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authorManuel Pégourié-Gonnard <mpg@elzevir.fr>2011-08-03 12:57:44 +0000
committerManuel Pégourié-Gonnard <mpg@elzevir.fr>2011-08-03 12:57:44 +0000
commita397305833a8a2a6a3a3cacbc0b12c7f8c9f1ea6 (patch)
tree40cd8add69efdcebb10fed7236ff7cee16e8afdb /Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/decimal
parent20324eb7345321b05affc375f49c9e24cb674eee (diff)
decimal 2011/06/03 v1.1 (with pdf doc)
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/decimal/decimal.dtx b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/decimal/decimal.dtx
index 545f0e1b51c..6d0094c732f 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/decimal/decimal.dtx
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/decimal/decimal.dtx
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
%% Right brace \} Tilde \~}
%\iffalse
%
-% (c) copyright 2003 A Syropoulos & RWD Nickalls
+% (c) copyright 2003-2011 A Syropoulos & RWD Nickalls
% This program can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms
% of the LaTeX Project Public License Distributed from CTAN
% archives in directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt; either
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
% Please report errors or suggestions for improvement to
%
% Apostolos Syropoulos and/or Dick Nickalls
-% apostolo@obelix.ee.duth.gr dicknickalls@compuserve.com
+% asyropoulos@yahoo.com dick@nickalls.org
%
%\fi
% \CheckSum{21}
@@ -36,13 +36,46 @@
%
%<decimal, >\ProvidesFile{decimal.sty}
%
-%<decimal, > [2003/07/12 v1.0 Package `decimal.sty']
+%<decimal, > [2011/06/03 v1.1 Package `decimal.sty']
%
% \begin{macrocode}
%<*driver>
\documentclass{ltxdoc}
+\usepackage{ifpdf}
+\newcommand{\journal}[1]{\textit{#1}}
+\newcommand{\book}[1]{\textit{#1}}
+\newcommand{\vol}[1]{\underline{#1}}
+\newcommand{\etal}{\textit{et al.}}
+\newcommand{\syntax}[1]{\noindent\texttt{#1}}
+\newcommand{\command}[1]{$\langle$\texttt{#1}$\rangle$}
+\pagestyle{myheadings}
+\markright{A Syropoulos \& RWD Nickalls\hspace{2cm}\journal{The decimal package}}
+\ifpdf
+ \usepackage[verbose]{microtype}
+ \usepackage[a4,pdftex]{crop}
+ \pdfinfo{/Title (The `decimal' package: (version 1.1))
+ /Subject (typesetting tex macro package)
+ /Author (A Syropoulos and RWD Nickalls, 2011)
+ /Keywords (typesetting, tex, latex, mathematics, macros, mathematics)
+ }
+ \usepackage[unicode]{hyperref}
+ \hypersetup{debug=true,pdftoolbar=true, pdfmenubar=true, plainpages=false,
+ breaklinks=true, linktocpage=true, bookmarksopen=true, bookmarksopenlevel=2,
+ bookmarksnumbered=true, bookmarkstype=toc, pdfwindowui=true,
+ hyperindex, hyperfigures=true, hyperfootnotes,
+ colorlinks, urlcolor=blue, linkcolor=blue,
+ pdfstartview=FitH, pdfview=FitH, pdfcenterwindow=true,
+ pdfnewwindow=true, pdfpagelayout=SinglePage,
+ pdfpagelabels=true, pdftitle={The `decimal' package: (version 1.1)},
+ pdfauthor={A Syropoulos and RWD Nickalls 2011},
+ pdfsubject={typesetting tex macro package},
+ pdfkeywords={typesetting, tex},
+ }
+\else
+\fi
\usepackage{decimal}
\newcommand{\hidot}{\ensuremath{\raise.95ex\hbox{.}}}
+\newcommand{\dntop}{\ifpdf\pdfbookmark[1]{Title}{Title}\fi \vspace*{1mm}}
\GetFileInfo{decimal.drv}
\begin{document}
\DocInput{decimal.dtx}
@@ -52,150 +85,230 @@
% \fi
%\StopEventually{}
%\MakeShortVerb{\|}
-%\title{The `decimal' package}
-%\author{A.Syropoulos and R.W.D.Nickalls}
-% \date{2003/07/12}
+%\title{\dntop The `decimal' package\\(\textit{version}~$1.1$)}
+%\author{A.\ Syropoulos\,\footnote{Greek \TeX\ Friends, Xanthi, Greece. email:\,\textsf{apostolo@yahoo.com}}
+% \ and R.\ W.\ D.\ Nickalls\,\footnote{(retired), c/o Department of Anaesthesia, Nottingham University Hospitals, City Hospital Campus, Nottingham, UK. \
+%email:\,\textsf{dick@nickalls.org} \ \
+%web:\,\texttt{www.nickalls.org} }}
+%\date{June 1, 2011}
%\maketitle
-% \begin{abstract}
-% In traditional English typography the decimal point in printed as
-% slightly raised dot. This little package provides this functionallity
-% by making the period (``.'') active in math mode. In addition, we
-% redefine the commad |\.| so that it produces a dot in math mode, while
-% it retains its ordinary functionality in text mode.
+%\begin{abstract}
+% \noindent In traditional English typography the decimal point is printed as a raised dot.
+% The \textit{decimal} package provides this functionality by making the full point, or period (\,.\,)
+% active in maths mode, and implementing the \verb!\cdot! character instead. In addition, the command
+% |\.| is redefined in such a way that that it produces a full point in math mode, but
+% retains its usual functionality in text mode.
%\end{abstract}
%
-% \section{Introduction}
-% The decimal point is variously used as a comma (European), a
+%\section{Introduction}
+%
+% The decimal point (decimal separator) is variously implemented as a comma (European), a
% full point (North American), or as a raised full point (English).
-% While the comma and full point have always been supported,
-% the English decimal point has been somewhat overlooked---until now.
-%
-% The \textsl{decimal} package places the height of the decimal
-% point level with the center of the `equals' sign, as shown by
-% $x=0.3456$, by re-implementing a math mode full point as the
-% |\cdot| character. However, in old texts the practice was to place
-% the full point rather higher, as in $25{\hidot}345$. While this is a bit
-% too high for visual comfort nowadays, the reason for the original high
-% position lies in the name used by metal type-setters for the decimal point,
-% namely a ``turned' full point, as mentioned in the following extract from
-% an $80$~year-old \textsl{Authors' \& Printers' Dictionary}.%
-% \footnote{Collins H (1921). Authors' \& Printers' Dictionary: a guide for
-% authors, editors, printers, correctors of the press, compositors, and
-% typists. With a full list of abbreviations. An attempt to codify the best
-% typographical practices of the present day. (pub: Humphrey Milford,
-% London).}
+% While the comma and full point have always been supported in electronic typesetting,
+% the English raised decimal point has been somewhat overlooked---until now.
+% For a nice history of the decimal fraction see the chapter on \book{The invention of decimal
+% fractions and of logarithms} in Scott\footnote{Scott JF (1960). \book{A history of mathematics}
+% (Taylor \& Francis, London), pp 266.} (1960).
+%
+%\section{Typography}
+%
+% In Great Britain until about 1970 or so the decimal separator was typically implemented as a
+% raised dot (middle dot). For example, when currency decimalisation was introduced in the UK
+% in 1971, the recommended way of writing currency was with a raised dot, as in $\pounds\,21.34$.
+% However, since then there has been a gradual decline in the use of the raised point most probably
+% owing to the fact that this glyph was not generally available on electronic typewriters or computer
+% wordprocessors. While the raised dot does make occasional appearances in British newspapers, it is,
+% unfortunately, seldom seen nowadays even in British scientific journals.
+%
+% This decline was highlighted relatively recently when the UK journal Nature reprinted some
+% 1953 articles as part of the $50^{th}$ anniversary of the discovery of the double helix.
+% For example, one of the reprinted articles (\textit{Nature} 2003; \underline{421}, 400--401)
+% states that Franklin and Gosling\footnote{RWD Nickalls says that he was drawn to this particular
+% series of articles since he spent a year as a student of Ray Gosling in the then Physics Department
+% at Guy's Hospital Medical School, London, in the 1960s.} mentioned the ``\ldots very strong
+% reflexion at $3.4$\,A \ldots''. Ironically, if this sentence were published in a journal in
+% Britain today the {\AA}ngstr\"{o}m symbol would probably be typeset correctly but
+% the decimal point would most likely appear in the American `full point' style as {3.4\,\AA}.
+%
+% The most pleasing position of the raised decimal point is level with
+% the center of the `equals' sign, as shown by the expression $x=0.3456$,
+% and this is what the \textit{decimal} package implements.
+% However, in old texts the practice was to place
+% the full point rather higher, as in $25{\hidot}345$.
+% While this is a bit too high for visual comfort nowadays,
+% the reason for the original high position lies in the name used by
+% metal type-setters for the decimal point, namely
+% a `turned' full point, as mentioned in the following extract from an $80$~year-old
+% \textsl{Authors' \& Printers' Dictionary}.\footnote{Collins H (1921). Authors' \&
+% Printers' Dictionary: a guide for authors, editors, printers, correctors of the press,
+% compositors, and typists. With a full list of abbreviations. An attempt to codify the best
+%typographical practices of the present day. (pub: Humphrey Milford, London).}
%
%\begin{center}
%\begin{minipage}{0.7\textwidth}
%\begin{itemize}
-% \item [\ ]\textbf{\hspace{-5mm}decimal fractions}, no decimal can be plural,
-% or take verb in pl., however many figures it contains; (typ.)
-% print in figures. The decimal
-% point in all cases to be a full point turned.
+%\item [\ ]\textbf{\hspace{-5mm}decimal fractions}, no decimal can be plural,
+%or take verb in pl., however many figures it contains; (typ.) print in figures. The decimal
+%point in all cases to be a full point turned.
%\end{itemize}
%\end{minipage}
%\end{center}
%
-% But what is meant by a full point `turned'? The clue comes from an entry
-% in the dictionary on `turned commas', as follows.
+%But what is meant by a full point `turned'? The clue comes from the `turned commas' entry
+% in the same dictionary, as follows.
%\begin{center}
%\begin{minipage}{0.7\textwidth}
%\begin{itemize}
-% \item [\ ]\textbf{\hspace{-5mm}turned commas} (typ.),
-% those used at the commencement of a quotation, as these~``, two
-% apostrophes being at the end.
+%\item [\ ]\textbf{\hspace{-5mm}turned commas} (typ.),
+%those used at the commencement of a quotation, as these~``, two
+%apostrophes being at the end.
%\end{itemize}
%\end{minipage}
%\end{center}
-% If we use a turned comma to show the location a full point would occupy
-% if `turned' in the same way, we can see that the position is somewhat
-% high, as in the decimal fraction $2$`$6$. Swapping the turned
-% comma for a similarly turned full point we obtain~$2{\hidot}6$, which
-% shows the decimal point in essentially the position we observe in older
-% texts. All is now clear---the typesetter simply turned the metal block of
-% the full point through $180\deg$ and, \textsl{eh presto}, he had a practical
-% decimal point, albeit slightly on the high side.
-%
-% \section{Usage}
-%
-% First use the \textsl{decimal} package using the |\usepackage{}| command
-% in the preamble.
-%\begin{center}
-% |\usepackage{decimal}|
-%\end{center}
+%
+%\noindent If we use a turned comma to show the location a full
+% point would occupy if `turned' in the same way, we can see
+% that the position is somewhat high, as in the decimal fraction $2$`$6$. Swapping the turned
+% comma for a similarly turned full point we
+% obtain~$2{\hidot}6$, which shows the decimal point in essentially the position we observe in older texts.
+% All is now clear---by simply turning the metal block of the full point through $180\deg$ the typesetter
+% had access to a practical decimal point, albeit slightly on the high side.
+%
+%\section{Usage}
+%
+% First load the \textsl{decimal} package ({\em after} the \texttt{mathpazo} and \texttt{hyperref}
+% packages---see Bugs section) using the preamble command
+% \begin{verbatim}
+% \usepackage{decimal}
+% \end{verbatim}
% The \textsl{decimal} package will now operate globally to
-% implement the English decimal point where one types a fullpoint in
-% math mode. For example the value $123.456$ is obtained by typing
-% |$123.456$|. The correct positioning of the decimal is preserved even
-% when the smaller mathmode fonts are used, as shown in the following two
-% examples.
-% $$
-% 23.562^{1.23^{\,2.6}}\hspace{2cm}
-% j = \sqrt{ \underbrace{{ax^2 + bx +c }}_{-3.78} \ +\cos(3\pi/4 +\theta)}
-% $$
+% implement the English decimal point wherever one types a fullpoint in math mode.
+% For example the value $123.456$ is obtained by typing
+% |$123.456$|.
+% The correct positioning of the decimal is preserved even
+% when the smaller mathmode fonts are used, as shown in the
+% following two examples.
+% \[
+% 23.562^{1.23^{\,2.6}}\hspace{2cm}
+% j = \sqrt{ \underbrace{{ax^2 + bx +c }}_{-3.78} \ +\cos(3\pi/4 +\theta)}
+% \]
%
% On those occasions when a true full point is
% required in math mode (e.g.~at the end of a series of equations)
-% then this is implemented by typing |\.|. For example
-% $$
-% y = ax^2 + bx +c\.
-% $$
-% is obtained by typing |$y = ax^2 + bx +c\.$|.
-%
-% It is important to appreciate that there are math mode commands which
-% include a full point as an integral part of the command, and in these cases
-% one must, of course, \textsl{not} use the |\.| command. A common situation
-% where this arises is in the typesetting of unbalanced vertical braces, in
-% which case a full point is used by one of the commands to represent the
-% absent brace. For example, the structure
-% $$
+% then this is implemented by typing |\.|
+% For example
+% \[
+% y = ax^2 + bx +c\.
+% \]
+% is obtained by typing |$y = ax^2 + bx +c\.$|
+%
+% \textbf{Note:} It is important to appreciate that there are mathmode
+% commands which include a full point as an integral
+% part of the command, and in
+% these cases one must, of course, \textsl{not} use the |\.| command.
+% A common situation where this arises is in the
+% typesetting of unbalanced vertical braces, in which case
+% a full point is used by one of the commands (|\right.|) to represent the absent brace.
+% For example, the structure
+% \[
% \left\{
% \begin{array}{l}
% \displaystyle x = -b/6 \\
% \displaystyle y = (4ac - b^2)/7
% \end{array}
% \right.
-% $$
+% \]
% is typeset by the following code
-%\begin{verbatim}
-% $$
+% \begin{verbatim}
+% \[
% \left\{
% \begin{array}{l}
% \displaystyle x = -b/6 \\
% \displaystyle y = (4ac - b^2)/7
% \end{array}
% \right.
-% $$
-%\end{verbatim}
-% which uses the command \verb!\right.! to balance the left brace
-% command \verb!\left\{! before the array. Since the full point
-% is part of the command then there is no need to use the |\.| command.
+% \]
+% \end{verbatim}
+% which uses the command |\right.| to balance the left brace
+% command |\left\{| before the array. Since the full point
+% is part of the command there is no need to use the |\.| command.
+%
% If we now add some punctuation to the above structure, say, a
% comma terminating the first line and a full point to terminate
% the second line as follows,
-% $$
+% \[
% \left\{
% \begin{array}{l}
-% \displaystyle x = -b/6, \\
-% \displaystyle y = (4ac - b^2)/3\.
+% \displaystyle x = -b/6, \\
+% \displaystyle y = (4ac - b^2)/3\.
% \end{array}
% \right.
-% $$
+% \]
% then we add the full point using
-% the command |\.| as shown in the following code.
-%\begin{verbatim}
-% $$
+% the command |\.| as shown in the following code.\newpage
+% \begin{verbatim}
+% \[
% \left\{
-% \begin{array}{l}
+% \begin{array}{l}
% \displaystyle x = -b/6, \\
% \displaystyle y = (4ac - b^2)/7\.
-% \end{array}
+% \end{array}
% \right.
-%
+% \]
%\end{verbatim}
-% Outside math mode the command \verb!\.! performs its usual
+%
+% Outside mathmode the command |\.| performs its usual
% function of placing a dot above a character, for example
-% the command \verb!\.{a}! generates the \.{a} character.
+% the command |\.{a}| generates the \.{a} character.
+%
+%\section{Installing the decimal package}
+%
+% The \textsc{decimal} package is included in the {\TeX}Live distribution, and is likely
+% to be already installed if you have a fairly complete recent {\TeX}Live installation.
+% The \textsc{decimal} package consists of the following files
+%\begin{verbatim}
+%decimal.ins
+%decimal.dtx
+%decimal.pdf (this file)
+%decimal.sty
+%\end{verbatim}
+%
+%\subsection*{Placing the files}
+%\begin{itemize}
+%
+%\item \texttt{decimal.sty}
+% {\TeX}Live typically places \texttt{decimal.sty} in the following directory
+% \newline |/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/tex/latex/decimal/decimal.sty|
+% Alternatively, one could place it in the user's \texttt{/texmf-local/} directory, for example,
+% something like \newline |/usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex/local/decimal/decimal.sty|
+% which has the merit of not being overwritten by {\TeX}Live.
+%
+% \item \texttt{decimal.pdf}
+%
+% {\TeX}Live typically places \texttt{decimal.pdf} in the \texttt{/doc/} directory, for example
+% \newline |/usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf-dist/doc/latex/decimal/|
+% {\newline}Using this directory has the great advantage that the \texttt{texdoc} utility
+% will then display the pdf when you type the command \command{texdoc decimal}.
+%
+%\end{itemize}
+%Once the files have been placed, then update the \TeX\ file database. On a Linux system this is
+%done by running the \command{texhash} command (as root).
+%
+%\section{Known bugs}
+%
+%\subsection*{Problems with the \texttt{mathpazo} and \texttt{hyperref} packages}
+% We know of only two package-interaction problems as follows.
+% The \texttt{mathspazo} package effectively neutralises a previously loaded \texttt{decimal} package.
+% If the \texttt{decimal} package is loaded before the \texttt{hyperref} package, then
+% \LaTeX\ fails, throwing out multiple maths-related error messages
+%
+% The work-around is simply to install the decimal package \textit{after} these two packages.
+%
+%\section{Version history}
+% \begin{itemize}
+% \item May 2, 2005 --- version $1.1$
+% \item July 12, 2003 --- first release (version $1.0$)
+% \end{itemize}
%
% \section{The Implementation}
%
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/decimal/decimal.ins b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/decimal/decimal.ins
index 4f479270c1c..1e8852e9b7e 100644
--- a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/decimal/decimal.ins
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/decimal/decimal.ins
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%% Copyright 2003 Apostolos Syropoulos and Dick Nickalls
+%% Copyright 2003-2011 Apostolos Syropoulos and Dick Nickalls
%%
%% This file is part of the `decimal' package.
%% You are not allowed to modify its contents.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
\preamble
- (c) copyright 2003 Apostolos Syropoulos and Dick Nickalls
+ (c) copyright 2003-2011 Apostolos Syropoulos and Dick Nickalls
This program can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms
of the LaTeX Project Public License Distributed from CTAN
archives in directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt; either
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
Please report errors or suggestions for improvement to
Apostolos Syropoulos Dick Nickalls
- apostolo@obelix.ee.duth.gr dicknickalls@compuserve.com
+ apostolo@obelix.ee.duth.gr dick@nickalls.org
\endpreamble
@@ -47,6 +47,6 @@
\Msg{* To finish installation you have to copy}
\Msg{* the generated .sty file in the appropriate}
\Msg{* directory and then to rehash your TeX system}
-\Msg{* Happy English TeXing!}
+\Msg{* Happy British TeXing!}
\Msg{**********************************************************}
\endinput