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| author | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2006-12-14 00:56:47 +0000 |
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| committer | Karl Berry <karl@freefriends.org> | 2006-12-14 00:56:47 +0000 |
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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-ltxabbrv.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-ltxabbrv.html index 6442131ea76..0fba285df84 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-ltxabbrv.html +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/FAQ-en/html/FAQ-ltxabbrv.html @@ -1,25 +1,25 @@ <head> <title>UK TeX FAQ -- question label ltxabbrv</title> </head><body> -<h3>LaTeX internal "abbreviations", etc.</h3> +<h3>LaTeX internal “abbreviations”, etc.</h3> <p>In the deeps of time, when TeX first happened, computers had -extremely limited memory, and were (by today's standards) painfully -slow. When LaTeX came along, things weren't much better, and even +extremely limited memory, and were (by today’s standards) painfully +slow. When LaTeX came along, things weren’t much better, and even when LaTeX2e appeared, there was a strong imperative to save memory space (and to a lesser extent) CPU time. <p>From the very earliest days, Knuth used shortcut macros to speed -things up. LaTeX, over the years, has extended Knuth's list by a -substantial amount. An interesting feature of the "abbreviations" is +things up. LaTeX, over the years, has extended Knuth’s list by a +substantial amount. An interesting feature of the “abbreviations” is that on paper, they may look longer than the thing they stand for; however, to (La)TeX they <em>feel</em> smaller\dots <p>The table at the end of this answer lists the commonest of these -"abbreviations". It is not complete; as always, if the table -doesn't help, try the LaTeX source. The table lists each -abbreviation's <em>name</em> and its <em>value</em>, which provide most of -what a user needs to know. The table also lists the abbreviation's +“abbreviations”. It is not complete; as always, if the table +doesn’t help, try the LaTeX source. The table lists each +abbreviation’s <em>name</em> and its <em>value</em>, which provide most of +what a user needs to know. The table also lists the abbreviation’s <em>type</em>, which is a trickier concept: if you need to know, the -only real confusion is that the abbreviations labelled 'defn' are -defined using an <code>\</code><code><em>xxx</em>def</code> command. +only real confusion is that the abbreviations labelled ‘defn’ are +defined using an <code>\</code><code><em>xxx</code>def</em> command. <p><table rules="groups" border="0" cellpadding="3"><tbody><tr><td> Name <td> Type <td> Value <tr><td> </tbody><tbody><tr><td> @@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ Name <td> Type <td> Value <tr><td> <code>\</code><code>@xxpt</code> <td> macro <td> 20.74 <tr><td> <code>\</code><code>@xxvpt</code> <td> macro <td> 24.88 <tr><td> </tbody><tbody><tr><td> -<code>\</code><code>@plus</code> <td> macro <td> "<code>plus</code>" <tr><td> -<code>\</code><code>@minus</code> <td> macro <td> "<code>minus</code>" <tr><td> +<code>\</code><code>@plus</code> <td> macro <td> “<code>plus</code>” <tr><td> +<code>\</code><code>@minus</code> <td> macro <td> “<code>minus</code>” <tr><td> </tbody></table> -<p><p><p><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=ltxabbrv">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=ltxabbrv</a> +<p><p>This question on the Web: <a href="http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=ltxabbrv">http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=ltxabbrv</a> </body> |