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author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2010-06-24 23:36:51 +0000 |
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committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2010-06-24 23:36:51 +0000 |
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teubner update (24jun10)
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/teubner/teubner.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/teubner/teubner.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..3a558a5b75d --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/teubner/teubner.txt @@ -0,0 +1,124 @@ + THE TEUBNER PACKAGE VERSION 3.0 OF APRIL 2010 + EXTENSION FOR PHILOLOGICAL TYPESETTING + + +Copyright 2001-2004-2010 Claudio Beccari + +The programs contained in this bundle can be distributed and/or modified +under the terms of the LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL), version 1.3c +dated 2008-05-04 or later as it appears in + CTAN/macros/latex/base/lppl.tex. + + +This bundle contains the following files + +teubner.txt this file +teubner.dtx documented TeX file +teubner.ins installation file +teubner-doc.pdf documentation file + +File teubner-doc.pdf is the documentation file that shows what can be +done with this extension package and displays several examples. +Version 3.x of the teubner package contains many new enhancements, among +which it's worth noting the new extended accent macros (that avoid +kerning problems that show up using the ligature mechanism) and the new +macros that allow to use the LGR encoded CBgreek fonts in conjunction +with other PostScript scalable fonts; the compatibility with the Times +eXtended and the Palatino eXtended fonts, accessible through the +packages txfonts and pxfonts, are already built in; the compatibility +with the Latin Modern fonts was already available with version 2.x of +the teubner package. + +In order to use this extension package with LaTeX you have to +install it. May be the very installation of your (recent) TeX system +distribution already provided for it; may be your TeX system is +configured to load missing packages on the fly. In any case you can +check and possibly run your Package Manager (with MiKTeX follow the path +Programs|MiKTeX Settings|Packages; with TeXlive and MacTeX (if their +installation configuration was not the default one, that is a complete +installation) run tlmgr). If you feel more comfortable to do everything +by yourself and/or want to make a personal installation, run teubner.ins +through LaTeX; the generated files are teubner.sty and LGRaccents- +glyphs.def; they must be moved where TeX-the-program can find them. This +depends very much on your particular implementation of the TeX system, +but if your system copes with the standard TeX directory structure and +with a multiplicity of different root directory structures, you probably +have a localtexmf root, or a /texmmf in your Home directory containing a +TeX directory which on turn contains a latex directory. Under the latter +one create a new directory named, say, teubner and move there teubner.sty +and LGRaccents-glyphs.def. + +I suggest you to create a directory teubner in the doc directory of +the locally rooted structure and move there both teubner-doc.pdf and +teubner.pdf that you get by running pdflatex directly on teubner.dtx. + +For what concerns fonts, they should already be installed with a recent +TeX system distribution; this means that there are already all the files +TeX-the-program needs in order to do its work; there is one point, though, +that requires full attention; the default installation loads only the +PostScript fonts in size 10pt; all other sizes are are obtained by +reducing or enlarging that single size. The teubner package copes with +this situation if you specify the "10pt" option when calling this package, +but if you want to have perfect optical sizes, then you should download +from CTAN the full collection and install it in your computer. The +details for this installation require you read with due attention the +instructions that come with your TeX system distribution; it's not +difficult, but it requires to be very careful at every step. Remember, +though, that your Package Manager can do all the work for you. + +It's important to control that you have the latest CBgreek fonts; even +if you got them pre-installed with your TeX system distribution, may be +they are not the latest version. The full collection has been redone +in the year 2007; the reduced collection is a subset of the full one. +Earlier distributions, dated at least 2002, might be compatible; if you +get something strange is happening with the CBgreek fonts, verify if your +fonts are up to date. + +Another question you might ask yourself: is my TeX system complete and +up to date? The fact you installed a TeX system and you did not have the +CB fonts may be an index that you still have the babel package locked at +a version number earlier than 3.7. I suggest you to upgrade your TeX +system to the most up to date one you can find on CTAN. + +Connected to this point there is the question of the updated metric files +related to the Lipsian fonts; if your TeX system distribution has been +updated to what is available on CTAN by May 2010, your distribution +already contains the updated tfm files. Otherwise, please, update your +CBgreek fonts. + +After all these steps are done, you are ready to use your teubner +extensions; it will not be easy at the beginning, because there are +hundreds of new commands. Be sure to have already thoroughly read the +documentation file teubner-doc.pdf and that you have the hard copy close +to you. + +Remember, though, that most commands are Latin names or abbreviations +that should be familiar to any philologist specialized in classical/ +ancient European languages, such as classical Greek, Latin, et cetera. + +This set of extension commands has been tested in several documents; +nevertheless I prepared them as a hobby, trying to help a friend philolo- +gist. I hope this package may be useful also to you, but I must disclaim +any liability for any unwanted results you might get, including the worst +possible things that may happen to anybody using a computer. + +I will not write down any strong disclaimer sentence in capital letters, +because it should be absolutely evident that I did something I consider +useful, but is up to you to decide to use it and face the consequences +(... which nevertheless I hope they are what you expected). + +If you find this package of some utility and you find some errors and/or +some glitches, please write me by e-mail (see below). If you'd like me +to realize some other commands, please send me by e-mail your request +together with a scanned image containing the visual result you'd like to +obtain. I don't guarantee I'll be able to satisfy your request, but I'll +give it a try. In any case don't ask for things LaTeX can't do; and if +you use LaTeX, you know what are its pros and cons. + +Happy philological LaTeXing! + +Claudio Beccari Turin, 20 of June 2010 +Former Professor of Electronics +Politecnico di Torino, Italy +claudio dot beccari at gmail dot com + |