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authorKarl Berry <karl@freefriends.org>2005-12-29 00:31:48 +0000
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+<head>
+<title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label eplain</title>
+</head><body>
+<h3>What is Eplain?</h3>
+<p>The
+<a href="http://www.ccs.neu.edu/~dorai/eplain/index.html">Eplain</a>
+macro package expands on and extends the definitions in Plain TeX.
+Eplain is not intended to provide "generic typesetting
+capabilities", as do LaTeX or
+<a href="FAQ-texinfo.html">Texinfo</a>. Instead, it
+defines macro tools that should be useful whatever commands you choose
+to use when you prepare your manuscript.
+<p>For example, Eplain does not have a command <code>\</code><code>section</code>,
+which would format section headings in an "appropriate" way, as
+LaTeX's <code>\</code><code>section</code> does. The philosophy of Eplain is that
+some people will always need or want to go beyond the macro designer's
+idea of "appropriate". Such canned macros are fine - as long as you
+are willing to accept the resulting output. If you don't like the
+results, or if you are trying to match a different format, you are out
+of luck.
+<p>On the other hand, almost everyone would like capabilities such as
+cross-referencing by labels, so that you don't have to put actual page
+numbers in the manuscript. Karl Berry, the author of Eplain, says
+he is not aware of any generally available macro packages that do
+not force their typographic style on an author, and yet provide
+such capabilities.
+<p>Eplain documentation is
+<a href="http://tug.org/docs/html/eplain">available online</a>, and there's
+also a mailing list - sign up, or browse the list archives, via
+<a href="http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-eplain">http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-eplain</a>
+<dl>
+<dt><tt><i>Eplain distribution</i></tt><dd><a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/eplain.zip">macros/eplain</a> (<a href="ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/eplain.tar.gz">gzipped tar</a>, <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/macros/eplain/">browse</a>)
+</dl>
+<p><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=eplain">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=eplain</a>
+</body>