tabular}{lp{.7\textwidth}} +\verb+\printglossary+ & Inserts the glossary file ({\tt *.gls}) here. \\ +\verb+\glossaryname+ & The name of the glossary. Defaults to ``Glossary''.\\ +\verb+\glossaryintro+ & Something to print before the actual glossary. +Defaults to empty. \\ +\verb+\gsee+ & The cross-reference introduction phrase. +Defaults to \verb+\emph{\seename} #1+. \\ +\verb+\galso+ & The secondary cross-reference introduction phrase. +Defaults to \verb+\emph{\alsoname} #1+. \\ +\verb+\seename+ & The cross-reference introduction phrase. +Defaults to ``see''. Redefined by \verb+babel+ package.\\ +\verb+\alsoname+ & The secondary cross-reference introduction phrase. +Defaults to ``see also''. Redefined by \verb+babel+ package.\\ +\end{tabular} + + +\section{Notes} + +The glossary environment is by default defined to be a chapter (or section) +which does not appear in the table of contents. If you want the glossary to +appear there (just like I did when I wrote this), just add \\ +\verb+\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{\glossaryname}+. + +The glossary's environment definition for document classes in which the +\verb+\chapter+ command is undefined (article-like documents) is +\begin{verbatim} +\newenvironment{theglossary}% +{\section*{\glossaryname}\glossaryintro% +\begin{description}}% +{\end{description}}% +\end{verbatim} + +The glossary's environment definition for document classes in which the +\verb+\chapter+ command is defined (report-/book-like documents) is +\begin{verbatim} +\newenvironment{theglossary}% +{\chapter*{\glossaryname}\glossaryintro% +\begin{description}}% +{\end{description}}% +\end{verbatim} + +If you want to change this, \verb+\renewenvironment+ is your friend! + +The glossary for this document was prepared with \verb+xindy+, version 2.0d:\\ +\verb+xindy -o makeglos.gls -f tex2xindy makeglos.xdy makeglos.glo+ + +\end{document} + +%%% Local Variables: +%%% mode: latex +%%% TeX-master: t +%%% End: diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/makeglos.xdy b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/makeglos.xdy new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..a0484e3183e --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/makeglos/makeglos.xdy @@ -0,0 +1,77 @@ +(define-attributes ("default")) + +(define-location-class "arabic-page-numbers" ("arabic-numbers")) +(define-location-class "roman-page-numbers" ("roman-numbers-lowercase")) +(define-location-class "Roman-page-numbers" ("roman-numbers-uppercase")) +(define-location-class "alpha-page-numbers" ("alpha")) +(define-location-class "Alpha-page-numbers" ("ALPHA")) + +(define-crossref-class "see") +(define-crossref-class "seealso") + +(markup-crossref-list :open "\gsee{" :sep ", " :close "}{}" + :class "see") +(markup-crossref-list :open "\galso{" :sep ", " :close "}{}" + :class "seealso") + +(define-crossref-class "is" :unverified) +(markup-crossref-list :open "" :sep "; " :close "" :class "is") + +(define-location-class-order ("is" + "see" + "seealso" + "roman-page-numbers" + "arabic-page-numbers" + "alpha-page-numbers" + "Roman-page-numbers" + "Alpha-page-numbers")) + +(markup-index :open "\begin{theglossary}" + :close "~n\end{theglossary}~n" + :flat) + +(markup-indexentry :open "~n \item " :depth 0) +(markup-keyword-list :open "[" :sep ", " :close "]") + +(markup-locclass-list :open " " :sep "; ") + +(markup-locref-list :sep ", ") + +(markup-range :sep "--") + +(define-letter-groups + ("a" "b" "c" "d" "e" "f" "g" "h" "i" "j" "k" "l" "m" + "n" "o" "p" "q" "r" "s" "t" "u" "v" "w" "x" "y" "z")) + +(sort-rule "A" "a") +(sort-rule "B" "b") +(sort-rule "C" "c") +(sort-rule "D" "d") +(sort-rule "E" "e") +(sort-rule "F" "f") +(sort-rule "G" "g") +(sort-rule "H" "h") +(sort-rule "I" "i") +(sort-rule "J" "j") +(sort-rule "K" "k") +(sort-rule "L" "l") +(sort-rule "M" "m") +(sort-rule "N" "n") +(sort-rule "O" "o") +(sort-rule "P" "p") +(sort-rule "Q" "q") +(sort-rule "R" "r") +(sort-rule "S" "s") +(sort-rule "T" "t") +(sort-rule "U" "u") +(sort-rule "V" "v") +(sort-rule "W" "w") +(sort-rule "X" "x") +(sort-rule "Y" "y") +(sort-rule "Z" "z") + +;; End + +;; Local Variables: +;; mode: lisp +;; End: |