new latex package thumbs 1.0a (14may11)

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+README for thumbs package, 2011/05/14, v1.0a
+
+
+TABLE OF CONTENTS
+=================
+
+1 Introduction
+2 Download
+3 Installation
+4 Additional Packages
+5 New Features
+6 Package Compatibility
+7 Authors/Maintainers
+8 Bug Reports
+9 Known Problems
+
+
+1 INTRODUCTION
+==============
+
+This package puts running, customizable thumb marks in the
+outer margin, moving downward as the chapter number (or
+whatever shall be marked by the thumb marks) increases.
+Additionally an overview page/table of thumb marks can be
+added automatically, which gives the respective names of the
+thumbed objects, the page where the object/thumb mark first
+appears, and the thumb mark itself at the respective
+position. The thumb marks are probably useful for documents,
+where a quick and easy way to find e.g. a chapter is needed,
+for example in reference guides, anthologies, or quite
+large documents.
+
+
+2 DOWNLOAD
+==========
+
+`thumbs' is available on CTAN:
+  CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/thumbs/
+
+Also a ZIP file is provided that contains the files, already
+sorted in a TDS tree:
+  CTAN:install/macros/latex/contrib/thumbs.tds.zip
+
+`CTAN:' means one of the `Comprehensive TeX Archive Network'
+nodes or one of its mirrors. This is explained in
+  http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=archives
+
+The CTAN stuff will be mirrored automatically from the
+ftp server, so
+  ftp://ftp.tug.org/pub/tex/thumbs/
+corresponds to
+  CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/thumbs/
+
+
+3 INSTALLATION
+==============
+
+Installation with ZIP file in TDS format
+----------------------------------------
+The ZIP file `thumbs.tds.zip' contains the files sorted
+in a TDS tree. Thus you can directly unpack the ZIP file
+inside a TDS tree.
+(See CTAN:tds.zip for an explanation of TDS.)
+Example:
+  cd /...somewhere.../texmf
+  unzip /...downloadpath.../thumbs.tds.zip
+Do not forget to refresh the file name database of this
+TDS tree.
+Example:
+  texhash /...somewhere.../texmf
+
+Manual installation
+-------------------
+a) Download the thumbs files from CTAN or the TUG server.
+   If necessary, unpack them.
+b) Generate the package and driver files:
+     tex thumbs.ins
+c) Install the file `*.sty' in your TDS tree:
+     cp *.sty TDS:tex/latex/thumbs/
+   Replace `TDS:' by the prefix of your TDS tree
+   (texmf directory).
+d) Copy the documentation files to
+   "TDS:doc/latex/thumbs/":
+   README, thumbs.pdf, thumbs-example.tex,
+   thumbs-example.pdf.
+e) Update the databases if necessary, e.g. for teTeX:
+     mktexlsr .../texmf
+
+
+4 ADDITIONAL PACKAGES
+=====================
+
+Depending on the driver and option settings, thumbs loads
+other packages: kvoptions, atbegshi, xcolor, picture,
+alphalph, pagesLTS, rerunfilecheck, ifthen, and warning,
+which again load other packages
+(see the result of the \listfiles command in the log-file
+ of the example).
+
+
+5 PACKAGE COMPATIBILITY
+=======================
+
+thumbs should be loaded AFTER the required packages,
+but loding it before those packages schould be possible,
+too.
+
+
+6 AUTHOR/MAINTAINER
+=====================
+
+* Hans-Martin Münch
+
+
+7 BUG REPORTS
+==============
+
+A bug report should contain:
+* Comprehensive problem description. This includes error or
+  warning messages.
+  * \errorcontextlines=\maxdimen can be added in the
+    TeX code to get more informations in TeX error messages.
+* Minimal test file that shows the problem, but does not
+  contain any unnecessary packages and code.
+* Used drivers/programs.
+* Version information about used packages and programs.
+  * If you are using LaTeX, then add "\listfiles". Then
+    a list of version informations is printed at the end
+    of the LaTeX run.
+* Please no other files than the minimal test file.
+  The other files .log, .dvi, .ps, .pdf are seldom
+  necessary, so send them only on request.
+* Please .zip or .tar.gz your file(s) before sending them!
+
+Bug address
+-----------
+Bug reports can be send to the maintainer:
+  Hans-Martin Münch
+  <Martin [dot] Muench [at] Uni-Bonn [dot] de>
+
+
+8 KNOWN PROBLEMS
+=================
+
+* as yet: none...
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+%%
+%% This is file `thumbs-example.tex',
+%% generated with the docstrip utility.
+%%
+%% The original source files were:
+%%
+%% thumbs.dtx  (with options: `example')
+%% 
+%% This is a generated file.
+%% 
+%% Project: thumbs
+%% Version: 2011/05/14 v1.0a
+%% 
+%% Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 by
+%%     H.-Martin M"unch <Martin dot Muench at Uni-Bonn dot de>
+%% 
+%% The usual disclaimer applys:
+%% If it doesn't work right that's your problem.
+%% (Nevertheless, send an e-mail to the maintainer
+%%  when you find an error in this package.)
+%% 
+%% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
+%% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
+%% version 1.3c of this license or (at your option) any later
+%% version. This version of this license is in
+%%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c.txt
+%% and the latest version of this license is in
+%%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
+%% and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of
+%% LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
+%% 
+%% This work has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained".
+%% 
+%% The Current Maintainer of this work is H.-Martin Muench.
+%% 
+%% This work consists of the main source file thumbs.dtx
+%% and the derived files
+%%    thumbs.sty, thumbs.pdf, thumbs.ins, thumbs.drv,
+%%    thumbs-example.tex.
+%% 
+\documentclass[twoside,british]{article}[2007/10/19]% v1.4h
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% When compiling with SWP 5.50. Build 2960, %
+%% these additional packages are needed:     %
+%% \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}                  %
+%% \usepackage{amsfonts}                     %
+%% \usepackage[math]{cellspace}              %
+%% \usepackage{xcolor}                       %
+%% \pagecolor{white}                         %
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+\usepackage{lipsum}[2011/04/14]% v1.2
+\usepackage{eurosym}[1998/08/06]% v1.1
+\usepackage[extension=pdf,%
+ pdfpagelayout=TwoPageRight,pdfpagemode={UseNone},%
+ plainpages=false,%
+ pdfpagelabels=true,%
+ hyperindex=false,%
+ pdflang={en},%
+ pdftitle={thumbs package example},%
+ pdfauthor={Hans-Martin Muench},%
+ pdfsubject={Example for the thumbs package},%
+ pdfkeywords={LaTeX, thumbs, thumb marks, Hans-Martin Muench},%
+ pdfview=Fit,pdfstartview=Fit,%
+ linktoc=all]{hyperref}[2011/04/17]% v6.82g
+\usepackage[pagecolor=white,thumblink=rule,linefill=dots,height={auto},minheight={47pt},%
+            width={auto},distance={2mm},topthumbmargin={auto},bottomthumbmargin={auto},%
+            verbose=true]{thumbs}[2011/05/14]% 1.0a
+\gdef\unit#1{\mathord{\thinspace\mathrm{#1}}}%
+\listfiles
+\begin{document}
+\pagenumbering{arabic}
+\section*{Example for thumbs}
+\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Example for thumbs}
+\markboth{Example for thumbs}{Example for thumbs}
+
+This example demonstrates the most common uses of package
+\textsf{thumbs}, v1.0a as of 2011/05/14 (HMM).
+The used options were \texttt{pagecolor=white},
+\texttt{thumblink=rule}, \texttt{linefill=dots},
+\texttt{height=auto}, \texttt{minheight=\{47pt\}},
+width={auto}, \texttt{distance=\{2mm\}}, \texttt{topthumbmargin=\{auto\}},
+\texttt{bottomthumbmargin=\{auto\}}, and \texttt{verbose=true}.
+These are the default options, except \texttt{verbose=true}.
+For more details please see the documentation!\newline
+
+\textbf{Hyperlinks or not:} If the \textsf{hyperref} package is loaded,
+the references in the overview page for the thumb marks are also hyperlinked
+(except when option \texttt{thumblink=none} is used).\newline
+
+\bigskip
+
+{\color{green} Save per page about $200\unit{ml}$ water, $2\unit{g}$ CO$_{2}$
+and $2\unit{g}$ wood:\newline
+Therefore please print only if this is really necessary.}
+
+\newpage
+
+\addtitlethumb{Frontmatter}{0}{white}{gray}{pagesLTS.0}
+
+At the first page no thumb mark was used, but we want to begin with thumb marks
+at the first page, therefore a
+\begin{verbatim}
+\addtitlethumb{Frontmatter}{0}{white}{gray}{pagesLTS.0}
+\end{verbatim}
+was used at the beginning of this page.
+
+\newpage
+
+\tableofcontents
+
+\newpage
+
+To include an overview page for the thumb marks,
+\begin{verbatim}
+\addthumbsoverviewtocontents{section}{Thumb marks overview}%
+\thumbsoverview{Table of Thumbs}
+\end{verbatim}
+is used, where \textbackslash addthumbsoverviewtocontents adds the thumb
+marks overview page to the table of contents.
+
+\addthumbsoverviewtocontents{section}{Thumb marks overview}%
+\thumbsoverview{Table of Thumbs}
+
+That were the overview pages for the thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+\section{The first section}
+\addthumb{First section}{\space\Huge{\textbf{$1^ \textrm{st}$}}}{yellow}{green}
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+\addthumb{First section}{\space\Huge{\textbf{$1^ \textrm{st}$}}}{yellow}{green}
+\end{verbatim}
+
+A thumb mark is added for this section. The parameters are: title for the thumb mark,
+the text to be displayed in the thumb mark (choose your own format),
+the colour of the text in the thumb mark,
+and the background colour of the thumb mark (parameters in this order).\newline
+
+Now for some pages of \textquotedblleft content\textquotedblright\ldots
+
+\newpage
+\lipsum[1]
+\newpage
+\lipsum[1]
+\newpage
+\lipsum[1]
+\newpage
+
+\section{The second section}
+\addthumb{Second section}{\Huge{\textbf{\arabic{section}}}}{green}{yellow}
+
+For this section, the text to be displayed in the thumb mark was set to
+\begin{verbatim}
+\Huge{\textbf{\arabic{section}}}
+\end{verbatim}
+i.\,e. the number of the section will be displayed (huge \& bold).\newline
+
+Let us change the thumb mark on a page with an even number:
+
+\newpage
+
+\section{The third section}
+\addthumb{Third section}{\Huge{\textbf{\arabic{section}}}}{blue}{red}
+
+No problem!
+
+And you do not need to have a section to add a thumb:
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{Still third section}{\Huge{\textbf{\arabic{section}b}}}{red}{blue}
+
+This is still the third section, but there is a new thumb mark.
+
+On the other hand, you can even get rid of the the thumb marks
+for some page(s):
+
+\newpage
+
+\stopthumb
+
+The command
+\begin{verbatim}
+\stopthumb
+\end{verbatim}
+was used here. Until another addthumb (with parameters) or
+\begin{verbatim}
+\continuethumb
+\end{verbatim}
+is used, there will be no more thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+Still no thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+Still no thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+Still no thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+\continuethumb
+
+Thumb mark continued (unchanged).
+
+\newpage
+
+Thumb mark continued (unchanged).
+
+\newpage
+
+Time for another thumb,
+
+\addthumb{Another heading}{Small text}{white}{black}
+
+and another.
+
+\addthumb{Huge Text}{\Huge{Huge Text}}{yellow}{green}
+
+\addthumb{bold text }{\textbf{Bf Text}}{pink}{blue}
+
+\addthumb{Huge Bold Text}{\Huge{\textbf{HBT}}}{black}{yellow}
+
+When there is more than one thumb mark at one page, this is no problem.
+When more than six (6) thumb marks are at one (1) page,
+only the first six will be shown,
+while all will appear in the thumbs overview page.
+On the following pages the correct, last thumb mark will appear.
+More than one thumb mark at one page probably does not make much sense.
+This package was not created to create decorations at the page margin,
+but if you really need more than six thumb marks at one page,
+feel free to send an e-mail to the maintainer.
+If you have got an idea how to dynamically create thumb
+\textquotedblleft registers\textquotedblright\ (thereby overcomming
+this limitation), please send an e-mail to the maintainer, too.
+
+\newpage
+
+Some text
+
+\newpage
+
+Some text
+
+\newpage
+
+Some text
+
+\newpage
+
+\section{xcolor}
+\addthumb{xcolor}{\Huge{\textbf{xcolor}}}{magenta}{cyan}
+
+It is probably a good idea to have a look at the \textsf{xcolor} package
+and use other colours than used in this example.
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{A mark}{\Huge{\textbf{A}}}{lime}{darkgray}
+
+I just need to add further thumb marks to get them reaching the bottom of the page.
+
+Generally the vertical size of the thumb marks is set to the value given in the
+height option. If it is \texttt{auto}, the size of the thumb marks is decreased,
+so that they fit all on one page. But when they get smaller than \texttt{minheight},
+instead of decreasing their size further, a~new thumbs colum is started
+(which will happen here).
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{B mark}{\Huge{\textbf{B}}}{brown}{pink}
+
+There! A new thumb colum was started automatically!
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{C mark}{\Huge{\textbf{C}}}{brown}{pink}
+
+You can, of course, keep the colour for more than one thumb mark.
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{$1/1.\,955\,83$\, EUR}{\Huge{\textbf{D}}}{orange}{violet}
+
+I am just adding further thumb marks.
+
+If you are curiouse why the thumb mark between
+\textquotedblleft C mark\textquotedblright\ and \textquotedblleft E mark\textquotedblright\ has
+not been named \textquotedblleft D mark\textquotedblright\ but
+\textquotedblleft $1/1.\,955\,83$\, EUR\textquotedblright :
+
+$1\unit{DM}=1\unit{D\ Mark}=1\unit{Deutsche\ Mark}$\newline
+$=\frac{1}{1.\,955\,83}\,$\euro $\,=1/1.\,955\,83\unit{Euro}=1/1.\,955\,83\unit{EUR}$.
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{E mark}{\Huge{\textbf{E}}}{lightgray}{black}
+
+I am just adding further thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{F mark}{\Huge{\textbf{F}}}{magenta}{black}
+
+Some text.
+
+\newpage
+\thumbnewcolumn
+\addthumb{New thumb marks column}{\Huge{\textit{NC}}}{magenta}{black}
+
+There! A new thumb colum was started manually!
+
+\newpage
+
+Some text.
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{G mark}{\Huge{\textbf{G}}}{orange}{violet}
+
+I just added another thumb mark.
+
+\newpage
+
+Well, I think that are enough thumb marks.
+
+Good bye!
+
+\end{document}
+
+\endinput
+%%
+%% End of file `thumbs-example.tex'.
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+%%
+%% This is file `thumbs.drv',
+%% generated with the docstrip utility.
+%%
+%% The original source files were:
+%%
+%% thumbs.dtx  (with options: `driver')
+%% 
+%% This is a generated file.
+%% 
+%% Project: thumbs
+%% Version: 2011/05/14 v1.0a
+%% 
+%% Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 by
+%%     H.-Martin M"unch <Martin dot Muench at Uni-Bonn dot de>
+%% 
+%% The usual disclaimer applys:
+%% If it doesn't work right that's your problem.
+%% (Nevertheless, send an e-mail to the maintainer
+%%  when you find an error in this package.)
+%% 
+%% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
+%% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
+%% version 1.3c of this license or (at your option) any later
+%% version. This version of this license is in
+%%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c.txt
+%% and the latest version of this license is in
+%%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
+%% and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of
+%% LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
+%% 
+%% This work has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained".
+%% 
+%% The Current Maintainer of this work is H.-Martin Muench.
+%% 
+%% This work consists of the main source file thumbs.dtx
+%% and the derived files
+%%    thumbs.sty, thumbs.pdf, thumbs.ins, thumbs.drv,
+%%    thumbs-example.tex.
+%% 
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2009/09/24]
+\ProvidesFile{thumbs.drv}%
+  [2011/05/14 v1.0a Thumb marks and overwiew page(s) (HMM)]%
+\documentclass[landscape]{ltxdoc}[2007/11/11]% v2.0u
+\usepackage{geometry}[2010/09/12]% v5.6
+\usepackage{holtxdoc}[2011/02/04]% v0.21
+%% thumbs may work with earlier versions of LaTeX2e and those
+%% class and packages, but this was not tested.
+%% Please consider updating your LaTeX, class, and packages
+%% to the most recent version (if they are not already the most
+%% recent version).
+\hypersetup{%
+ pdfsubject={Thumb marks and overwiew page(s) (HMM)},%
+ pdfkeywords={LaTeX, thumb, thumbs, thumb index, thumbs index, index, Hans-Martin Muench},%
+ pdfencoding=auto,%
+ pdflang={en},%
+ breaklinks=true,%
+ linktoc=all,%
+ pdfstartview=FitH,%
+ pdfpagelayout=OneColumn,%
+ bookmarksnumbered=true,%
+ bookmarksopen=true,%
+ bookmarksopenlevel=3,%
+ pdfmenubar=true,%
+ pdftoolbar=true,%
+ pdfwindowui=true,%
+ pdfnewwindow=true%
+}
+\CodelineIndex
+\hyphenation{printing docu-ment docu-menta-tion}
+\gdef\unit#1{\mathord{\thinspace\mathrm{#1}}}%
+\begin{document}
+  \DocInput{thumbs.dtx}%
+\end{document}
+
+\endinput
+%%
+%% End of file `thumbs.drv'.
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+% \iffalse meta-comment
+%
+% File: thumbs.dtx
+% Version: 2011/05/14 v1.0a
+%
+% Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 by
+%    H.-Martin M"unch <Martin dot Muench at Uni-Bonn dot de>
+%
+% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
+% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
+% version 1.3c of this license or (at your option) any later
+% version. This version of this license is in
+%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c.txt
+% and the latest version of this license is in
+%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
+% and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of
+% LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
+%
+% This work has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained".
+%
+% The Current Maintainer of this work is H.-Martin Muench.
+%
+% This work consists of the main source file thumbs.dtx
+% and the derived files
+%    thumbs.sty, thumbs.ins, thumbs.drv,
+%    thumbs-example.tex, thumbs.pdf.
+%
+% Distribution:
+%    CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/thumbs/thumbs.dtx
+%    CTAN:macros/latex/contrib/thumbs/thumbs.pdf
+%    CTAN:install/macros/latex/contrib/thumbs.tds.zip
+%
+% Unpacking:
+%    (a) If thumbs.ins is present:
+%           tex thumbs.ins
+%    (b) Without thumbs.ins:
+%           tex thumbs.dtx
+%    (c) If you insist on using LaTeX
+%           latex \let\install=y\input{thumbs.dtx}
+%        (quote the arguments according to the demands of your shell)
+%
+% Documentation:
+%    (a) If thumbs.drv is present:
+%           (pdf)latex thumbs.drv
+%           makeindex -s gind.ist thumbs.idx
+%           (pdf)latex thumbs.drv
+%           makeindex -s gind.ist thumbs.idx
+%           (pdf)latex thumbs.drv
+%    (b) Without thumbs.drv:
+%           (pdf)latex thumbs.dtx
+%           makeindex -s gind.ist thumbs.idx
+%           (pdf)latex thumbs.dtx
+%           makeindex -s gind.ist thumbs.idx
+%           (pdf)latex thumbs.dtx
+%
+%    The class ltxdoc loads the configuration file ltxdoc.cfg
+%    if available. Here you can specify further options, e.g.
+%    use DIN A4 as paper format:
+%       \PassOptionsToClass{a4paper}{article}
+%
+% Installation:
+%    TDS:tex/latex/thumbs/thumbs.sty
+%    TDS:doc/latex/thumbs/thumbs.pdf
+%    TDS:doc/latex/thumbs/thumbs-example.tex
+%    TDS:source/latex/thumbs/thumbs.dtx
+%
+%<*ignore>
+\begingroup
+  \catcode123=1 %
+  \catcode125=2 %
+  \def\x{LaTeX2e}%
+\expandafter\endgroup
+\ifcase 0\ifx\install y1\fi\expandafter
+         \ifx\csname processbatchFile\endcsname\relax\else1\fi
+         \ifx\fmtname\x\else 1\fi\relax
+\else\csname fi\endcsname
+%</ignore>
+%<*install>
+\input docstrip.tex
+\Msg{*************************************************************************}
+\Msg{* Installation}
+\Msg{* Package: thumbs 2011/05/14 v1.0a Thumb marks and overwiew page(s) (HMM)}
+\Msg{*************************************************************************}
+
+\keepsilent
+\askforoverwritefalse
+
+\let\MetaPrefix\relax
+\preamble
+
+This is a generated file.
+
+Project: thumbs
+Version: 2011/05/14 v1.0a
+
+Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 by
+    H.-Martin M"unch <Martin dot Muench at Uni-Bonn dot de>
+
+The usual disclaimer applys:
+If it doesn't work right that's your problem.
+(Nevertheless, send an e-mail to the maintainer
+ when you find an error in this package.)
+
+This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
+conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
+version 1.3c of this license or (at your option) any later
+version. This version of this license is in
+   http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c.txt
+and the latest version of this license is in
+   http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
+and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of
+LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
+
+This work has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained".
+
+The Current Maintainer of this work is H.-Martin Muench.
+
+This work consists of the main source file thumbs.dtx
+and the derived files
+   thumbs.sty, thumbs.pdf, thumbs.ins, thumbs.drv,
+   thumbs-example.tex.
+
+\endpreamble
+\let\MetaPrefix\DoubleperCent
+
+\generate{%
+  \file{thumbs.ins}{\from{thumbs.dtx}{install}}%
+  \file{thumbs.drv}{\from{thumbs.dtx}{driver}}%
+  \usedir{tex/latex/thumbs}%
+  \file{thumbs.sty}{\from{thumbs.dtx}{package}}%
+  \usedir{doc/latex/thumbs}%
+  \file{thumbs-example.tex}{\from{thumbs.dtx}{example}}%
+}
+
+\catcode32=13\relax% active space
+\let =\space%
+\Msg{************************************************************************}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{* To finish the installation you have to move the following}
+\Msg{* file into a directory searched by TeX:}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{*     thumbs.sty*}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{* To produce the documentation run the file `thumbs.drv'}
+\Msg{* through (pdf)LaTeX, e.g.}
+\Msg{*  pdflatex thumbs.drv}
+\Msg{*  makeindex -s gind.ist thumbs.idx}
+\Msg{*  pdflatex thumbs.drv}
+\Msg{*  makeindex -s gind.ist thumbs.idx}
+\Msg{*  pdflatex thumbs.drv}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{* At least three runs are necessary e.g. to get the}
+\Msg{*  references right!}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{* Happy TeXing!}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{************************************************************************}
+
+\endbatchfile
+%</install>
+%<*ignore>
+\fi
+%</ignore>
+%
+% \section{The documentation driver file}
+%
+% The next bit of code contains the documentation driver file for
+% \TeX{}, i.\,e., the file that will produce the documentation you
+% are currently reading. It will be extracted from this file by the
+% \texttt{docstrip} programme. That is, run \LaTeX\ on \texttt{docstrip}
+% and specify the \texttt{driver} option when \texttt{docstrip}
+% asks for options.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+%<*driver>
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[2009/09/24]
+\ProvidesFile{thumbs.drv}%
+  [2011/05/14 v1.0a Thumb marks and overwiew page(s) (HMM)]%
+\documentclass[landscape]{ltxdoc}[2007/11/11]% v2.0u
+\usepackage{geometry}[2010/09/12]% v5.6
+\usepackage{holtxdoc}[2011/02/04]% v0.21
+%% thumbs may work with earlier versions of LaTeX2e and those
+%% class and packages, but this was not tested.
+%% Please consider updating your LaTeX, class, and packages
+%% to the most recent version (if they are not already the most
+%% recent version).
+\hypersetup{%
+ pdfsubject={Thumb marks and overwiew page(s) (HMM)},%
+ pdfkeywords={LaTeX, thumb, thumbs, thumb index, thumbs index, index, Hans-Martin Muench},%
+ pdfencoding=auto,%
+ pdflang={en},%
+ breaklinks=true,%
+ linktoc=all,%
+ pdfstartview=FitH,%
+ pdfpagelayout=OneColumn,%
+ bookmarksnumbered=true,%
+ bookmarksopen=true,%
+ bookmarksopenlevel=3,%
+ pdfmenubar=true,%
+ pdftoolbar=true,%
+ pdfwindowui=true,%
+ pdfnewwindow=true%
+}
+\CodelineIndex
+\hyphenation{printing docu-ment docu-menta-tion}
+\gdef\unit#1{\mathord{\thinspace\mathrm{#1}}}%
+\begin{document}
+  \DocInput{thumbs.dtx}%
+\end{document}
+%</driver>
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \fi
+%
+% \CheckSum{1663}
+%
+% \CharacterTable
+%  {Upper-case    \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
+%   Lower-case    \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
+%   Digits        \0\1\2\3\4\5\6\7\8\9
+%   Exclamation   \!     Double quote  \"     Hash (number) \#
+%   Dollar        \$     Percent       \%     Ampersand     \&
+%   Acute accent  \'     Left paren    \(     Right paren   \)
+%   Asterisk      \*     Plus          \+     Comma         \,
+%   Minus         \-     Point         \.     Solidus       \/
+%   Colon         \:     Semicolon     \;     Less than     \<
+%   Equals        \=     Greater than  \>     Question mark \?
+%   Commercial at \@     Left bracket  \[     Backslash     \\
+%   Right bracket \]     Circumflex    \^     Underscore    \_
+%   Grave accent  \`     Left brace    \{     Vertical bar  \|
+%   Right brace   \}     Tilde         \~}
+%
+% \GetFileInfo{thumbs.drv}
+%
+% \begingroup
+%   \def\x{\#,\$,\^,\_,\~,\ ,\&,\{,\},\%}%
+%   \makeatletter
+%   \@onelevel@sanitize\x
+% \expandafter\endgroup
+% \expandafter\DoNotIndex\expandafter{\x}
+% \expandafter\DoNotIndex\expandafter{\string\ }
+% \begingroup
+%   \makeatletter
+%     \lccode`9=32\relax
+%     \lowercase{%^^A
+%       \edef\x{\noexpand\DoNotIndex{\@backslashchar9}}%^^A
+%     }%^^A
+%   \expandafter\endgroup\x
+%
+% \DoNotIndex{\\}
+% \DoNotIndex{\documentclass,\usepackage,\ProvidesPackage,\begin,\end}
+% \DoNotIndex{\NeedsTeXFormat,\DoNotIndex,\verb}
+% \DoNotIndex{\def,\edef,\gdef,\global}
+% \DoNotIndex{\ifx,\kvoptions,\listfiles,\mathord,\mathrm,\ProcessKeyvalOptions}
+% \DoNotIndex{\SetupKeyvalOptions}
+% \DoNotIndex{\bigskip,\space,\thinspace,\Huge,\Large,\large,\linebreak,\MessageBreak}
+% \DoNotIndex{\ldots,\indent,\noindent,\newline,\pagebreak,\pagenumbering}
+% \DoNotIndex{\textbf,\textit,\textsf,\texttt,\textquotedblleft,\textquotedblright}
+% \DoNotIndex{\plainTeX,\TeX,\LaTeX,\pdfLaTeX}
+% \DoNotIndex{\chapter,\section}
+% \DoNotIndex{\arabic,\c@th@mbs@tmpA,\endcsname,\ifnum,\newpage,\setcounter,\advance}
+% \DoNotIndex{\setlength,\the,\value,\textbackslash,\,}
+%
+% \title{The \xpackage{thumbs} package}
+% \date{2011/05/14 v1.0a}
+% \author{H.-Martin M\"{u}nch\\\xemail{Martin.Muench at Uni-Bonn.de}}
+%
+% \maketitle
+%
+% \begin{abstract}
+% This \LaTeX\ package allows to create one or more customizable thumb index(es),
+% providing a quick and easy reference methode for large documents.
+% \end{abstract}
+%
+% \bigskip
+%
+% \noindent Disclaimer for web links: The author is not responsible for any contents
+% referred to in this work unless he has full knowledge of illegal contents.
+% If any damage occurs by the use of information presented there, only the
+% author of the respective pages might be liable, not the one who has referred
+% to these pages.
+%
+% \bigskip
+%
+% \noindent {\color{green} Save per page about $200\unit{ml}$ water,
+% $2\unit{g}$ CO$_{2}$ and $2\unit{g}$ wood:\\
+% Therefore please print only if this is really necessary.}
+%
+% \newpage
+%
+% \tableofcontents
+%
+% \newpage
+%
+% \section{Introduction}
+% \indent This package puts running, customizable thumb marks in the outer
+% margin, moving downward as the chapter number (or whatever shall be marked
+% by the thumb marks) increases. Additionally an overview page/table of thumb
+% marks can be added automatically, which gives the respective names of the
+% thumbed objects, the page where the object/thumb mark first appears,
+% and the thumb mark itself at the respective position. The thumb marks are
+% probably useful for documents, where a quick and easy way to find
+% e.\,g.~a~chapter is needed, for example in reference guides, anthologies,
+% or quite large documents.\\
+% There \emph{are} already some packages for creating thumbs, but because
+% none of them did what I wanted, I wrote this new package.\footnote{Probably%
+% this holds true for the motivation of the authors of quite a lot of packages.}
+%
+% \section{Usage}
+%
+% \subsection{Loading}
+% \indent Load the package placing
+% \begin{quote}
+%   |\usepackage[<|\textit{options}|>]{thumbs}|
+% \end{quote}
+% \noindent in the preamble of your \LaTeXe\ source file.
+%
+% \subsection{Options}
+% \DescribeMacro{options}
+% \indent The \xpackage{thumbs} package takes the following options:
+%
+% \subsubsection{pagecolor\label{sss:pagecolor}}
+% \DescribeMacro{pagecolor}
+% \indent Option |pagecolor| wants to know the background colour of the pages
+% for use with the \texttt{xcolor} package. The default value is |white|.
+%
+% \subsubsection{linefill\label{sss:linefill}}
+% \DescribeMacro{linefill}
+% \indent Option |linefill| wants to know how the line between object
+% (e.\,g.~chapter name) and page number shall be filled at the overview
+% page. Empty option will result in a blank line, |line| will fill the distance
+% with a line, |dots| will fill the distance with dots.
+%
+% \subsubsection{minheight\label{sss:minheight}}
+% \DescribeMacro{minheight}
+% \indent Option |minheight| wants to know the minimal vertical extension
+%  of each thumb mark. This is only useful in combination with option |height=auto|
+%  (see below). When the height is automatically calculated and smaller than
+%  the |minheight| value, the height is set equal to the given |minheight| value
+%  and a new column/page of thumb marks is used. The default value is
+%  $47\unit{pt}$\ $(\approx 16.5\unit{mm} \approx 0.65\unit{in})$.
+%
+% \subsubsection{height\label{sss:height}}
+% \DescribeMacro{height}
+% \indent Option |height| wants to know the vertical extension of each thumb mark.
+%  The default value \textquotedblleft |auto|\textquotedblright\ calculates
+%  an appropriate value automatically decreasing with increasing number of thumb
+%  marks (but fixed for each document). When the height is smaller than |minheight|,
+%  this package deems this as too small and instead uses a new column/page of thumb
+%  marks. If smaller thumb marks are really wanted, choose a smaller |minheight|
+% (e.\,g.~$0\unit{pt}$).
+%
+% \subsubsection{width\label{sss:width}}
+% \DescribeMacro{width}
+% \indent Option |width| wants to know the horizontal extension of each thumb mark.
+%  The default option-value \textquotedblleft |auto|\textquotedblright\ calculates
+%  a width-value automatically: (|\paperwidth| minus |\textwidth|), which is the
+%  total width of inner and outer margin, divided by~$4$. Instead of this, any
+%  positive width given by the user is accepted. (Try |width={\paperwidth}|
+%  in the example!)
+%
+% \subsubsection{distance\label{sss:distance}}
+% \DescribeMacro{distance}
+% \indent Option |distance| wants to know the vertical spacing between
+%  two thumb marks. The default value is $2\unit{mm}$.
+%
+% \subsubsection{topthumbmargin\label{sss:topthumbmargin}}
+% \DescribeMacro{topthumbmargin}
+% \indent Option |topthumbmargin| wants to know the vertical spacing between
+%  the upper page (paper) border and top thumb mark. The default (|auto|)
+%  is 1 inch plus |\voffset| plus |\topmargin|. Dimensions (e.\,g. $1\unit{cm}$)
+%  are also accepted.
+%
+% \subsubsection{bottomthumbmargin\label{sss:bottomthumbmargin}}
+% \DescribeMacro{bottomthumbmargin}
+% \indent Option |bottomthumbmargin| wants to know the vertical spacing between
+%  the lower page (paper) border and last thumb mark. The default (|auto|) for the
+%  position of the last thumb is\\
+%  |1in+\voffset+\topmargin-\thumbs@distance+\th@mbheighty+\headheight+|%
+%  |\headsep+\textheight+\footskip|\newline%
+%  |-\thumbs@distance-\th@mbheighty|.\\
+%  Dimensions (e.\,g. $1\unit{cm}$) are also accepted.
+%
+% \subsubsection{thumblink\label{sss:thumblink}}
+% \DescribeMacro{thumblink}
+% \indent Option |thumblink| determines, what is hyperlinked at the thumb marks
+% overview page (when the \xpackage{hyperref} package is used):
+%
+% \begin{description}
+% \item[- |none|] creates \emph{none} hyperlinks
+%
+% \item[- |title|] hyperlinks the \emph{titles} of the thumb marks
+%
+% \item[- |page|] hyperlinks the \emph{page} numbers of the thumb marks
+%
+% \item[- |titleandpage|] hyperlinks the \emph{title and page} numbers of the thumb marks
+%
+% \item[- |line|] hyperlinks the whole \emph{line}, i.\,e. title, dots (or line or whatsoever)%
+%   and page numbers of the thumb marks
+%
+% \item[- |rule|] hyperlinks the whole \emph{rule}.
+% \end{description}
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% \subsubsection{verbose\label{sss:verbose}}
+% \DescribeMacro{verbose}
+% \indent Option |verbose=false| (the default) suppresses some messages,
+%  which otherwise are presented at the screen and written into the \xfile{log}~file.
+%
+% \subsection{Commands to be used in the document}
+% \DescribeMacro{\addthumb}
+% To add a thumb mark, use the |\addthumb| command, which has these four parameters:
+% \begin{enumerate}
+% \item a title for the thumb mark (for the thumb marks overview page,
+%         e.\,g. the chapter title),
+%
+% \item the text to be displayed in the thumb mark (for example the chapter
+%         number: |\thechapter|),
+%
+% \item the colour of the text in the thumb mark,
+%
+% \item and the background colour of the thumb mark
+% \end{enumerate}
+% (parameters in this order) at the page where you want this thumb mark placed
+% (for the first time).\\
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\addtitlethumb}
+% When a thumb mark shall not or cannot be placed on a page, e.\,g.~at the title page or
+% when using |\includepdf| from \xpackage{pdfpages} package, but the reference in the thumb
+% marks overview nevertheless shall name that page number and hyperlink to that page,
+% |\addtitlethumb| can be used at the following page. It has five arguments. The arguments
+% one to four are identical to the ones of |\addthumb| (see above),
+% and the fifth argument consists of the label of the page, where the hyperlink
+% at the thumb marks overview page shall link to. The \xpackage{thumbs} package does
+% \emph{not} create that label! But for the first page the label
+% \texttt{pagesLTS.0} can be use, which is already placed there by the used
+% \xpackage{pagesLTS} package.\\
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\stopthumb}
+% \DescribeMacro{\continuethumb}
+% When a page (or pages) shall have no thumb marks, use the |\stopthumb| command
+% (without parameters). Placing another thumb mark with |\addthumb| or |\addtitlethumb|
+% or using the command |\continuethumb| continues the thumb marks.\\
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\thumbsoverview}
+% The command |\thumbsoverview| is used to place the overview page(s) for the thumb marks.
+% Its single parameter is used to mark this page/these pages (e.\,g. in the page header).
+% If these marks are not whished, |\thumbsoverview{}| will generate empty marks in the
+% page header(s). |\thumbsoverview| could be used more than once (for example at the
+% beginning and at the end of the document), but the label |TableOfThumbs| would than
+% be multilpy defined (no great harm done, but hyperlinks will only link to one of the
+% labels).\\
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\thumbnewcolumn}
+% With the command |\thumbnewcolumn| a new column can be started, even if the current one
+% was not filled. This could be useful e.\,g. for a dictionary, which uses one column for
+% translations from language A to language B, and the second column for translations
+% from language B to language A. But in that case one probably should increase the
+% size of the thumb marks, so that $26$~thumb marks (in~case of the latin alphabet)
+% fill one thumb column. Do not use |\thumbnewcolumn| on a page where |\addthumb| was
+% already used, but use |\addthumb| immediately after |\thumbnewcolumn|.\\
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\addthumbsoverviewtocontents}
+% |\addthumbsoverviewtocontents| with two arguments is a replacement for
+% |\addcontentsline{toc}{<level>}{<text>}|, where the first argument of
+% |\addthumbsoverviewtocontents| is for |<level>| and the second for |<text>|.
+% If an entry of the thumbs mark overview shall be placed in the table of contents,
+% |\addthumbsoverviewtocontents| with its arguments should be used immediately before
+% |\thumbsoverview|.
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% \section{Alternatives\label{sec:Alternatives}}
+%
+% \begin{description}
+% \item[-] \xpackage{chapterthumb}, 2005/03/10, v0.1, by \textsc{Markus Kohm}, available at\\
+%  \url{http://mirror.ctan.org/info/examples/KOMA-Script-3/Anhang-B/source/chapterthumb.sty};\\
+%  unfortunately without documentation, which is probably available in the book:\\
+%  Kohm, M., \& Morawski, J.-U. (2008): KOMA-Script. Eine Sammlung von Klassen und Paketen f\"{u}r \LaTeX2e,
+%  3.,~\"{u}berarbeitete und erweiterte Auflage f\"{u}r KOMA-Script~3,
+%  Lehmanns Media, Berlin, Edition dante, ISBN-13:~978-3-86541-291-1,
+%  \url{http://www.lob.de/isbn/3865412912}; in German.
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{eso-pic}, 2010/10/06, v2.0c by \textsc{Rolf Niepraschk}, available at
+%  \url{http://www.ctan.org/pkg/eso-pic}, was suggested as alternative. If I understood its code right,
+% |\AtBeginShipout{\AtBeginShipoutUpperLeft{\put(...| is used there, too. Thus I do not see
+% its advantage. Additionally, while compiling the \xpackage{eso-pic} test documents with
+% \TeX Live2010 worked, compiling them with \textsl{Scientific WorkPlace}{}\ 5.50 Build 2960\ %
+% (\copyright~MacKichan Software, Inc.) led to significant deviations of the placements
+% (also changing from one page to the other).
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{fancytabs}, 2011/04/16 v1.1, by \textsc{Rapha\"{e}l Pinson}, available at
+%  \url{http://www.ctan.org/pkg/fancytabs}, but requires TikZ from the
+%  \href{http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pgf}{pgf} bundle.
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumb}, 2001, without file version, by \textsc{Ingo Kl\"{o}ckel}, available at\\
+%  \url{ftp://ftp.dante.de/pub/tex/info/examples/ltt/thumb.sty},
+%  unfortunately without documentation, which is probably available in the book:\\
+%  Kl\"{o}ckel, I. (2001): \LaTeX2e.\ Tips und Tricks, Dpunkt.Verlag GmbH,
+%  \href{http://amazon.de/o/ASIN/3932588371}{ISBN-13:~978-3-93258-837-2}; in German.
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumb} (a completely different one), 1997/12/24, v1.0,
+%  by \textsc{Christian Holm}, available at\\
+%  \url{http://www.ctan.org/pkg/thumb}.
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumbindex}, 2009/12/13, without file version, by \textsc{Hisashi Morita},
+%  available at\\
+%  \url{http://hisashim.org/2009/12/13/thumbindex.html}.
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumb-index}, from the \xpackage{fancyhdr} package, 2005/03/22 v3.2,
+%  by~\textsc{Piet van Oostrum}, available at\\
+%  \url{http://www.ctan.org/pkg/fancyhdr}.
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumbpdf}, 2010/07/07, v3.11, by \textsc{Heiko Oberdiek}, is for creating
+%  thumbnails in a \xfile{pdf} document, not thumb marks (and therefore \textit{no} alternative);
+%  available at \url{http://www.ctan.org/pkg/thumbpdf}.
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumby}, 2010/01/14, v0.1, by \textsc{Sergey Goldgaber},
+%  \textquotedblleft is designed to work with the \href{http://www.ctan.org/pkg/memoir}{memoir}
+%  class, and also requires \href{http://www.ctan.org/pkg/perltex}{Perl\TeX} and
+%  \href{http://www.ctan.org/pkg/pgf}{tikz}\textquotedblright\ %
+%  (\url{http://www.ctan.org/pkg/thumby}), available at \url{http://www.ctan.org/pkg/thumby}.
+% \end{description}
+%
+% \bigskip
+%
+% \noindent (You programmed or found another alternative,
+%  which is available at \CTAN{}?\\
+%  OK, send an e-mail to me with the name, location at \CTAN{},
+%  and a short notice, and I will probably include it in
+%  the list above.)
+%
+% \newpage
+%
+% \section{Example}
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+%<*example>
+\documentclass[twoside,british]{article}[2007/10/19]% v1.4h
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%% When compiling with SWP 5.50. Build 2960, %
+%% these additional packages are needed:     %
+%% \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}                  %
+%% \usepackage{amsfonts}                     %
+%% \usepackage[math]{cellspace}              %
+%% \usepackage{xcolor}                       %
+%% \pagecolor{white}                         %
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+\usepackage{lipsum}[2011/04/14]% v1.2
+\usepackage{eurosym}[1998/08/06]% v1.1
+\usepackage[extension=pdf,%
+ pdfpagelayout=TwoPageRight,pdfpagemode={UseNone},%
+ plainpages=false,%
+ pdfpagelabels=true,%
+ hyperindex=false,%
+ pdflang={en},%
+ pdftitle={thumbs package example},%
+ pdfauthor={Hans-Martin Muench},%
+ pdfsubject={Example for the thumbs package},%
+ pdfkeywords={LaTeX, thumbs, thumb marks, Hans-Martin Muench},%
+ pdfview=Fit,pdfstartview=Fit,%
+ linktoc=all]{hyperref}[2011/04/17]% v6.82g
+\usepackage[pagecolor=white,thumblink=rule,linefill=dots,height={auto},minheight={47pt},%
+            width={auto},distance={2mm},topthumbmargin={auto},bottomthumbmargin={auto},%
+            verbose=true]{thumbs}[2011/05/14]% 1.0a
+\gdef\unit#1{\mathord{\thinspace\mathrm{#1}}}%
+\listfiles
+\begin{document}
+\pagenumbering{arabic}
+\section*{Example for thumbs}
+\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Example for thumbs}
+\markboth{Example for thumbs}{Example for thumbs}
+
+This example demonstrates the most common uses of package
+\textsf{thumbs}, v1.0a as of 2011/05/14 (HMM).
+The used options were \texttt{pagecolor=white},
+\texttt{thumblink=rule}, \texttt{linefill=dots},
+\texttt{height=auto}, \texttt{minheight=\{47pt\}},
+width={auto}, \texttt{distance=\{2mm\}}, \texttt{topthumbmargin=\{auto\}},
+\texttt{bottomthumbmargin=\{auto\}}, and \texttt{verbose=true}.
+These are the default options, except \texttt{verbose=true}.
+For more details please see the documentation!\newline
+
+\textbf{Hyperlinks or not:} If the \textsf{hyperref} package is loaded,
+the references in the overview page for the thumb marks are also hyperlinked
+(except when option \texttt{thumblink=none} is used).\newline
+
+\bigskip
+
+{\color{green} Save per page about $200\unit{ml}$ water, $2\unit{g}$ CO$_{2}$
+and $2\unit{g}$ wood:\newline
+Therefore please print only if this is really necessary.}
+
+\newpage
+
+\addtitlethumb{Frontmatter}{0}{white}{gray}{pagesLTS.0}
+
+At the first page no thumb mark was used, but we want to begin with thumb marks
+at the first page, therefore a
+\begin{verbatim}
+\addtitlethumb{Frontmatter}{0}{white}{gray}{pagesLTS.0}
+\end{verbatim}
+was used at the beginning of this page.
+
+\newpage
+
+\tableofcontents
+
+\newpage
+
+To include an overview page for the thumb marks,
+\begin{verbatim}
+\addthumbsoverviewtocontents{section}{Thumb marks overview}%
+\thumbsoverview{Table of Thumbs}
+\end{verbatim}
+is used, where \textbackslash addthumbsoverviewtocontents adds the thumb
+marks overview page to the table of contents.
+
+\addthumbsoverviewtocontents{section}{Thumb marks overview}%
+\thumbsoverview{Table of Thumbs}
+
+That were the overview pages for the thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+\section{The first section}
+\addthumb{First section}{\space\Huge{\textbf{$1^ \textrm{st}$}}}{yellow}{green}
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+\addthumb{First section}{\space\Huge{\textbf{$1^ \textrm{st}$}}}{yellow}{green}
+\end{verbatim}
+
+A thumb mark is added for this section. The parameters are: title for the thumb mark,
+the text to be displayed in the thumb mark (choose your own format),
+the colour of the text in the thumb mark,
+and the background colour of the thumb mark (parameters in this order).\newline
+
+Now for some pages of \textquotedblleft content\textquotedblright\ldots
+
+\newpage
+\lipsum[1]
+\newpage
+\lipsum[1]
+\newpage
+\lipsum[1]
+\newpage
+
+\section{The second section}
+\addthumb{Second section}{\Huge{\textbf{\arabic{section}}}}{green}{yellow}
+
+For this section, the text to be displayed in the thumb mark was set to
+\begin{verbatim}
+\Huge{\textbf{\arabic{section}}}
+\end{verbatim}
+i.\,e. the number of the section will be displayed (huge \& bold).\newline
+
+Let us change the thumb mark on a page with an even number:
+
+\newpage
+
+\section{The third section}
+\addthumb{Third section}{\Huge{\textbf{\arabic{section}}}}{blue}{red}
+
+No problem!
+
+And you do not need to have a section to add a thumb:
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{Still third section}{\Huge{\textbf{\arabic{section}b}}}{red}{blue}
+
+This is still the third section, but there is a new thumb mark.
+
+On the other hand, you can even get rid of the the thumb marks
+for some page(s):
+
+\newpage
+
+\stopthumb
+
+The command
+\begin{verbatim}
+\stopthumb
+\end{verbatim}
+was used here. Until another addthumb (with parameters) or
+\begin{verbatim}
+\continuethumb
+\end{verbatim}
+is used, there will be no more thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+Still no thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+Still no thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+Still no thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+\continuethumb
+
+Thumb mark continued (unchanged).
+
+\newpage
+
+Thumb mark continued (unchanged).
+
+\newpage
+
+Time for another thumb,
+
+\addthumb{Another heading}{Small text}{white}{black}
+
+and another.
+
+\addthumb{Huge Text}{\Huge{Huge Text}}{yellow}{green}
+
+\addthumb{bold text }{\textbf{Bf Text}}{pink}{blue}
+
+\addthumb{Huge Bold Text}{\Huge{\textbf{HBT}}}{black}{yellow}
+
+When there is more than one thumb mark at one page, this is no problem.
+When more than six (6) thumb marks are at one (1) page,
+only the first six will be shown,
+while all will appear in the thumbs overview page.
+On the following pages the correct, last thumb mark will appear.
+More than one thumb mark at one page probably does not make much sense.
+This package was not created to create decorations at the page margin,
+but if you really need more than six thumb marks at one page,
+feel free to send an e-mail to the maintainer.
+If you have got an idea how to dynamically create thumb
+\textquotedblleft registers\textquotedblright\ (thereby overcomming
+this limitation), please send an e-mail to the maintainer, too.
+
+\newpage
+
+Some text
+
+\newpage
+
+Some text
+
+\newpage
+
+Some text
+
+\newpage
+
+\section{xcolor}
+\addthumb{xcolor}{\Huge{\textbf{xcolor}}}{magenta}{cyan}
+
+It is probably a good idea to have a look at the \textsf{xcolor} package
+and use other colours than used in this example.
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{A mark}{\Huge{\textbf{A}}}{lime}{darkgray}
+
+I just need to add further thumb marks to get them reaching the bottom of the page.
+
+Generally the vertical size of the thumb marks is set to the value given in the
+height option. If it is \texttt{auto}, the size of the thumb marks is decreased,
+so that they fit all on one page. But when they get smaller than \texttt{minheight},
+instead of decreasing their size further, a~new thumbs colum is started
+(which will happen here).
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{B mark}{\Huge{\textbf{B}}}{brown}{pink}
+
+There! A new thumb colum was started automatically!
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{C mark}{\Huge{\textbf{C}}}{brown}{pink}
+
+You can, of course, keep the colour for more than one thumb mark.
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{$1/1.\,955\,83$\, EUR}{\Huge{\textbf{D}}}{orange}{violet}
+
+I am just adding further thumb marks.
+
+If you are curiouse why the thumb mark between
+\textquotedblleft C mark\textquotedblright\ and \textquotedblleft E mark\textquotedblright\ has
+not been named \textquotedblleft D mark\textquotedblright\ but
+\textquotedblleft $1/1.\,955\,83$\, EUR\textquotedblright :
+
+$1\unit{DM}=1\unit{D\ Mark}=1\unit{Deutsche\ Mark}$\newline
+$=\frac{1}{1.\,955\,83}\,$\euro $\,=1/1.\,955\,83\unit{Euro}=1/1.\,955\,83\unit{EUR}$.
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{E mark}{\Huge{\textbf{E}}}{lightgray}{black}
+
+I am just adding further thumb marks.
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{F mark}{\Huge{\textbf{F}}}{magenta}{black}
+
+Some text.
+
+\newpage
+\thumbnewcolumn
+\addthumb{New thumb marks column}{\Huge{\textit{NC}}}{magenta}{black}
+
+There! A new thumb colum was started manually!
+
+\newpage
+
+Some text.
+
+\newpage
+
+\addthumb{G mark}{\Huge{\textbf{G}}}{orange}{violet}
+
+I just added another thumb mark.
+
+\newpage
+
+Well, I think that are enough thumb marks.
+
+Good bye!
+
+\end{document}
+%</example>
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% \StopEventually{
+% }
+%
+% \section{The implementation}
+%
+% We start off by checking that we are loading into \LaTeXe\ and
+% announcing the name and version of this package.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+%<*package>
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1994/06/01]% or later
+\ProvidesPackage{thumbs}[2011/05/14 v1.0a
+            Thumb marks and overwiew page(s) (HMM)]
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% A short description of the \xpackage{thumbs} package:
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+%% This package allows to create a customizable thumb index,
+%% providing a quick and easy reference methode for large documents,
+%% as well as an overview page.
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% For SW(P) users, we issue a warning. Unfortunately, we cannot check for the used
+% software (can we?), and there will be a stack overflow when using \xpackage{hyperref}
+% even before the \xpackage{thumbs} package is loaded, thus the warning might not
+% even reach the users. (Thus: RTFM of thumbs!)
+% The options for those packages might be changed by the user -- I did not
+% test all available options, thus first test, whether the document can be compiled
+% with these options, and then try to change them according to your whishes.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\message{^^J *** Compiling with SW(P)? ^^J%
+ Please see the sw(p)*.log or \jobname.log-file! *** ^^J}
+\PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{%
+  When compiling with SWP 5.50 Build 2960,\MessageBreak%
+  these additional packages are needed:\MessageBreak%
+  \string\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}\MessageBreak%
+  \string\usepackage{amsfonts}\MessageBreak%
+  \string\usepackage[math]{cellspace}\MessageBreak%
+  \string\usepackage{xcolor}\MessageBreak%
+  \string\pagecolor{white}\MessageBreak%
+  especially before hyperref and thumbs,\MessageBreak%
+  but best right after the \string\documentclass!\MessageBreak%
+ }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% For the handling of the options we need the \xpackage{kvoptions}
+% package of \textsc{Heiko Oberdiek} (see subsection~\ref{ss:Downloads}):
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\RequirePackage{kvoptions}[2010/12/23]% v3.10
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% as well as some other packages:
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\RequirePackage{atbegshi}[2011/01/30]% v1.15
+\RequirePackage{xcolor}[2007/01/21]% v2.11
+\RequirePackage{picture}[2009/10/11]% v1.3
+\RequirePackage{alphalph}[2010/04/18]% v2.3
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% For the total number of the current page we need the \xpackage{pagesLTS}
+% package of myself (see subsection~\ref{ss:Downloads}):
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\RequirePackage{pagesLTS}[2011/03/17]% v1.1o
+\RequirePackage{rerunfilecheck}[2011/04/15]% v1.7
+\RequirePackage{ifthen}[2001/05/26]% v1.1c; for \whiledo
+\RequirePackage{warning}[2001/08/17]% v0.01
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% A last information for the user:
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+%% thumbs may work with earlier versions of those packages,
+%% but this was not tested. Please consider updating your packages
+%% to the most recent version (if they are not already the most
+%% recent version).
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+% See subsection~\ref{ss:Downloads} about how to get them.\\
+%
+% The options are introduced:
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\SetupKeyvalOptions{family=thumbs,prefix=thumbs@}
+\DeclareStringOption[white]{pagecolor}[white]% \thumbs@pagecolor
+\DeclareStringOption{linefill}[dots]
+\DeclareStringOption[rule]{thumblink}[rule]
+\DeclareStringOption[47pt]{minheight}[47pt]
+\DeclareStringOption{height}[auto]
+\DeclareStringOption{width}[auto]
+\DeclareStringOption{distance}[2mm]
+\DeclareStringOption{topthumbmargin}[auto]
+\DeclareStringOption{bottomthumbmargin}[auto]
+\DeclareBoolOption[true]{verbose}
+
+\ProcessKeyvalOptions*
+
+\ifthumbs@verbose
+\else
+  \PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{Option verbose=false found:\MessageBreak%
+    You will lose some information.}
+\fi
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{pagecolor}
+% We set the (background) page colour to |\thumbs@pagecolor|, because the
+% \texttt{xcolour} package needs a defined colour here (it~can be changed later).
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\pagecolor{\thumbs@pagecolor}
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{linefill}
+% We process the |linefill| option value:
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\ifx\thumbs@linefill\empty%
+  \gdef\th@mbs@linefill{\hspace*{\fill}}
+\else
+  \def\th@mbstest{line}%
+  \ifx\thumbs@linefill\th@mbstest%
+    \gdef\th@mbs@linefill{\hrulefill}
+  \else
+    \def\th@mbstest{dots}%
+    \ifx\thumbs@linefill\th@mbstest%
+      \gdef\th@mbs@linefill{\dotfill}
+    \else
+      \PackageError{thumbs}{Option linefill with invalid value}{%
+        Option linefill has value '\thumbs@linefill'.\MessageBreak%
+        Valid values are '' (empty), 'line', or 'dots'.\MessageBreak%
+        '' (empty) will be used now.\MessageBreak%
+        }
+       \gdef\th@mbs@linefill{\hspace*{\fill}}
+    \fi
+  \fi
+\fi
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% We introduce new dimensions for width, height, position of and vertical distance
+% between the thumb marks and some helper dimensions.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newdimen\th@mbwidthx
+
+\newdimen\th@mbheighty% Thumb height y
+\setlength{\th@mbheighty}{\z@}
+
+\newdimen\th@mbposx
+\newdimen\th@mbposy
+\newdimen\th@mbposyA
+\newdimen\th@mbposytop
+\newdimen\th@mbposybottom
+\newdimen\th@mbwidthxtoc
+\newdimen\th@mbsposytocy
+\newdimen\th@mbsposytocyy
+
+\newdimen\th@mbsdistance% vertical distance between thumb marks
+\ifx\thumbs@distance\empty%
+  \setlength{\th@mbsdistance}{1mm}
+\else
+  \setlength{\th@mbsdistance}{\thumbs@distance}
+\fi
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% We create a new |Box| for the thumbs, a~temporary counter and make some
+% global definitions.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newbox\ThumbsBox
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% Generally it is not necessary to initialise a counter, because this is done
+% automatically. But some packages change the handling of counters
+% (e.\,g.~the \xpackage{localloc} package as of 1995/09/24, v1.1b), and then
+% a~new counter might have a value different from zero (or the register might
+% even contain something which is not a number value at all but some other
+% string).
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}
+\setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{0}
+
+\gdef\th@mbs{0}
+\gdef\th@mbsmax{0}
+\gdef\th@umbsperpage{0}
+
+\gdef\th@mbtitle{}
+\gdef\th@mbtext{}
+\gdef\th@mbtextcolour{\thumbs@pagecolor}
+\gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolour{\thumbs@pagecolor}
+\gdef\th@mbcolumn{0}
+
+\gdef\th@mbtextA{}
+\gdef\th@mbtextcolourA{\thumbs@pagecolor}
+\gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourA{\thumbs@pagecolor}
+
+\gdef\th@mbprinting{1}
+\gdef\th@mbtoprint{0}
+\gdef\th@mbonpage{0}
+\gdef\th@mbonpagemax{0}
+
+\gdef\th@mbcolumnnew{0}
+
+\gdef\thumb@two{2}% There is no \pagesLTS@two (yet).
+
+\gdef\th@mbs@toc@level{}
+\gdef\th@mbs@toc@text{}
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% It is checked whether writing to \jobname.tmb is allowed.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\if@filesw% \relax
+\else
+  \PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{No auxiliary files allowed!\MessageBreak%
+    It was not allowed to write to files.\MessageBreak%
+    A lot of packages do not work without access to files\MessageBreak%
+    like the .aux one. The thumbs package needs to write\MessageBreak%
+    to the \jobname.tmb file. To exit press\MessageBreak%
+    Ctrl+Z\MessageBreak%
+    .\MessageBreak%
+   }
+\fi
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% In |\setth@mbheight| the height of a thumb mark (for automatically thumb heights)
+% is computed as
+%\begin{verbatim}
+% "round down{((Thumbs extension) / (Number of Thumbs)) - (distance between Thumbs)}"
+%\end{verbatim}
+% .
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\setth@mbheight}{%
+  \setlength{\th@mbheighty}{\z@}
+  \advance\th@mbheighty+\headheight
+  \advance\th@mbheighty+\headsep
+  \advance\th@mbheighty+\textheight
+  \advance\th@mbheighty+\footskip
+  \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\th@mbsmax}
+  \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>1
+    \divide\th@mbheighty\th@mbsmax
+  \fi
+  \advance\th@mbheighty-\th@mbsdistance
+  % Remove numbers behind the decimal seperator, e.g. 13.67777 pt -> 13 pt:
+  \@settopoint\th@mbheighty%
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% At the beginning of the document |\AtBeginDocument| is executed.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\AtBeginDocument{%
+  \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{1pt}
+  \ifdim \thumbs@minheight < \th@mbposyA% too small
+    \setlength{\thumbs@minheight}{1pt}
+  \else
+    \ifdim \thumbs@minheight = \th@mbposyA% small, but ok
+    \else
+      \ifdim \thumbs@minheight > \th@mbposyA% ok
+      \else
+        \PackageError{thumbs}{Option minheight has invalid value}{%
+          Please use a number and a length unit (e.g. mm, cm, pt)\MessageBreak%
+          and no space between as value for option minheight\MessageBreak%
+          and include this value+unit combination in curly brackets\MessageBreak%
+          (please see the thumbs-example.tex file).\MessageBreak%
+          When pressing return, minheight will now be set to 47pt.\MessageBreak%
+         }
+        \setlength{\thumbs@minheight}{47pt}
+      \fi
+    \fi
+  \fi
+  \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\thumbs@minheight}
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% This should be a temporary dimension, but we do not want to waste
+% a~|newdimension|, and |\th@mbposyA| is not used here yet and
+% will be set later.\\
+% Thumb height |\th@mbheighty| is treated. If the value is empty,
+% it is set to |\th@mbposyA|, which was just defined to be $47\unit{pt}$
+% (by default, or to the value choosen by the user with package option
+% |minheight={...}|):
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  \ifx\thumbs@height\empty%
+    \setlength{\th@mbheighty}{\th@mbposyA}
+  \else
+    \def\th@mbstest{auto}
+    \ifx\thumbs@height\th@mbstest%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% If it is not empty but \texttt{auto}(matic), the value is computed
+% via |\setth@mbheight| (see above).
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+      \setth@mbheight
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% When the height is smaller than |\thumbs@minheight| (default: $47\unit{pt}$),
+% this is too small, and instead a now column/page of thumb marks is used.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+      \ifdim \th@mbheighty < \thumbs@minheight
+        \PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{Thumbs not high enought:\MessageBreak%
+          Option height has value 'auto'. For \th@mbsmax\space thumbs per page\MessageBreak%
+          this results in a thumb height of \the\th@mbheighty.\MessageBreak%
+          This is lower than the minimal thumb height, \thumbs@minheight,\MessageBreak%
+          therefore another thumbs column will be opened.\MessageBreak%
+          If you do not want this, choose a smaller value\MessageBreak%
+          for option 'minheight'%
+        }
+        \setlength{\th@mbheighty}{\z@}
+        \advance\th@mbheighty+\th@mbposyA% = \thumbs@minheight
+     \fi
+    \else
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% When a value has been given for the thumb marks' height, this fixed value is used.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+      \PackageInfo{thumbs}{Now setting thumbs' height to \thumbs@height.\MessageBreak}
+      \setlength{\th@mbheighty}{\thumbs@height}
+    \fi
+  \fi
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% Read in the |\jobname.tmb|-file:
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  \newread\@instreamthumb%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% Setting the thumb mark width (|\th@mbwidthx|):
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  \setlength{\th@mbwidthx}{\paperwidth}
+  \advance\th@mbwidthx-\textwidth
+  \divide\th@mbwidthx4
+  \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{0sp}
+  \ifx\thumbs@width\empty%
+  \else
+    \def\th@mbstest{auto}
+    \ifx\thumbs@width\th@mbstest%
+    \else
+      \ifdim \thumbs@width > \th@mbposyA% OK
+        \setlength{\th@mbwidthx}{\thumbs@width}
+      \else
+        \PackageError{thumbs}{Thumbs not wide enought}{%
+          Option width has value '\thumbs@width'.\MessageBreak%
+          This is not a valid dimension larger than zero.\MessageBreak%
+          Width will be set automatically.\MessageBreak%
+         }
+      \fi
+    \fi
+  \fi
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% Setting the position of the first/top thumb mark. Vertical (y) position
+% is a little bit complicated, because option |\thumbs@topthumbmargin| must be handeled:
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  % Thumb position x \th@mbposx
+  \setlength{\th@mbposx}{\paperwidth}
+  \advance\th@mbposx-\th@mbwidthx
+  \advance\th@mbposx+1pt
+  % Thumb position y \th@mbposy
+  \ifx\thumbs@topthumbmargin\empty%
+    \def\thumbs@topthumbmargin{auto}
+  \fi
+  \def\th@mbstest{auto}
+  \ifx\thumbs@topthumbmargin\th@mbstest%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposy}{1in}
+    \advance\th@mbposy+\voffset
+    \advance\th@mbposy+\topmargin
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\thumbs@distance
+    \advance\th@mbposy+\th@mbheighty
+  \else
+    \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{-1pt}
+    \ifdim \thumbs@topthumbmargin > \th@mbposyA% OK
+    \else
+      \PackageWarning{thumbs}{Thumbs column starting too high.\MessageBreak%
+        Option topthumbmargin has value '\thumbs@topthumbmargin'.\MessageBreak%
+        topthumbmargin will be set to -1pt.\MessageBreak%
+       }
+      \gdef\thumbs@topthumbmargin{-1pt}
+    \fi
+    \setlength{\th@mbposy}{\thumbs@topthumbmargin}
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\thumbs@distance
+    \advance\th@mbposy+\th@mbheighty
+  \fi
+  \setlength{\th@mbposytop}{\th@mbposy}
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% Setting the lowest position of a thumb mark, according to option |\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin|:
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  % Max. thumb position y \th@mbposybottom
+  \ifx\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin\empty%
+    \gdef\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin{auto}
+  \fi
+  \def\th@mbstest{auto}
+  \ifx\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin\th@mbstest%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposybottom}{1in}
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\voffset
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\topmargin
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom-\thumbs@distance
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\th@mbheighty
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\headheight
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\headsep
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\textheight
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\footskip
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom-\thumbs@distance
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom-\th@mbheighty
+  \else
+    \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\paperheight}
+    \advance\th@mbposyA-\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin
+    \advance\th@mbposyA-\th@mbposytop
+    \advance\th@mbposyA-\thumbs@distance
+    \advance\th@mbposyA-\th@mbheighty
+    \advance\th@mbposyA-\thumbs@distance
+    \ifdim \th@mbposyA > 0sp%ok
+    \else
+      \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\paperheight}
+      \advance\th@mbposyA-\th@mbposytop
+      \advance\th@mbposyA-\thumbs@distance
+      \advance\th@mbposyA-\th@mbheighty
+      \advance\th@mbposyA-\thumbs@distance
+      \advance\th@mbposyA-1pt
+      \PackageWarning{thumbs}{Thumbs column ending too high.\MessageBreak%
+        Option bottomthumbmargin has value '\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin'.\MessageBreak%
+        bottomthumbmargin will be set to '\the\th@mbposyA'.\MessageBreak%
+       }
+      \global\edef\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin{\the\th@mbposyA}
+    \fi
+    \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin}
+    \setlength{\@tempdimc}{-1pt}
+    \ifdim \th@mbposyA < \@tempdimc%
+      \PackageWarning{thumbs}{Thumbs column ending too low.\MessageBreak%
+        Option bottomthumbmargin has value '\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin'.\MessageBreak%
+        bottomthumbmargin will be set to -1pt.\MessageBreak%
+       }
+      \gdef\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin{-1pt}
+    \fi
+    \setlength{\th@mbposybottom}{\paperheight}
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom-\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin
+  \fi
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% |\th@mbposyA| is no longer used as temporary dimension here, but set to the top-most
+% vertical thumb position~(y). Because it will be increased (i.\,e.~the thumb positions
+% will move downwards on the page), |\th@mbsposytocyy| is used to remember this position
+% unchanged.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  \advance\th@mbposy-\th@mbheighty% because it will be advanced also for the first thumb
+  \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\th@mbposy}% \th@mbposyA will change.
+  \setlength{\th@mbsposytocyy}{\th@mbposy}% \th@mbsposytocyy shall not be changed.
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\th@mb@dvance}
+% The internal command |\th@mb@dvance| is used to advance the position of the current
+% thumb by |\th@mbheighty| and |\th@mbsdistance|. If the resulting position
+% of the thumb is lower than the |\th@mbposybottom| position (i.\,e.~|\th@mbposy|
+% \emph{higher} than |\th@mbposybottom|), a~new thumb column will be started by the next
+% |\addthumb|, otherwise a blank thumb is created and |\th@mb@dvance| is calling itself
+% again. This loop continues until a new thumb column is ready to be started.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\th@mb@dvance}{%
+  \advance\th@mbposy+\th@mbheighty%
+  \advance\th@mbposy+\th@mbsdistance%
+  \ifdim\th@mbposy>\th@mbposybottom%
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\th@mbheighty%
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\th@mbsdistance%
+  \else%
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\th@mbheighty%
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\th@mbsdistance%
+    \addthumb{}{}{\thumbs@pagecolor}{\thumbs@pagecolor}%
+    \th@mb@dvance%
+  \fi%
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\thumbnewcolumn}
+% With the command |\thumbnewcolumn| a new column can be started, even if the current one
+% was not filled. This could be useful e.\,g. for a dictionary, which uses one column for
+% translations from language A to language B, and the second column for translations
+% from language B to language A. But in that case one probably should increase the
+% size of the thumb marks, so that $26$~thumb marks (in~case of the latin alphabet)
+% fill one thumb column. Do not use |\thumbnewcolumn| on a page where |\addthumb| was
+% already used, but use |\addthumb| immediately after |\thumbnewcolumn|.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\thumbnewcolumn}{%
+  \ifx\th@mbtoprint\pagesLTS@one%
+    \PackageError{thumbs}{\string\thumbnewcolumn\space after \string\addthumb }{%
+      On page \thepage\space (approx.) \string\addthumb\space was used and *afterwards* \string\thumbnewcolumn .\MessageBreak%
+      When you want to use \string\thumbnewcolumn , do not use an \string\addthumb\space on the same\MessageBreak%
+      page before \string\thumbnewcolumn . Thus, either remove the \string\addthumb , or use a\MessageBreak%
+      \string\pagebreak , \string\newpage\space etc. before \string\thumbnewcolumn .\MessageBreak%
+      (And remember to use an \string\addthumb\space*after* \string\thumbnewcolumn .)\MessageBreak%
+      Your command \string\thumbnewcolumn\space will be ignored now.%
+     }%
+  \else%
+    \PackageWarning{thumbs}{%
+      Starting of another column requested by command\MessageBreak%
+      \string\thumbnewcolumn.\space Only use this command directly\MessageBreak%
+      before an \string\addthumb\space - did you?!\MessageBreak%
+     }%
+    \gdef\th@mbcolumnnew{1}%
+    \th@mb@dvance%
+    \gdef\th@mbprinting{0}%
+    \gdef\th@mbcolumnnew{2}%
+  \fi%
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\addtitlethumb}
+% When a thumb mark shall not or cannot be placed on a page, e.\,g.~at the title page or
+% when using |\includepdf| from \xpackage{pdfpages} package, but the reference in the thumb
+% marks overview nevertheless shall name that page number and hyperlink to that page,
+% |\addtitlethumb| can be used at the following page. It has five arguments. The arguments
+% one to four are identical to the ones of |\addthumb| (see immediately below),
+% and the fifth argument consists of the label of the page, where the hyperlink
+% at the thumb marks overview page shall link to. For the first page the label
+% \texttt{pagesLTS.0} can be use, which is already placed there by the used
+% \xpackage{pagesLTS} package.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\addtitlethumb}[5]{%
+  \global\edef\th@mb@titlelabel{#5}%
+  \addthumb{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}%
+  \global\edef\th@mb@titlelabel{}%
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\addthumb}
+% Now the |\addthumb| command is defined, which is used to add a new
+% thumb mark to the document.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\addthumb}[4]{%
+  \gdef\th@mbprinting{1}%
+  \advance\th@mbposy\th@mbheighty%
+  \advance\th@mbposy\th@mbsdistance%
+  \ifdim\th@mbposy>\th@mbposybottom%
+    \PackageWarning{thumbs}{%
+      Thumbs column full, starting another column.\MessageBreak%
+      }%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposy}{\th@mbposytop}%
+    \advance\th@mbposy\thumbs@distance%
+    \ifx\th@mbcolumn\pagesLTS@zero%
+      \global\edef\th@umbsperpage{\th@mbs}%
+      \gdef\th@mbcolumn{1}%
+    \fi%
+  \fi%
+  \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\th@mbs}%
+  \addtocounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{+1}%
+  \global\edef\th@mbs{\arabic{th@mbs@tmpA}}%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% We do not want any labels or index or glossary entries confusing the
+% table of thumbs entries:
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  {\let\label\@gobble%
+   \let\index\@gobble%
+   \let\glossary\@gobble%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% The |\addthumb| command has four parameters:
+% \begin{enumerate}
+% \item a title for the thumb mark(for the thumb marks overview page,
+%         e.\,g. the chapter title),
+%
+% \item the text to be displayed in the thumb mark (for example a chapter number),
+%
+% \item the colour of the text in the thumb mark,
+%
+% \item and the background colour of the thumb mark
+% \end{enumerate}
+% (parameters in this order).
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+   \gdef\th@mbtitle{#1}%
+   \gdef\th@mbtext{#2}%
+   \gdef\th@mbtextcolour{#3}%
+   \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolour{#4}%
+  }
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% |\@ifpackageloaded| cannot be used after |\AtBeginDocument|, so here
+% it is not checked for the \xpackage{hyperref} package, but for its
+% |\Hy@Warning| command. If some other package or user is defining |\Hy@Warning|,
+% \xpackage{thumbs} will falsely assume, that \xpackage{hyperref} has been loaded,
+% but by my humble opinion, defining |\Hy@Warning| does not make sense and
+% is bad style (except definition by the \xpackage{hyperref} package itself,
+% of course). Into the |\jobname.tmb| file a |\thumbcontents| entry is written.
+% If \xpackage{hyperref} is found, a |\phantomsection| is placed, a~label
+% for the thumb mark created, and the |\thumbcontents| entry will be hyperlinked
+% to that label (except when |\addtitlethumb| was used, then the label reported
+% from the user is used -- the \xpackage{thumbs} package does \emph{not} create
+% that label!).
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  \@ifundefined{Hy@Warning}{% hyperref not loaded
+    }{% hyperref loaded
+      \phantomsection%
+      \label{thumbs.\th@mbs}%
+     }%
+  \if@filesw%
+    \ifx\th@mb@titlelabel\empty%
+      \addtocontents{tmb}{\string\thumbcontents{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{\thepage}{thumbs.\th@mbs}{\th@mbcolumnnew}}%
+    \else%
+      \addtocounter{page}{-1}%
+      \edef\th@mb@page{\thepage}%
+      \addtocontents{tmb}{\string\thumbcontents{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{\th@mb@page}{\th@mb@titlelabel}{\th@mbcolumnnew}}%
+      \addtocounter{page}{+1}%
+    \fi%
+ %\else there is a problem, but the according warning message was already given earlier.
+  \fi%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% Maybe there is a rare case, where more than one thumb mark will be placed
+% at one page. Probably a |\pagebreak|, |\newpage| or something similar
+% would be advisable, but nevertheless we should prepare for this case.
+% We save the properties of the thumb mark(s). Instead of using |\...A|,
+% |\...B| and so on, I really would like to generate this dynamically.
+% If anybody could tell me how to do this, please send me an e-mail, thanks!
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\pagesLTS@one%
+  \else%
+    \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\th@mbonpage}%
+    \addtocounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{+1}%
+    \global\edef\th@mbonpage{\arabic{th@mbs@tmpA}}%
+  \fi%
+  \ifx\th@mbtoprint\pagesLTS@zero%
+  \else%
+    \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\pagesLTS@zero%
+      \PackageWarning{thumbs}{More than one thumb at one page:\MessageBreak%
+        You placed more than one thumb mark (at least \th@mbonpage)\MessageBreak%
+        on page \thepage \space (page is approximately).\MessageBreak%
+        Maybe insert a pagebreak?\MessageBreak%
+       }%
+    \fi%
+  \fi%
+  \ifnum\th@mbonpage=1%
+    \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>0% \relax
+    \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{1}%
+    \fi%
+    \gdef\th@mbtextA{#2}%
+    \gdef\th@mbtextcolourA{#3}%
+    \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourA{#4}%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\th@mbposy}%
+  \else%
+    \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\pagesLTS@zero%
+      \ifnum\th@mbonpage=2%
+        \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>1%
+        \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{2}%
+        \fi%
+        \gdef\th@mbtextB{#2}%
+        \gdef\th@mbtextcolourB{#3}%
+        \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourB{#4}%
+      \else%
+        \ifnum\th@mbonpage=3%
+          \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>2%
+          \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{3}%
+          \fi%
+          \gdef\th@mbtextC{#2}%
+          \gdef\th@mbtextcolourC{#3}%
+          \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourC{#4}%
+        \else%
+          \ifnum\th@mbonpage=4%
+            \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>3%
+            \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{4}%
+            \fi%
+            \gdef\th@mbtextD{#2}%
+            \gdef\th@mbtextcolourD{#3}%
+            \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourD{#4}%
+          \else%
+            \ifnum\th@mbonpage=5%
+              \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>4%
+              \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{5}%
+              \fi%
+              \gdef\th@mbtextE{#2}%
+              \gdef\th@mbtextcolourE{#3}%
+              \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourE{#4}%
+            \else%
+              \ifnum\th@mbonpage=6%
+                \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>5%
+                \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{6}%
+                \fi%
+                \gdef\th@mbtextF{#2}%
+                \gdef\th@mbtextcolourF{#3}%
+                \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourF{#4}%
+              \else%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% Dynamical creation also would overcome the limitation of six thumb marks on
+% a single page. It would be possible to continue with |\...G| and so on, but
+% this increases the code further -- and where to stop?
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+                \PackageError{thumbs}{Too many thumbs on one page!}{%
+                  You tried to placed more than six (!) thumb marks on a single page,\MessageBreak%
+                  (approximate page number: \thepage ).\MessageBreak%
+                  Maybe insert a \string\pagebreak or \string\newpage?\MessageBreak%
+                  No following thumb marks will show on this page, sorry.\MessageBreak%
+                  If you absolutly need more marks on one page,\MessageBreak%
+                  please write an e-mail to the package maintainer.\MessageBreak%
+                 }%
+              \fi%
+            \fi%
+          \fi%
+        \fi%
+      \fi%
+    \else%
+      \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax<\th@mbonpage%
+        \global\edef\th@mbonpagemax{\th@mbonpage}%
+      \fi%
+    \fi%
+  \fi%
+  \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\thumb@two% There is no \pagesLTS@two (yet).
+    \gdef\th@mbcolumnnew{0}%
+  \fi%
+  \gdef\th@mbtoprint{1}%
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\stopthumb}
+% When a page (or pages) shall have no thumb marks, |\stopthumb| stops
+% the issuing of thumb marks (until another thumb mark is placed or
+% |\continuethumb| is used).
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\stopthumb}{\gdef\th@mbprinting{0}}
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\continuethumb}
+% |\continuethumb| continues the issuing of thumb marks (equal to the one
+% before this was stopped by |\stopthumb|).
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\continuethumb}{\gdef\th@mbprinting{1}}
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\thumbcontents}
+% The \textbf{internal} command |\thumbcontents| (which will be read in from the
+% |\jobname.tmb| file) creates a thumb mark entry on the overview page(s).
+% Its seven parameters are
+% \begin{enumerate}
+% \item the title for the thumb mark,
+%
+% \item the text to be displayed in the thumb mark,
+%
+% \item the colour of the text in the thumb mark,
+%
+% \item the background colour of the thumb mark,
+%
+% \item the first page of this thumb mark,
+%
+% \item the label where it should hyperlink to
+%
+% \item and an indicator, whether |\thumbnewcolumn| is just issueing blank thumbs
+%   to fill a column
+% \end{enumerate}
+% (parameters in this order). Without \xpackage{hyperref} the $6^ \textrm{th} $ parameter
+% is just ignored.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\thumbcontents}[7]{%
+  \advance\th@mbposy\th@mbheighty%
+  \advance\th@mbposy\th@mbsdistance%
+  \ifdim\th@mbposy>\th@mbposybottom%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposy}{\th@mbposytop}%
+    \advance\th@mbposy\th@mbsdistance%
+  \fi%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@title{#1}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@text{#2}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@textcolour{#3}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@backgroundcolour{#4}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@page{#5}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@label{#6}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@column{#7}%
+  \ifx\th@mb@tmp@column\thumb@two%
+    \def\th@mb@tmp@column{0}%
+  \fi%
+  \setlength{\th@mbwidthxtoc}{\paperwidth}%
+  \advance\th@mbwidthxtoc-1in%
+  \advance\th@mbwidthxtoc-\hoffset%
+  \advance\th@mbwidthxtoc-\oddsidemargin%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  \put(1in+\hoffset+\oddsidemargin,-\th@mbposy){%
+    \begin{picture}(0,0)%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% When the option |thumblink=rule| was choosen, the whole rule is made into a hyperlink.
+% Otherwise the rule is created without hyperlink (here).
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+      \def\th@mbstest{rule}%
+      \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+        \ifx\th@mb@tmp@column\pagesLTS@zero%
+          {\color{\th@mb@tmp@backgroundcolour}\hyperref[\th@mb@tmp@label]{\rule{\th@mbwidthxtoc}{\th@mbheighty}}}%
+        \else%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% When |\th@mb@tmp@column| is not zero, then this is a blank thumb mark from |thumbnewcolumn|.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+          {\color{\th@mb@tmp@backgroundcolour}\rule{\th@mbwidthxtoc}{\th@mbheighty}}%
+        \fi%
+      \else%
+        {\color{\th@mb@tmp@backgroundcolour}\rule{\th@mbwidthxtoc}{\th@mbheighty}}%
+      \fi%
+    \end{picture}%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% When |\th@mb@tmp@column| is zero, then this is \textbf{not} a blank thumb mark from |thumbnewcolumn|,
+% and we need to fill it with some content. If it is not zero, it is a blank thumb mark,
+% and nothing needs to be done here.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+    \ifx\th@mb@tmp@column\pagesLTS@zero%
+      \begin{picture}(0,0)(0,-0.5\th@mbheighty+384930sp)%
+        \bgroup%
+          \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}%
+          \vbox% to \textwidth
+           {\hsize=\textwidth {%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% Depending on the value of option |thumblink|, parts of the text are made into hyperlinks:
+% \begin{description}
+% \item[- |none|] creates \emph{none} hyperlink
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+              \def\th@mbstest{none}
+              \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent \th@mb@tmp@title%
+                 \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \th@mb@tmp@page}%
+                }%
+              \else%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \item[- |title|] hyperlinks the \emph{titles} of the thumb marks
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+                \def\th@mbstest{title}%
+                \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                  {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                   \hyperref[\th@mb@tmp@label]{\th@mb@tmp@title}%
+                   \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \th@mb@tmp@page}%
+                  }%
+                \else%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \item[- |page|] hyperlinks the \emph{page} numbers of the thumb marks
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+                  \def\th@mbstest{page}%
+                  \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                    {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                     \th@mb@tmp@title%
+                     \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \pageref{\th@mb@tmp@label}}%
+                    }%
+                  \else%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \item[- |titleandpage|] hyperlinks the \emph{title and page} numbers of the thumb marks
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+                    \def\th@mbstest{titleandpage}%
+                    \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                      {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                       \hyperref[\th@mb@tmp@label]{\th@mb@tmp@title}%
+                       \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \pageref{\th@mb@tmp@label}}%
+                      }%
+                    \else%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \item[- |line|] hyperlinks the whole \emph{line}, i.\,e. title, dots (or line or whatsoever)%
+%   and page numbers of the thumb marks
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+                      \def\th@mbstest{line}%
+                      \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                        {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                         \hyperref[\th@mb@tmp@label]{\th@mb@tmp@title%
+                         \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \th@mb@tmp@page}}%
+                        }%
+                      \else%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \item[- |rule|] hyperlinks the whole \emph{rule}, but that was already done above,%
+%   so here no linking is done
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+                        \def\th@mbstest{rule}%
+                        \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                          {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                           \th@mb@tmp@title%
+                           \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \th@mb@tmp@page}%
+                          }%
+                        \else%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \end{description}
+% Another value for |\thumbs@thumblink| should never be encountered here.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+                          \PackageError{thumbs}{\string\thumbs@thumblink\space invalid}{%
+                            \string\thumbs@thumblink\space has an invalid value,\MessageBreak%
+                            although it did not have an invalid value before,\MessageBreak%
+                            and the thumbs package did not change it.\MessageBreak%
+                            Therefore some other package (or the user)\MessageBreak%
+                            manipulated it.\MessageBreak%
+                            Now setting it to 'none' as last resort.\MessageBreak%
+                           }%
+                          \gdef\thumbs@thumblink{none}%
+                          {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                           \th@mb@tmp@title%
+                           \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \th@mb@tmp@page}%
+                          }%
+                        \fi%
+                      \fi%
+                    \fi%
+                  \fi%
+                \fi%
+              \fi%
+             }%
+           }%
+        \egroup%
+      \end{picture}%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% The thumb mark (with text) as set in the document outside of the thumb marks overview page(s)
+% is also presented here.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+      \begin{picture}(0,0)(1in+\hoffset+\oddsidemargin-\th@mbxpos,-0.5\th@mbheighty+384930sp)%
+        \bgroup%
+          \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}%
+          \makebox[\th@mbwidthx][r]{{\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\th@mb@tmp@text \space}}%
+        \egroup%
+      \end{picture}%
+    \fi%
+    }%
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\th@mb@yA}
+% |\th@mb@yA| sets the y-position to be used in |\th@mbprint|.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\th@mb@yA}{%
+  \advance\th@mbposyA\th@mbheighty%
+  \advance\th@mbposyA\th@mbsdistance%
+  \ifdim\th@mbposyA>\th@mbposybottom%
+    \PackageWarning{thumbs}{You are not only using more than one thumb mark at one\MessageBreak%
+      single page, but also thumb marks from different thumb\MessageBreak%
+      columns. May I suggest the use of a \string\pagebreak\space or\MessageBreak%
+      \string\newpage ?%
+     }%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\th@mbposytop}%
+  \fi%
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\th@mbprint}
+% |\th@mbprint| places a |picture| containing the thumb mark on the page.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\th@mbprint}[3]{%
+  \put(\th@mbxpos,-\th@mbposyA){%
+    \begin{picture}(0,0)%
+      {\color{#3}\rule{\th@mbwidthx}{\th@mbheighty}}%
+   \end{picture}%
+   \begin{picture}(0,0)(0,-0.5\th@mbheighty+384930sp)%
+     \bgroup%
+       \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}%
+       \ifodd\c@CurrentPage%
+         \if@twoside%
+           \makebox[\th@mbwidthx][l]{{\color{#2}\hspace*{1pt}\space #1}}%
+         \else%
+           \makebox[\th@mbwidthx][r]{{\color{#2}#1\space}}%
+         \fi%
+       \else%
+         \makebox[\th@mbwidthx][r]{{\color{#2}#1\space}}%
+       \fi%
+     \egroup%
+   \end{picture}%
+  }%
+ }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\AtBeginShipout}
+% |\AtBeginShipoutUpperLeft| calls the |\th@mbprint| macro for each thumb mark
+% which shall be placed on that page.
+% When |\stopthumb| was used, the thumb mark is omitted.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\AtBeginShipout{%
+  \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\pagesLTS@zero% ok
+  \else%
+    \PackageError{thumbs}{Missing \string\addthumb\space after \string\thumbnewcolumn }{%
+      Command \string\thumbnewcolumn\space was used, but no new thumb placed with \string\addthumb\MessageBreak%
+      (at least not at the same page). After \string\thumbnewcolumn\space please always use an\MessageBreak%
+      \string\addthumb . Until the next \string\addthumb , there will be no thumb marks on the\MessageBreak%
+      pages. Starting a new column of thumb marks and not putting a thumb mark into\MessageBreak%
+      that column does not make sense. If you just want to get rid of column marks,\MessageBreak%
+      do not abuse \string\thumbnewcolumn\space but use \string\stopthumb .\MessageBreak%
+      (This error message will be repeated at all following pages,\MessageBreak%
+      \space until \string\addthumb\space is used.)\MessageBreak%
+     }%
+  \fi%
+  \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\value{CurrentPage}}%
+  \addtocounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{-1}% because CurrentPage is already the one of the next page
+  \def\th@mbxpos{\th@mbposx}%
+  \ifodd\c@th@mbs@tmpA% \relax
+  \else%
+    \if@twoside \def\th@mbxpos{-1pt}% \else \relax
+    \fi%
+  \fi%
+  \AtBeginShipoutUpperLeft{%
+    \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\th@mbonpage}%
+    \ifx\th@mbprinting\pagesLTS@one%
+      \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextA}{\th@mbtextcolourA}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourA}%
+      \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>1%
+        \th@mb@yA%
+        \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextB}{\th@mbtextcolourB}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourB}%
+        \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>2%
+          \th@mb@yA%
+          \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextC}{\th@mbtextcolourC}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourC}%
+          \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>3%
+            \th@mb@yA%
+            \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextD}{\th@mbtextcolourD}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourD}%
+            \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>4%
+              \th@mb@yA%
+              \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextE}{\th@mbtextcolourE}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourE}%
+              \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>5%
+                \th@mb@yA%
+                \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextF}{\th@mbtextcolourF}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourF}%
+                \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>6%
+                  \PackageWarning{thumbs}{Too many thumbs on one page,\MessageBreak%
+                    please see error message already given above.\MessageBreak%
+                   }%
+                \fi%
+              \fi%
+            \fi%
+          \fi%
+        \fi%
+      \fi%
+    \fi%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% When more than one thumb mark was placed at that page, on the following pages
+% only the last issued thumb mark shall appear.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+    \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}<2% \relax
+    \else%
+      \gdef\th@mbtextA{\th@mbtext}%
+      \gdef\th@mbtextcolourA{\th@mbtextcolour}%
+      \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourA{\th@mbbackgroundcolour}%
+      \gdef\th@mbposyA{\th@mbposy}%
+    \fi%
+    \gdef\th@mbonpage{0}%
+    \gdef\th@mbtoprint{0}%
+    }%
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\AfterLastShipout}
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\AfterLastShipout{%
+  \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\pagesLTS@zero% ok
+  \else
+    \PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{%
+      Still missing \string\addthumb\space after \string\thumbnewcolumn\space after\MessageBreak%
+      last shipout: Command \string\thumbnewcolumn\space was used,\MessageBreak%
+      but no new thumb placed with \string\addthumb\space anywhere in the\MessageBreak%
+      rest of the document. Starting a new column of thumb\MessageBreak%
+      marks and not putting a thumb mark into that column\MessageBreak%
+      does not make sense. If you just want to get rid of\MessageBreak%
+      thumb marks, do not abuse \string\thumbnewcolumn\space but use\MessageBreak%
+      \string\stopthumb %
+     }
+  \fi
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% |\AfterLastShipout| the number of thumb marks per overview page
+% and the total number of thumb marks are determined and saved
+% for the next \LaTeX\ run via the \xfile{.aux}\ file.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  \ifx\th@mbcolumn\pagesLTS@zero% if there is only one column of thumbs
+    \global\edef\th@umbsperpage{\th@mbs}
+    \gdef\th@mbcolumn{1}
+  \fi
+  \ifx\th@umbsperpage\pagesLTS@zero
+    \gdef\th@umbsperpage{\th@mbs}% \th@mbs was increased with each \addthumb
+  \fi
+  \if@filesw
+    \immediate\write\@auxout{\string
+      \gdef\string\th@umbsperpage{\th@umbsperpage}}
+    \immediate\write\@auxout{\string
+      \gdef\string\th@mbsmax{\th@mbs}}
+    \expandafter\newwrite\csname tf@tmb\endcsname
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% And a rerun check is performed: Did the |\jobname.tmb| file change?
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+    \RerunFileCheck{\jobname.tmb}{%
+      \immediate\closeout \csname tf@tmb\endcsname
+      }{Warning: Rerun to get list of thumbs right!%
+       }
+    \immediate\openout \csname tf@tmb\endcsname = \jobname.tmb\relax
+ %\else there is a problem, but the according warning message was already given earlier.
+  \fi
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\addthumbsoverviewtocontents}
+% |\addthumbsoverviewtocontents| with two arguments is a replacement for
+% |\addcontentsline{toc}{<level>}{<text>}|, where the first argument of
+% |\addthumbsoverviewtocontents| is for |<level>| and the second for |<text>|.
+% If an entry of the thumbs mark overview shall be placed in the table of contents,
+% |\addthumbsoverviewtocontents| with its arguments should be used immediately before
+% |\thumbsoverview|.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\addthumbsoverviewtocontents}[2]{%
+  \gdef\th@mbs@toc@level{#1}
+  \gdef\th@mbs@toc@text{#2}
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\thumbsoverview}
+% |\thumbsoverview| is used to place the overview page(s) for the thumb marks.
+% Its parameter is used to mark this page/these pages (e.\,g. in the page header).
+% If these marks are not whished, |\thumbsoverview{}| will generate empty marks in the
+% page header(s). |\thumbsoverview| could be used more than once (for example at the
+% beginning and at the end of the document), but the label |TableOfThumbs| would than
+% be multilpy defined (no great harm done, but hyperlinks will only link to one of the
+% labels). |\thumbsoverview| works by calling the internal command |\th@mbs@verview|
+% (see below), repeating this until all thumb marks have been processed.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\thumbsoverview}[1]{%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% Option |\thumbs@thumblink| is checked for a valid and resonable value here.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  \def\th@mbstest{none}%
+  \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+  \else%
+    \@ifundefined{Hy@Warning}{% hyperref not loaded
+      \PackageError{thumbs}{Option thumblink != none, but hyperref not loaded}{%
+        The option thumblink of the thumbs package was not set to 'none',\MessageBreak%
+        but to some kind of hyperlinks, without using package hyperref.\MessageBreak%
+        Either choose option 'thumblink=none', or load package hyperref.\MessageBreak%
+        When pressing return, 'thumblink=none' will be set now.\MessageBreak%
+        }%
+      \gdef\thumbs@thumblink{none}%
+      }{% hyperref loaded
+      \def\th@mbstest{title}%
+      \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+      \else%
+        \def\th@mbstest{page}%
+        \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+        \else%
+          \def\th@mbstest{titleandpage}%
+          \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+          \else%
+            \def\th@mbstest{line}%
+            \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+            \else%
+              \def\th@mbstest{rule}%
+              \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+              \else%
+                \PackageError{thumbs}{Option thumblink with invalid value}{%
+                  Option thumblink has value '\thumbs@thumblink'.\MessageBreak%
+                  Valid values are 'none', 'title', 'page',\MessageBreak%
+                  'titleandpage', 'line', or 'rule'.\MessageBreak%
+                  'rule' will be used now.\MessageBreak%
+                  }%
+                \gdef\thumbs@thumblink{rule}%
+              \fi%
+            \fi%
+          \fi%
+        \fi%
+      \fi%
+    }%
+  \fi%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% When the thumb overview is printed and there is already a thumb mark set,
+% for example for the frontmatter (e.\,g. title page, bibliographic information,
+% acknowledgements, dedication, preface, abstract, tables of content, tables,
+% and figures, lists of symbols and abbreviations, and the thumbs overview itself,
+% of course) or when the overview is placed near the end of the document,
+% the current y-position of the thumb mark must be remembered (and later restored)
+% and the printing of that thumb mark must be stopped (and later continued).
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  \edef\th@mbprintingovertoc{\th@mbprinting}%
+  \stopthumb%
+  \markboth{\MakeUppercase #1 }{\MakeUppercase #1 }
+  \setlength{\th@mbsposytocy}{\th@mbposy}
+  \setlength{\th@mbposy}{\th@mbsposytocyy}
+  \newcounter{th@mblinea}
+  \setcounter{th@mblinea}{1}
+  \newcounter{th@mblineb}
+  \setcounter{th@mblineb}{\th@umbsperpage}
+  \newcounter{FileLine}
+  \setcounter{FileLine}{1}
+  \newcounter{thumbsstop}
+  \setcounter{thumbsstop}{1}
+  \addtocounter{thumbsstop}{\th@mbsmax}
+  \whiledo{\value{FileLine}<\value{thumbsstop}}
+    {\if@twoside \cleardoublepage%
+     \else \clearpage%
+     \fi%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% When the \xpackage{hyperref} package is used, one might like to refer to the
+% thumb overview page(s), therefore a phantomsection is added and a label
+% |TableOfThumbs| is placed here. When |\addthumbsoverviewtocontents| was used,
+% the entry is placed into the table of contents.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+     \ifnum\value{FileLine}=1%
+       \@ifundefined{Hy@Warning}{}{\phantomsection \label{TableOfThumbs}}%
+       \ifx\th@mbs@toc@level\empty%
+       \else \addcontentsline{toc}{\th@mbs@toc@level}{\th@mbs@toc@text}%
+       \fi%
+     \fi%
+     \null%
+     \th@mbs@verview%
+     \pagebreak%
+     \ifthumbs@verbose%
+       \message{THUMBS: Fileline: \arabic{FileLine}, a: \arabic{th@mblinea}, %
+         b: \arabic{th@mblineb}, per page: \th@umbsperpage, max: \th@mbsmax.^^J}%
+     \fi%
+    }%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% After the overview, the current thumb mark (if there is any) is restored.
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+  \setlength{\th@mbposy}{\th@mbsposytocy}%
+  \ifx\th@mbprintingovertoc\pagesLTS@one%
+    \continuethumb%
+  \fi%
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{\th@mbs@verview}
+% The internal command |\th@mbs@verview| reads a line from file |\jobname.tmb| and
+% executes the content of that line~-- if that line has not been processed yet,
+% in which case it is just ignored (see |\@unused|).
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+\newcommand{\th@mbs@verview}{%
+  \ifthumbs@verbose%
+    \message{^^JPackage thumbs Info: Processing line \arabic{th@mblinea} to \arabic{th@mblineb} of \jobname.tmb.}%
+  \fi%
+  \setcounter{FileLine}{1}%
+  \AtBeginShipoutNext{%
+    \AtBeginShipoutUpperLeftForeground{%
+      \IfFileExists{\jobname.tmb}{% then
+        \openin\@instreamthumb=\jobname.tmb %
+          \whiledo{\value{FileLine}<\value{th@mblineb}}
+           {\ifthumbs@verbose%
+              \message{THUMBS: Processing \jobname.tmb line \arabic{FileLine}.}%
+            \fi%
+            \ifnum \value{FileLine}<\value{th@mblinea}%
+              \read\@instreamthumb to \@unused%
+              \ifthumbs@verbose%
+                \message{Can be skipped.^^J}%
+              \fi%
+              % NIRVANA: ignore the line by not executing it,
+              % i.e. not executing \@unused.
+              % % \@unused
+            \else%
+              \ifnum \value{FileLine}=\value{th@mblinea}%
+                \read\@instreamthumb to \@thumbsout% execute the code of this line
+                \ifthumbs@verbose%
+                  \message{Executing \jobname.tmb line \arabic{FileLine}.^^J}%
+                \fi%
+                \@thumbsout%
+              \else%
+                \ifnum \value{FileLine}>\value{th@mblinea}%
+                  \read\@instreamthumb to \@thumbsout% execute the code of this line
+                  \ifthumbs@verbose%
+                    \message{Executing \jobname.tmb line \arabic{FileLine}.^^J}%
+                  \fi%
+                  \@thumbsout%
+                \else% THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN!
+                  \PackageError{thumbs}{Unexpected error! (Really!)}{%
+                    ! You are in trouble here.\MessageBreak%
+                    ! Type  X \string<return\string>  to quit.\MessageBreak%
+                    ! Delete temporary auxiliary files\MessageBreak%
+                    ! (like \jobname.aux, \jobname.tmb, \jobname.out)\MessageBreak%
+                    ! and retry the compilation.\MessageBreak%
+                    ! If the error persists, cross your fingers\MessageBreak%
+                    ! and try typing  \string<return\string>  to proceed.\MessageBreak%
+                    ! If that does not work,\MessageBreak%
+                    ! you might contact the maintainer of the thumbs package.\MessageBreak%
+                    }%
+                \fi%
+              \fi%
+            \fi%
+            \stepcounter{FileLine}%
+           }%
+          \ifnum \value{FileLine}=\value{th@mblineb}
+            \ifthumbs@verbose%
+              \message{THUMBS: Processing \jobname.tmb line \arabic{FileLine}.}%
+            \fi%
+            \read\@instreamthumb to \@thumbsout% Execute the code of that line.
+            \ifthumbs@verbose%
+              \message{Executing \jobname.tmb line \arabic{FileLine}.^^J}%
+            \fi%
+            \@thumbsout% Well, really execute it here.
+            \stepcounter{FileLine}%
+          \fi%
+        \closein\@instreamthumb%
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% And on to the next overview page of thumb marks (if there are so many thumb marks):
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+        \addtocounter{th@mblinea}{\th@umbsperpage}%
+        \addtocounter{th@mblineb}{\th@umbsperpage}%
+        \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\th@mbsmax}%
+        \ifnum \value{th@mblineb}>\value{th@mbs@tmpA}
+          \setcounter{th@mblineb}{\value{th@mbs@tmpA}}%
+        \fi%
+      }{% else
+        \addglobalwarning{%
+          \PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{%
+            File \jobname.tmb not found.\MessageBreak%
+            Rerun to get thumbs overview page(s) right.\MessageBreak%
+           }%
+         }%
+       }%
+      }%
+    }%
+  }
+
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+%    \begin{macrocode}
+%</package>
+%    \end{macrocode}
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% \section{Installation}
+%
+% \subsection{Downloads\label{ss:Downloads}}
+%
+% Everything should be available on \CTAN{}, \url{http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/},
+% but may need additional packages themselves.\\
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{thumbs.dtx}
+% For unpacking the |thumbs.dtx| file and constructing the documentation it is required:
+% \begin{description}
+% \item[-] \TeX Format \LaTeXe: \url{http://www.CTAN.org/}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{geometry}, 2010/09/12, v5.6, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/geometry/geometry.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] document class \textsf{ltxdoc}, 2007/11/11, v2.0u, \CTAN{macros/latex/base/ltxdoc.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{holtxdoc}, 2011/02/04, v0.21, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek/holtxdoc.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{hypdoc}, 2010/03/26, v1.9, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek/hypdoc.dtx}
+% \end{description}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{thumbs.sty}
+% The \texttt{thumbs.sty} for \LaTeXe\ (i.\,e. all documents using
+% the \xpackage{thumbs} package) requires:
+% \begin{description}
+% \item[-] \TeX Format \LaTeXe, \url{http://www.CTAN.org/}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{kvoptions}, 2010/12/23, v3.10, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek/kvoptions.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{atbegshi}, 2011/01/30, v1.15, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek/atbegshi.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{xcolor}, 2007/01/21, v2.11, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/xcolor/xcolor.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{picture}, 2009/10/11, v1.3, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek/picture.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{alphalph}, 2010/04/18, v2.3, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek/alphalph.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{pagesLTS}, 2011/03/17, v1.1o, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/pageslts/pagesLTS.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{rerunfilecheck}, 2011/04/15, v1.7, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek/rerunfilecheck.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{ifthen}, 2001/05/26, v1.1c, \CTAN{macros/latex/base/ifthen.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{warning}, 2001/08/17, v0.01, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/warning/warning.sty}
+%
+% \end{description}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{SW/SWP}
+% When compiling with SWP 5.50 Build 2960, these additional packages are needed:
+%
+% \begin{quote}
+%\begin{verbatim}
+%\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
+%\usepackage{amsfonts}
+%\usepackage[math]{cellspace}
+%\usepackage{xcolor}
+%\pagecolor{white}
+%\end{verbatim}
+% \end{quote}
+%
+% \noindent especially before \xpackage{hyperref} and \xpackage{thumbs}, but best right after the |\documentclass|!
+% (The options for those packages might be changed by the user -- I did not test all available options,
+%  thus first test, whether the document can be compiled with these options, and then try to change them
+%  according to your whishes.)
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{thumb-example.tex}
+% The |thumb-example.tex| requires the same files as all documents using the \xpackage{thumbs}
+% package and additionally:
+% \begin{description}
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{eurosym}, 1998/08/06, v1.1, \CTAN{fonts/eurosym.zip}
+
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{lipsum}, 2011/04/14, v1.2, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/lipsum/lipsum.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{hyperref}, 2011/04/17, v6.82g, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/hyperref/hyperref.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] package \xpackage{thumbs}, 2011/05/14, v1.0a, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/thumbs/thumbs.dtx}\\
+%   (Well, it is the example file for this package, and because you are reading the
+%    documentation for the \xpackage{thumbs} package, it can be assumed that you already
+%    have some version of it -- is it the current one?)
+% \end{description}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{Alternatives}
+% As possible alternatives in section \ref{sec:Alternatives} there are listed
+% \begin{description}
+% \item[-] \xpackage{chapterthumb}, 2005/03/10, v0.1, \CTAN{info/examples/KOMA-Script-3/Anhang-B/source/chapterthumb.sty}
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{eso-pic}, 2010/10/06, v2.0c, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/eso-pic/eso-pic.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{fancytabs}, 2011/04/16 v1.1, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/fancytabs/fancytabs.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumb}, 2001, without file version, \url{ftp://ftp.dante.de/pub/tex/info/examples/ltt/thumb.sty}
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumb} (a completely different one), 1997/12/24, v1.0, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/thumb/thumb.dtx}
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumbindex}, 2009/12/13, without file version, \url{http://hisashim.org/2009/12/13/thumbindex.html}.
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumb-index}, from the \xpackage{fancyhdr} package, 2005/03/22 v3.2,
+%  \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/fancyhdr/fancyhdr.pdf}
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumbpdf}, 2010/07/07, v3.11, \CTAN{support/thumbpdf/thumbpdf.sty}
+%
+% \item[-] \xpackage{thumby}, 2010/01/14, v0.1, \CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/thumby/thumby.sty}
+% \end{description}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{Oberdiek}
+% \DescribeMacro{holtxdoc}
+% \DescribeMacro{alphalph}
+% \DescribeMacro{atbegshi}
+% \DescribeMacro{kvoptions}
+% \DescribeMacro{picture}
+% \DescribeMacro{rerunfilecheck}
+% All packages of Heiko Oberdiek's bundle `oberdiek'
+% (especially \xpackage{holtxdoc}, \xpackage{alphalph}, \xpackage{atbegshi}, \xpackage{kvoptions},
+% \xpackage{picture}, and \xpackage{rerunfilecheck})
+% are also available in a TDS compliant ZIP archive:\\
+% \CTAN{install/macros/latex/contrib/oberdiek.tds.zip}.\\
+% It is probably best to download and use this, because the packages in there
+% should be both recent and compatible.\\
+%
+% \vspace{1.5cm}
+%
+% \DescribeMacro{M\"{u}nch}
+% A hyperlinked list of my (other) packages can be found at \url{http://www.Uni-Bonn.de/~uzs5pv/LaTeX.html}.
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% \subsection{Package, unpacking TDS}
+%
+% \paragraph{Package.} This package should be available on \CTAN{}:
+% \begin{description}
+% \item[\CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/thumbs/thumbs.dtx}]\hspace*{0.1cm} \\
+%       The source file.
+% \item[\CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/thumbs/thumbs.pdf}]\hspace*{0.1cm} \\
+%       The documentation.
+% \item[\CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/thumbs/thumbs-example.pdf}]\hspace*{0.1cm} \\
+%       The compiled example file, as it should look like.
+% \item[\CTAN{macros/latex/contrib/thumbs/README}]\hspace*{0.1cm} \\
+%       The README file.
+% \item[\CTAN{install/macros/latex/contrib/thumbs.tds.zip}]\hspace*{0.1cm} \\
+%       Everything in TDS compliant, compiled format,
+% \end{description}
+% which additionally contains\\
+% \begin{tabular}{ll}
+% thumbs.ins & The installation file.\\
+% thumbs.drv & The driver to generate the documentation.\\
+% thumbs.sty &  The \xext{sty}le file.\\
+% thumbs-example.tex & The example file.%
+% \end{tabular}
+%
+% \bigskip
+%
+% \noindent For required other packages, see the preceding subsection.
+%
+% \paragraph{Unpacking.} The \xfile{.dtx} file is a self-extracting
+% \docstrip\ archive. The files are extracted by running the
+% \xfile{.dtx} through \plainTeX:
+% \begin{quote}
+%   \verb|tex thumbs.dtx|
+% \end{quote}
+%
+% About generating the documentation see paragraph~\ref{GenDoc} below.\\
+%
+% \paragraph{TDS.} Now the different files must be moved into
+% the different directories in your installation TDS tree
+% (also known as \xfile{texmf} tree):
+% \begin{quote}
+% \def\t{^^A
+% \begin{tabular}{@{}>{\ttfamily}l@{ $\rightarrow$ }>{\ttfamily}l@{}}
+%   thumbs.sty & tex/latex/thumbs.sty\\
+%   thumbs.pdf & doc/latex/thumbs.pdf\\
+%   thumbs-example.tex & doc/latex/thumbs-example.tex\\
+%   thumbs-example.pdf & doc/latex/thumbs-example.pdf\\
+%   thumbs.dtx & source/latex/thumbs.dtx\\
+% \end{tabular}^^A
+% }^^A
+% \sbox0{\t}^^A
+% \ifdim\wd0>\linewidth
+%   \begingroup
+%     \advance\linewidth by\leftmargin
+%     \advance\linewidth by\rightmargin
+%   \edef\x{\endgroup
+%     \def\noexpand\lw{\the\linewidth}^^A
+%   }\x
+%   \def\lwbox{^^A
+%     \leavevmode
+%     \hbox to \linewidth{^^A
+%       \kern-\leftmargin\relax
+%       \hss
+%       \usebox0
+%       \hss
+%       \kern-\rightmargin\relax
+%     }^^A
+%   }^^A
+%   \ifdim\wd0>\lw
+%     \sbox0{\small\t}^^A
+%     \ifdim\wd0>\linewidth
+%       \ifdim\wd0>\lw
+%         \sbox0{\footnotesize\t}^^A
+%         \ifdim\wd0>\linewidth
+%           \ifdim\wd0>\lw
+%             \sbox0{\scriptsize\t}^^A
+%             \ifdim\wd0>\linewidth
+%               \ifdim\wd0>\lw
+%                 \sbox0{\tiny\t}^^A
+%                 \ifdim\wd0>\linewidth
+%                   \lwbox
+%                 \else
+%                   \usebox0
+%                 \fi
+%               \else
+%                 \lwbox
+%               \fi
+%             \else
+%               \usebox0
+%             \fi
+%           \else
+%             \lwbox
+%           \fi
+%         \else
+%           \usebox0
+%         \fi
+%       \else
+%         \lwbox
+%       \fi
+%     \else
+%       \usebox0
+%     \fi
+%   \else
+%     \lwbox
+%   \fi
+% \else
+%   \usebox0
+% \fi
+% \end{quote}
+% If you have a \xfile{docstrip.cfg} that configures and enables \docstrip's
+% TDS installing feature, then some files can already be in the right
+% place, see the documentation of \docstrip.
+%
+% \subsection{Refresh file name databases}
+%
+% If your \TeX~distribution (\teTeX, \mikTeX,\dots) relies on file name
+% databases, you must refresh these. For example, \teTeX\ users run
+% \verb|texhash| or \verb|mktexlsr|.
+%
+% \subsection{Some details for the interested}
+%
+% \paragraph{Unpacking with \LaTeX.}
+% The \xfile{.dtx} chooses its action depending on the format:
+% \begin{description}
+% \item[\plainTeX:] Run \docstrip\ and extract the files.
+% \item[\LaTeX:] Generate the documentation.
+% \end{description}
+% If you insist on using \LaTeX\ for \docstrip\ (really,
+% \docstrip\ does not need \LaTeX), then inform the autodetect routine
+% about your intention:
+% \begin{quote}
+%   \verb|latex \let\install=y\input{thumbs.dtx}|
+% \end{quote}
+% Do not forget to quote the argument according to the demands
+% of your shell.
+%
+% \paragraph{Generating the documentation.\label{GenDoc}}
+% You can use both the \xfile{.dtx} or the \xfile{.drv} to generate
+% the documentation. The process can be configured by a
+% configuration file \xfile{ltxdoc.cfg}. For instance, put this
+% line into this file, if you want to have A4 as paper format:
+% \begin{quote}
+%   \verb|\PassOptionsToClass{a4paper}{article}|
+% \end{quote}
+%
+% \noindent An example follows how to generate the
+% documentation with \pdfLaTeX :
+%
+% \begin{quote}
+%\begin{verbatim}
+%pdflatex thumbs.drv
+%makeindex -s gind.ist thumbs.idx
+%pdflatex thumbs.drv
+%makeindex -s gind.ist thumbs.idx
+%pdflatex thumbs.drv
+%\end{verbatim}
+% \end{quote}
+%
+% \subsection{Compiling the example}
+%
+% The example file, \textsf{thumbs-example.tex}, can be compiled via\\
+% \indent |latex thumbs-example.tex|\\
+% or (recommended)\\
+% \indent |pdflatex thumbs-example.tex|\\
+% and will need probably at least four~(!) compiler runs to get everything right.
+%
+% \section{Acknowledgements}
+%
+% I would like to thank \textsc{Heiko Oberdiek}
+% (heiko dot oberdiek at googlemail dot com) for providing
+% the \xpackage{hyperref} as well as a~lot~(!) of other useful packages
+% (from which I also got everything I know about creating a file in
+% \xext{dtx} format, ok, say it: copying),
+% and the \Newsgroup{comp.text.tex} and \Newsgroup{de.comp.text.tex}
+% newsgroups for their help in all things \TeX.
+%
+% \bigskip
+% \phantomsection
+% \begin{History}\label{History}
+%   \begin{Version}{2010/04/01 v0.01 -- 2011/05/13 v0.46}
+%     \item Diverse $\beta $-versions during the creation of this package.\\
+%   \end{Version}
+%   \begin{Version}{2011/05/14 v1.0a}
+%     \item Upload to \CTAN{}.
+%   \end{Version}
+% \end{History}
+%
+% \bigskip
+%
+% When you find a mistake or have a suggestion for an improvement of this package,
+% please send an e-mail to the maintainer, thanks! (Please see BUG REPORTS in the README.)\\
+%
+% Note: \textsf{Q}, \textsf{X}, and \textsf{Y} are not missing in the following index,
+% but no command \emph{beginning} with any of these letters has been used in this
+% \xpackage{thumbs} package.
+%
+% \pagebreak
+%
+% \PrintIndex
+%
+% \Finale
+\endinput
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/thumbs/thumbs.ins b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/thumbs/thumbs.ins
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..fc53f2d1467
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/thumbs/thumbs.ins
@@ -0,0 +1,125 @@
+%%
+%% This is file `thumbs.ins',
+%% generated with the docstrip utility.
+%%
+%% The original source files were:
+%%
+%% thumbs.dtx  (with options: `install')
+%% 
+%% This is a generated file.
+%% 
+%% Project: thumbs
+%% Version: 2011/05/14 v1.0a
+%% 
+%% Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 by
+%%     H.-Martin M"unch <Martin dot Muench at Uni-Bonn dot de>
+%% 
+%% The usual disclaimer applys:
+%% If it doesn't work right that's your problem.
+%% (Nevertheless, send an e-mail to the maintainer
+%%  when you find an error in this package.)
+%% 
+%% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
+%% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
+%% version 1.3c of this license or (at your option) any later
+%% version. This version of this license is in
+%%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c.txt
+%% and the latest version of this license is in
+%%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
+%% and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of
+%% LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
+%% 
+%% This work has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained".
+%% 
+%% The Current Maintainer of this work is H.-Martin Muench.
+%% 
+%% This work consists of the main source file thumbs.dtx
+%% and the derived files
+%%    thumbs.sty, thumbs.pdf, thumbs.ins, thumbs.drv,
+%%    thumbs-example.tex.
+%% 
+\input docstrip.tex
+\Msg{*************************************************************************}
+\Msg{* Installation}
+\Msg{* Package: thumbs 2011/05/14 v1.0a Thumb marks and overwiew page(s) (HMM)}
+\Msg{*************************************************************************}
+
+\keepsilent
+\askforoverwritefalse
+
+\let\MetaPrefix\relax
+\preamble
+
+This is a generated file.
+
+Project: thumbs
+Version: 2011/05/14 v1.0a
+
+Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 by
+    H.-Martin M"unch <Martin dot Muench at Uni-Bonn dot de>
+
+The usual disclaimer applys:
+If it doesn't work right that's your problem.
+(Nevertheless, send an e-mail to the maintainer
+ when you find an error in this package.)
+
+This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
+conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
+version 1.3c of this license or (at your option) any later
+version. This version of this license is in
+   http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c.txt
+and the latest version of this license is in
+   http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
+and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of
+LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
+
+This work has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained".
+
+The Current Maintainer of this work is H.-Martin Muench.
+
+This work consists of the main source file thumbs.dtx
+and the derived files
+   thumbs.sty, thumbs.pdf, thumbs.ins, thumbs.drv,
+   thumbs-example.tex.
+
+\endpreamble
+\let\MetaPrefix\DoubleperCent
+
+\generate{%
+  \file{thumbs.ins}{\from{thumbs.dtx}{install}}%
+  \file{thumbs.drv}{\from{thumbs.dtx}{driver}}%
+  \usedir{tex/latex/thumbs}%
+  \file{thumbs.sty}{\from{thumbs.dtx}{package}}%
+  \usedir{doc/latex/thumbs}%
+  \file{thumbs-example.tex}{\from{thumbs.dtx}{example}}%
+}
+
+\catcode32=13\relax% active space
+\let =\space%
+\Msg{************************************************************************}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{* To finish the installation you have to move the following}
+\Msg{* file into a directory searched by TeX:}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{*     thumbs.sty*}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{* To produce the documentation run the file `thumbs.drv'}
+\Msg{* through (pdf)LaTeX, e.g.}
+\Msg{*  pdflatex thumbs.drv}
+\Msg{*  makeindex -s gind.ist thumbs.idx}
+\Msg{*  pdflatex thumbs.drv}
+\Msg{*  makeindex -s gind.ist thumbs.idx}
+\Msg{*  pdflatex thumbs.drv}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{* At least three runs are necessary e.g. to get the}
+\Msg{*  references right!}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{* Happy TeXing!}
+\Msg{*}
+\Msg{************************************************************************}
+
+\endbatchfile
+
+\endinput
+%%
+%% End of file `thumbs.ins'.
diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/thumbs/thumbs.sty b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/thumbs/thumbs.sty
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..67b1fecfeb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/thumbs/thumbs.sty
@@ -0,0 +1,948 @@
+%%
+%% This is file `thumbs.sty',
+%% generated with the docstrip utility.
+%%
+%% The original source files were:
+%%
+%% thumbs.dtx  (with options: `package')
+%% 
+%% This is a generated file.
+%% 
+%% Project: thumbs
+%% Version: 2011/05/14 v1.0a
+%% 
+%% Copyright (C) 2010, 2011 by
+%%     H.-Martin M"unch <Martin dot Muench at Uni-Bonn dot de>
+%% 
+%% The usual disclaimer applys:
+%% If it doesn't work right that's your problem.
+%% (Nevertheless, send an e-mail to the maintainer
+%%  when you find an error in this package.)
+%% 
+%% This work may be distributed and/or modified under the
+%% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either
+%% version 1.3c of this license or (at your option) any later
+%% version. This version of this license is in
+%%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c.txt
+%% and the latest version of this license is in
+%%    http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt
+%% and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of
+%% LaTeX version 2005/12/01 or later.
+%% 
+%% This work has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained".
+%% 
+%% The Current Maintainer of this work is H.-Martin Muench.
+%% 
+%% This work consists of the main source file thumbs.dtx
+%% and the derived files
+%%    thumbs.sty, thumbs.pdf, thumbs.ins, thumbs.drv,
+%%    thumbs-example.tex.
+%% 
+\NeedsTeXFormat{LaTeX2e}[1994/06/01]% or later
+\ProvidesPackage{thumbs}[2011/05/14 v1.0a
+            Thumb marks and overwiew page(s) (HMM)]
+
+%% This package allows to create a customizable thumb index,
+%% providing a quick and easy reference methode for large documents,
+%% as well as an overview page.
+
+\message{^^J *** Compiling with SW(P)? ^^J%
+ Please see the sw(p)*.log or \jobname.log-file! *** ^^J}
+\PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{%
+  When compiling with SWP 5.50 Build 2960,\MessageBreak%
+  these additional packages are needed:\MessageBreak%
+  \string\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}\MessageBreak%
+  \string\usepackage{amsfonts}\MessageBreak%
+  \string\usepackage[math]{cellspace}\MessageBreak%
+  \string\usepackage{xcolor}\MessageBreak%
+  \string\pagecolor{white}\MessageBreak%
+  especially before hyperref and thumbs,\MessageBreak%
+  but best right after the \string\documentclass!\MessageBreak%
+ }
+
+\RequirePackage{kvoptions}[2010/12/23]% v3.10
+\RequirePackage{atbegshi}[2011/01/30]% v1.15
+\RequirePackage{xcolor}[2007/01/21]% v2.11
+\RequirePackage{picture}[2009/10/11]% v1.3
+\RequirePackage{alphalph}[2010/04/18]% v2.3
+\RequirePackage{pagesLTS}[2011/03/17]% v1.1o
+\RequirePackage{rerunfilecheck}[2011/04/15]% v1.7
+\RequirePackage{ifthen}[2001/05/26]% v1.1c; for \whiledo
+\RequirePackage{warning}[2001/08/17]% v0.01
+%% thumbs may work with earlier versions of those packages,
+%% but this was not tested. Please consider updating your packages
+%% to the most recent version (if they are not already the most
+%% recent version).
+
+\SetupKeyvalOptions{family=thumbs,prefix=thumbs@}
+\DeclareStringOption[white]{pagecolor}[white]% \thumbs@pagecolor
+\DeclareStringOption{linefill}[dots]
+\DeclareStringOption[rule]{thumblink}[rule]
+\DeclareStringOption[47pt]{minheight}[47pt]
+\DeclareStringOption{height}[auto]
+\DeclareStringOption{width}[auto]
+\DeclareStringOption{distance}[2mm]
+\DeclareStringOption{topthumbmargin}[auto]
+\DeclareStringOption{bottomthumbmargin}[auto]
+\DeclareBoolOption[true]{verbose}
+
+\ProcessKeyvalOptions*
+
+\ifthumbs@verbose
+\else
+  \PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{Option verbose=false found:\MessageBreak%
+    You will lose some information.}
+\fi
+
+\pagecolor{\thumbs@pagecolor}
+
+\ifx\thumbs@linefill\empty%
+  \gdef\th@mbs@linefill{\hspace*{\fill}}
+\else
+  \def\th@mbstest{line}%
+  \ifx\thumbs@linefill\th@mbstest%
+    \gdef\th@mbs@linefill{\hrulefill}
+  \else
+    \def\th@mbstest{dots}%
+    \ifx\thumbs@linefill\th@mbstest%
+      \gdef\th@mbs@linefill{\dotfill}
+    \else
+      \PackageError{thumbs}{Option linefill with invalid value}{%
+        Option linefill has value '\thumbs@linefill'.\MessageBreak%
+        Valid values are '' (empty), 'line', or 'dots'.\MessageBreak%
+        '' (empty) will be used now.\MessageBreak%
+        }
+       \gdef\th@mbs@linefill{\hspace*{\fill}}
+    \fi
+  \fi
+\fi
+
+\newdimen\th@mbwidthx
+
+\newdimen\th@mbheighty% Thumb height y
+\setlength{\th@mbheighty}{\z@}
+
+\newdimen\th@mbposx
+\newdimen\th@mbposy
+\newdimen\th@mbposyA
+\newdimen\th@mbposytop
+\newdimen\th@mbposybottom
+\newdimen\th@mbwidthxtoc
+\newdimen\th@mbsposytocy
+\newdimen\th@mbsposytocyy
+
+\newdimen\th@mbsdistance% vertical distance between thumb marks
+\ifx\thumbs@distance\empty%
+  \setlength{\th@mbsdistance}{1mm}
+\else
+  \setlength{\th@mbsdistance}{\thumbs@distance}
+\fi
+
+\newbox\ThumbsBox
+
+\newcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}
+\setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{0}
+
+\gdef\th@mbs{0}
+\gdef\th@mbsmax{0}
+\gdef\th@umbsperpage{0}
+
+\gdef\th@mbtitle{}
+\gdef\th@mbtext{}
+\gdef\th@mbtextcolour{\thumbs@pagecolor}
+\gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolour{\thumbs@pagecolor}
+\gdef\th@mbcolumn{0}
+
+\gdef\th@mbtextA{}
+\gdef\th@mbtextcolourA{\thumbs@pagecolor}
+\gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourA{\thumbs@pagecolor}
+
+\gdef\th@mbprinting{1}
+\gdef\th@mbtoprint{0}
+\gdef\th@mbonpage{0}
+\gdef\th@mbonpagemax{0}
+
+\gdef\th@mbcolumnnew{0}
+
+\gdef\thumb@two{2}% There is no \pagesLTS@two (yet).
+
+\gdef\th@mbs@toc@level{}
+\gdef\th@mbs@toc@text{}
+
+\if@filesw% \relax
+\else
+  \PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{No auxiliary files allowed!\MessageBreak%
+    It was not allowed to write to files.\MessageBreak%
+    A lot of packages do not work without access to files\MessageBreak%
+    like the .aux one. The thumbs package needs to write\MessageBreak%
+    to the \jobname.tmb file. To exit press\MessageBreak%
+    Ctrl+Z\MessageBreak%
+    .\MessageBreak%
+   }
+\fi
+
+\newcommand{\setth@mbheight}{%
+  \setlength{\th@mbheighty}{\z@}
+  \advance\th@mbheighty+\headheight
+  \advance\th@mbheighty+\headsep
+  \advance\th@mbheighty+\textheight
+  \advance\th@mbheighty+\footskip
+  \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\th@mbsmax}
+  \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>1
+    \divide\th@mbheighty\th@mbsmax
+  \fi
+  \advance\th@mbheighty-\th@mbsdistance
+  % Remove numbers behind the decimal seperator, e.g. 13.67777 pt -> 13 pt:
+  \@settopoint\th@mbheighty%
+  }
+
+\AtBeginDocument{%
+  \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{1pt}
+  \ifdim \thumbs@minheight < \th@mbposyA% too small
+    \setlength{\thumbs@minheight}{1pt}
+  \else
+    \ifdim \thumbs@minheight = \th@mbposyA% small, but ok
+    \else
+      \ifdim \thumbs@minheight > \th@mbposyA% ok
+      \else
+        \PackageError{thumbs}{Option minheight has invalid value}{%
+          Please use a number and a length unit (e.g. mm, cm, pt)\MessageBreak%
+          and no space between as value for option minheight\MessageBreak%
+          and include this value+unit combination in curly brackets\MessageBreak%
+          (please see the thumbs-example.tex file).\MessageBreak%
+          When pressing return, minheight will now be set to 47pt.\MessageBreak%
+         }
+        \setlength{\thumbs@minheight}{47pt}
+      \fi
+    \fi
+  \fi
+  \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\thumbs@minheight}
+  \ifx\thumbs@height\empty%
+    \setlength{\th@mbheighty}{\th@mbposyA}
+  \else
+    \def\th@mbstest{auto}
+    \ifx\thumbs@height\th@mbstest%
+      \setth@mbheight
+      \ifdim \th@mbheighty < \thumbs@minheight
+        \PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{Thumbs not high enought:\MessageBreak%
+          Option height has value 'auto'. For \th@mbsmax\space thumbs per page\MessageBreak%
+          this results in a thumb height of \the\th@mbheighty.\MessageBreak%
+          This is lower than the minimal thumb height, \thumbs@minheight,\MessageBreak%
+          therefore another thumbs column will be opened.\MessageBreak%
+          If you do not want this, choose a smaller value\MessageBreak%
+          for option 'minheight'%
+        }
+        \setlength{\th@mbheighty}{\z@}
+        \advance\th@mbheighty+\th@mbposyA% = \thumbs@minheight
+     \fi
+    \else
+      \PackageInfo{thumbs}{Now setting thumbs' height to \thumbs@height.\MessageBreak}
+      \setlength{\th@mbheighty}{\thumbs@height}
+    \fi
+  \fi
+  \newread\@instreamthumb%
+  \setlength{\th@mbwidthx}{\paperwidth}
+  \advance\th@mbwidthx-\textwidth
+  \divide\th@mbwidthx4
+  \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{0sp}
+  \ifx\thumbs@width\empty%
+  \else
+    \def\th@mbstest{auto}
+    \ifx\thumbs@width\th@mbstest%
+    \else
+      \ifdim \thumbs@width > \th@mbposyA% OK
+        \setlength{\th@mbwidthx}{\thumbs@width}
+      \else
+        \PackageError{thumbs}{Thumbs not wide enought}{%
+          Option width has value '\thumbs@width'.\MessageBreak%
+          This is not a valid dimension larger than zero.\MessageBreak%
+          Width will be set automatically.\MessageBreak%
+         }
+      \fi
+    \fi
+  \fi
+  % Thumb position x \th@mbposx
+  \setlength{\th@mbposx}{\paperwidth}
+  \advance\th@mbposx-\th@mbwidthx
+  \advance\th@mbposx+1pt
+  % Thumb position y \th@mbposy
+  \ifx\thumbs@topthumbmargin\empty%
+    \def\thumbs@topthumbmargin{auto}
+  \fi
+  \def\th@mbstest{auto}
+  \ifx\thumbs@topthumbmargin\th@mbstest%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposy}{1in}
+    \advance\th@mbposy+\voffset
+    \advance\th@mbposy+\topmargin
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\thumbs@distance
+    \advance\th@mbposy+\th@mbheighty
+  \else
+    \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{-1pt}
+    \ifdim \thumbs@topthumbmargin > \th@mbposyA% OK
+    \else
+      \PackageWarning{thumbs}{Thumbs column starting too high.\MessageBreak%
+        Option topthumbmargin has value '\thumbs@topthumbmargin'.\MessageBreak%
+        topthumbmargin will be set to -1pt.\MessageBreak%
+       }
+      \gdef\thumbs@topthumbmargin{-1pt}
+    \fi
+    \setlength{\th@mbposy}{\thumbs@topthumbmargin}
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\thumbs@distance
+    \advance\th@mbposy+\th@mbheighty
+  \fi
+  \setlength{\th@mbposytop}{\th@mbposy}
+  % Max. thumb position y \th@mbposybottom
+  \ifx\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin\empty%
+    \gdef\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin{auto}
+  \fi
+  \def\th@mbstest{auto}
+  \ifx\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin\th@mbstest%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposybottom}{1in}
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\voffset
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\topmargin
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom-\thumbs@distance
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\th@mbheighty
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\headheight
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\headsep
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\textheight
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom+\footskip
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom-\thumbs@distance
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom-\th@mbheighty
+  \else
+    \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\paperheight}
+    \advance\th@mbposyA-\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin
+    \advance\th@mbposyA-\th@mbposytop
+    \advance\th@mbposyA-\thumbs@distance
+    \advance\th@mbposyA-\th@mbheighty
+    \advance\th@mbposyA-\thumbs@distance
+    \ifdim \th@mbposyA > 0sp%ok
+    \else
+      \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\paperheight}
+      \advance\th@mbposyA-\th@mbposytop
+      \advance\th@mbposyA-\thumbs@distance
+      \advance\th@mbposyA-\th@mbheighty
+      \advance\th@mbposyA-\thumbs@distance
+      \advance\th@mbposyA-1pt
+      \PackageWarning{thumbs}{Thumbs column ending too high.\MessageBreak%
+        Option bottomthumbmargin has value '\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin'.\MessageBreak%
+        bottomthumbmargin will be set to '\the\th@mbposyA'.\MessageBreak%
+       }
+      \global\edef\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin{\the\th@mbposyA}
+    \fi
+    \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin}
+    \setlength{\@tempdimc}{-1pt}
+    \ifdim \th@mbposyA < \@tempdimc%
+      \PackageWarning{thumbs}{Thumbs column ending too low.\MessageBreak%
+        Option bottomthumbmargin has value '\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin'.\MessageBreak%
+        bottomthumbmargin will be set to -1pt.\MessageBreak%
+       }
+      \gdef\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin{-1pt}
+    \fi
+    \setlength{\th@mbposybottom}{\paperheight}
+    \advance\th@mbposybottom-\thumbs@bottomthumbmargin
+  \fi
+  \advance\th@mbposy-\th@mbheighty% because it will be advanced also for the first thumb
+  \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\th@mbposy}% \th@mbposyA will change.
+  \setlength{\th@mbsposytocyy}{\th@mbposy}% \th@mbsposytocyy shall not be changed.
+  }
+
+\newcommand{\th@mb@dvance}{%
+  \advance\th@mbposy+\th@mbheighty%
+  \advance\th@mbposy+\th@mbsdistance%
+  \ifdim\th@mbposy>\th@mbposybottom%
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\th@mbheighty%
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\th@mbsdistance%
+  \else%
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\th@mbheighty%
+    \advance\th@mbposy-\th@mbsdistance%
+    \addthumb{}{}{\thumbs@pagecolor}{\thumbs@pagecolor}%
+    \th@mb@dvance%
+  \fi%
+  }
+
+\newcommand{\thumbnewcolumn}{%
+  \ifx\th@mbtoprint\pagesLTS@one%
+    \PackageError{thumbs}{\string\thumbnewcolumn\space after \string\addthumb }{%
+      On page \thepage\space (approx.) \string\addthumb\space was used and *afterwards* \string\thumbnewcolumn .\MessageBreak%
+      When you want to use \string\thumbnewcolumn , do not use an \string\addthumb\space on the same\MessageBreak%
+      page before \string\thumbnewcolumn . Thus, either remove the \string\addthumb , or use a\MessageBreak%
+      \string\pagebreak , \string\newpage\space etc. before \string\thumbnewcolumn .\MessageBreak%
+      (And remember to use an \string\addthumb\space*after* \string\thumbnewcolumn .)\MessageBreak%
+      Your command \string\thumbnewcolumn\space will be ignored now.%
+     }%
+  \else%
+    \PackageWarning{thumbs}{%
+      Starting of another column requested by command\MessageBreak%
+      \string\thumbnewcolumn.\space Only use this command directly\MessageBreak%
+      before an \string\addthumb\space - did you?!\MessageBreak%
+     }%
+    \gdef\th@mbcolumnnew{1}%
+    \th@mb@dvance%
+    \gdef\th@mbprinting{0}%
+    \gdef\th@mbcolumnnew{2}%
+  \fi%
+  }
+
+\newcommand{\addtitlethumb}[5]{%
+  \global\edef\th@mb@titlelabel{#5}%
+  \addthumb{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}%
+  \global\edef\th@mb@titlelabel{}%
+  }
+
+\newcommand{\addthumb}[4]{%
+  \gdef\th@mbprinting{1}%
+  \advance\th@mbposy\th@mbheighty%
+  \advance\th@mbposy\th@mbsdistance%
+  \ifdim\th@mbposy>\th@mbposybottom%
+    \PackageWarning{thumbs}{%
+      Thumbs column full, starting another column.\MessageBreak%
+      }%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposy}{\th@mbposytop}%
+    \advance\th@mbposy\thumbs@distance%
+    \ifx\th@mbcolumn\pagesLTS@zero%
+      \global\edef\th@umbsperpage{\th@mbs}%
+      \gdef\th@mbcolumn{1}%
+    \fi%
+  \fi%
+  \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\th@mbs}%
+  \addtocounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{+1}%
+  \global\edef\th@mbs{\arabic{th@mbs@tmpA}}%
+  {\let\label\@gobble%
+   \let\index\@gobble%
+   \let\glossary\@gobble%
+   \gdef\th@mbtitle{#1}%
+   \gdef\th@mbtext{#2}%
+   \gdef\th@mbtextcolour{#3}%
+   \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolour{#4}%
+  }
+  \@ifundefined{Hy@Warning}{% hyperref not loaded
+    }{% hyperref loaded
+      \phantomsection%
+      \label{thumbs.\th@mbs}%
+     }%
+  \if@filesw%
+    \ifx\th@mb@titlelabel\empty%
+      \addtocontents{tmb}{\string\thumbcontents{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{\thepage}{thumbs.\th@mbs}{\th@mbcolumnnew}}%
+    \else%
+      \addtocounter{page}{-1}%
+      \edef\th@mb@page{\thepage}%
+      \addtocontents{tmb}{\string\thumbcontents{#1}{#2}{#3}{#4}{\th@mb@page}{\th@mb@titlelabel}{\th@mbcolumnnew}}%
+      \addtocounter{page}{+1}%
+    \fi%
+ %\else there is a problem, but the according warning message was already given earlier.
+  \fi%
+  \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\pagesLTS@one%
+  \else%
+    \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\th@mbonpage}%
+    \addtocounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{+1}%
+    \global\edef\th@mbonpage{\arabic{th@mbs@tmpA}}%
+  \fi%
+  \ifx\th@mbtoprint\pagesLTS@zero%
+  \else%
+    \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\pagesLTS@zero%
+      \PackageWarning{thumbs}{More than one thumb at one page:\MessageBreak%
+        You placed more than one thumb mark (at least \th@mbonpage)\MessageBreak%
+        on page \thepage \space (page is approximately).\MessageBreak%
+        Maybe insert a pagebreak?\MessageBreak%
+       }%
+    \fi%
+  \fi%
+  \ifnum\th@mbonpage=1%
+    \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>0% \relax
+    \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{1}%
+    \fi%
+    \gdef\th@mbtextA{#2}%
+    \gdef\th@mbtextcolourA{#3}%
+    \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourA{#4}%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\th@mbposy}%
+  \else%
+    \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\pagesLTS@zero%
+      \ifnum\th@mbonpage=2%
+        \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>1%
+        \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{2}%
+        \fi%
+        \gdef\th@mbtextB{#2}%
+        \gdef\th@mbtextcolourB{#3}%
+        \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourB{#4}%
+      \else%
+        \ifnum\th@mbonpage=3%
+          \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>2%
+          \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{3}%
+          \fi%
+          \gdef\th@mbtextC{#2}%
+          \gdef\th@mbtextcolourC{#3}%
+          \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourC{#4}%
+        \else%
+          \ifnum\th@mbonpage=4%
+            \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>3%
+            \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{4}%
+            \fi%
+            \gdef\th@mbtextD{#2}%
+            \gdef\th@mbtextcolourD{#3}%
+            \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourD{#4}%
+          \else%
+            \ifnum\th@mbonpage=5%
+              \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>4%
+              \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{5}%
+              \fi%
+              \gdef\th@mbtextE{#2}%
+              \gdef\th@mbtextcolourE{#3}%
+              \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourE{#4}%
+            \else%
+              \ifnum\th@mbonpage=6%
+                \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax>5%
+                \else \gdef\th@mbonpagemax{6}%
+                \fi%
+                \gdef\th@mbtextF{#2}%
+                \gdef\th@mbtextcolourF{#3}%
+                \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourF{#4}%
+              \else%
+                \PackageError{thumbs}{Too many thumbs on one page!}{%
+                  You tried to placed more than six (!) thumb marks on a single page,\MessageBreak%
+                  (approximate page number: \thepage ).\MessageBreak%
+                  Maybe insert a \string\pagebreak or \string\newpage?\MessageBreak%
+                  No following thumb marks will show on this page, sorry.\MessageBreak%
+                  If you absolutly need more marks on one page,\MessageBreak%
+                  please write an e-mail to the package maintainer.\MessageBreak%
+                 }%
+              \fi%
+            \fi%
+          \fi%
+        \fi%
+      \fi%
+    \else%
+      \ifnum\th@mbonpagemax<\th@mbonpage%
+        \global\edef\th@mbonpagemax{\th@mbonpage}%
+      \fi%
+    \fi%
+  \fi%
+  \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\thumb@two% There is no \pagesLTS@two (yet).
+    \gdef\th@mbcolumnnew{0}%
+  \fi%
+  \gdef\th@mbtoprint{1}%
+  }
+
+\newcommand{\stopthumb}{\gdef\th@mbprinting{0}}
+
+\newcommand{\continuethumb}{\gdef\th@mbprinting{1}}
+
+\newcommand{\thumbcontents}[7]{%
+  \advance\th@mbposy\th@mbheighty%
+  \advance\th@mbposy\th@mbsdistance%
+  \ifdim\th@mbposy>\th@mbposybottom%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposy}{\th@mbposytop}%
+    \advance\th@mbposy\th@mbsdistance%
+  \fi%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@title{#1}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@text{#2}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@textcolour{#3}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@backgroundcolour{#4}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@page{#5}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@label{#6}%
+  \def\th@mb@tmp@column{#7}%
+  \ifx\th@mb@tmp@column\thumb@two%
+    \def\th@mb@tmp@column{0}%
+  \fi%
+  \setlength{\th@mbwidthxtoc}{\paperwidth}%
+  \advance\th@mbwidthxtoc-1in%
+  \advance\th@mbwidthxtoc-\hoffset%
+  \advance\th@mbwidthxtoc-\oddsidemargin%
+  \put(1in+\hoffset+\oddsidemargin,-\th@mbposy){%
+    \begin{picture}(0,0)%
+      \def\th@mbstest{rule}%
+      \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+        \ifx\th@mb@tmp@column\pagesLTS@zero%
+          {\color{\th@mb@tmp@backgroundcolour}\hyperref[\th@mb@tmp@label]{\rule{\th@mbwidthxtoc}{\th@mbheighty}}}%
+        \else%
+          {\color{\th@mb@tmp@backgroundcolour}\rule{\th@mbwidthxtoc}{\th@mbheighty}}%
+        \fi%
+      \else%
+        {\color{\th@mb@tmp@backgroundcolour}\rule{\th@mbwidthxtoc}{\th@mbheighty}}%
+      \fi%
+    \end{picture}%
+    \ifx\th@mb@tmp@column\pagesLTS@zero%
+      \begin{picture}(0,0)(0,-0.5\th@mbheighty+384930sp)%
+        \bgroup%
+          \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}%
+          \vbox% to \textwidth
+           {\hsize=\textwidth {%
+              \def\th@mbstest{none}
+              \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent \th@mb@tmp@title%
+                 \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \th@mb@tmp@page}%
+                }%
+              \else%
+                \def\th@mbstest{title}%
+                \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                  {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                   \hyperref[\th@mb@tmp@label]{\th@mb@tmp@title}%
+                   \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \th@mb@tmp@page}%
+                  }%
+                \else%
+                  \def\th@mbstest{page}%
+                  \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                    {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                     \th@mb@tmp@title%
+                     \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \pageref{\th@mb@tmp@label}}%
+                    }%
+                  \else%
+                    \def\th@mbstest{titleandpage}%
+                    \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                      {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                       \hyperref[\th@mb@tmp@label]{\th@mb@tmp@title}%
+                       \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \pageref{\th@mb@tmp@label}}%
+                      }%
+                    \else%
+                      \def\th@mbstest{line}%
+                      \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                        {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                         \hyperref[\th@mb@tmp@label]{\th@mb@tmp@title%
+                         \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \th@mb@tmp@page}}%
+                        }%
+                      \else%
+                        \def\th@mbstest{rule}%
+                        \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest%
+                          {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                           \th@mb@tmp@title%
+                           \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \th@mb@tmp@page}%
+                          }%
+                        \else%
+                          \PackageError{thumbs}{\string\thumbs@thumblink\space invalid}{%
+                            \string\thumbs@thumblink\space has an invalid value,\MessageBreak%
+                            although it did not have an invalid value before,\MessageBreak%
+                            and the thumbs package did not change it.\MessageBreak%
+                            Therefore some other package (or the user)\MessageBreak%
+                            manipulated it.\MessageBreak%
+                            Now setting it to 'none' as last resort.\MessageBreak%
+                           }%
+                          \gdef\thumbs@thumblink{none}%
+                          {\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\noindent%
+                           \th@mb@tmp@title%
+                           \leaders\box \ThumbsBox {\th@mbs@linefill \th@mb@tmp@page}%
+                          }%
+                        \fi%
+                      \fi%
+                    \fi%
+                  \fi%
+                \fi%
+              \fi%
+             }%
+           }%
+        \egroup%
+      \end{picture}%
+      \begin{picture}(0,0)(1in+\hoffset+\oddsidemargin-\th@mbxpos,-0.5\th@mbheighty+384930sp)%
+        \bgroup%
+          \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}%
+          \makebox[\th@mbwidthx][r]{{\color{\th@mb@tmp@textcolour}\th@mb@tmp@text \space}}%
+        \egroup%
+      \end{picture}%
+    \fi%
+    }%
+  }
+
+\newcommand{\th@mb@yA}{%
+  \advance\th@mbposyA\th@mbheighty%
+  \advance\th@mbposyA\th@mbsdistance%
+  \ifdim\th@mbposyA>\th@mbposybottom%
+    \PackageWarning{thumbs}{You are not only using more than one thumb mark at one\MessageBreak%
+      single page, but also thumb marks from different thumb\MessageBreak%
+      columns. May I suggest the use of a \string\pagebreak\space or\MessageBreak%
+      \string\newpage ?%
+     }%
+    \setlength{\th@mbposyA}{\th@mbposytop}%
+  \fi%
+  }
+
+\newcommand{\th@mbprint}[3]{%
+  \put(\th@mbxpos,-\th@mbposyA){%
+    \begin{picture}(0,0)%
+      {\color{#3}\rule{\th@mbwidthx}{\th@mbheighty}}%
+   \end{picture}%
+   \begin{picture}(0,0)(0,-0.5\th@mbheighty+384930sp)%
+     \bgroup%
+       \setlength{\parindent}{0pt}%
+       \ifodd\c@CurrentPage%
+         \if@twoside%
+           \makebox[\th@mbwidthx][l]{{\color{#2}\hspace*{1pt}\space #1}}%
+         \else%
+           \makebox[\th@mbwidthx][r]{{\color{#2}#1\space}}%
+         \fi%
+       \else%
+         \makebox[\th@mbwidthx][r]{{\color{#2}#1\space}}%
+       \fi%
+     \egroup%
+   \end{picture}%
+  }%
+ }
+
+\AtBeginShipout{%
+  \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\pagesLTS@zero% ok
+  \else%
+    \PackageError{thumbs}{Missing \string\addthumb\space after \string\thumbnewcolumn }{%
+      Command \string\thumbnewcolumn\space was used, but no new thumb placed with \string\addthumb\MessageBreak%
+      (at least not at the same page). After \string\thumbnewcolumn\space please always use an\MessageBreak%
+      \string\addthumb . Until the next \string\addthumb , there will be no thumb marks on the\MessageBreak%
+      pages. Starting a new column of thumb marks and not putting a thumb mark into\MessageBreak%
+      that column does not make sense. If you just want to get rid of column marks,\MessageBreak%
+      do not abuse \string\thumbnewcolumn\space but use \string\stopthumb .\MessageBreak%
+      (This error message will be repeated at all following pages,\MessageBreak%
+      \space until \string\addthumb\space is used.)\MessageBreak%
+     }%
+  \fi%
+  \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\value{CurrentPage}}%
+  \addtocounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{-1}% because CurrentPage is already the one of the next page
+  \def\th@mbxpos{\th@mbposx}%
+  \ifodd\c@th@mbs@tmpA% \relax
+  \else%
+    \if@twoside \def\th@mbxpos{-1pt}% \else \relax
+    \fi%
+  \fi%
+  \AtBeginShipoutUpperLeft{%
+    \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\th@mbonpage}%
+    \ifx\th@mbprinting\pagesLTS@one%
+      \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextA}{\th@mbtextcolourA}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourA}%
+      \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>1%
+        \th@mb@yA%
+        \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextB}{\th@mbtextcolourB}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourB}%
+        \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>2%
+          \th@mb@yA%
+          \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextC}{\th@mbtextcolourC}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourC}%
+          \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>3%
+            \th@mb@yA%
+            \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextD}{\th@mbtextcolourD}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourD}%
+            \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>4%
+              \th@mb@yA%
+              \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextE}{\th@mbtextcolourE}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourE}%
+              \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>5%
+                \th@mb@yA%
+                \th@mbprint{\th@mbtextF}{\th@mbtextcolourF}{\th@mbbackgroundcolourF}%
+                \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}>6%
+                  \PackageWarning{thumbs}{Too many thumbs on one page,\MessageBreak%
+                    please see error message already given above.\MessageBreak%
+                   }%
+                \fi%
+              \fi%
+            \fi%
+          \fi%
+        \fi%
+      \fi%
+    \fi%
+    \ifnum\value{th@mbs@tmpA}<2% \relax
+    \else%
+      \gdef\th@mbtextA{\th@mbtext}%
+      \gdef\th@mbtextcolourA{\th@mbtextcolour}%
+      \gdef\th@mbbackgroundcolourA{\th@mbbackgroundcolour}%
+      \gdef\th@mbposyA{\th@mbposy}%
+    \fi%
+    \gdef\th@mbonpage{0}%
+    \gdef\th@mbtoprint{0}%
+    }%
+  }
+
+\AfterLastShipout{%
+  \ifx\th@mbcolumnnew\pagesLTS@zero% ok
+  \else
+    \PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{%
+      Still missing \string\addthumb\space after \string\thumbnewcolumn\space after\MessageBreak%
+      last shipout: Command \string\thumbnewcolumn\space was used,\MessageBreak%
+      but no new thumb placed with \string\addthumb\space anywhere in the\MessageBreak%
+      rest of the document. Starting a new column of thumb\MessageBreak%
+      marks and not putting a thumb mark into that column\MessageBreak%
+      does not make sense. If you just want to get rid of\MessageBreak%
+      thumb marks, do not abuse \string\thumbnewcolumn\space but use\MessageBreak%
+      \string\stopthumb %
+     }
+  \fi
+  \ifx\th@mbcolumn\pagesLTS@zero% if there is only one column of thumbs
+    \global\edef\th@umbsperpage{\th@mbs}
+    \gdef\th@mbcolumn{1}
+  \fi
+  \ifx\th@umbsperpage\pagesLTS@zero
+    \gdef\th@umbsperpage{\th@mbs}% \th@mbs was increased with each \addthumb
+  \fi
+  \if@filesw
+    \immediate\write\@auxout{\string
+      \gdef\string\th@umbsperpage{\th@umbsperpage}}
+    \immediate\write\@auxout{\string
+      \gdef\string\th@mbsmax{\th@mbs}}
+    \expandafter\newwrite\csname tf@tmb\endcsname
+    \RerunFileCheck{\jobname.tmb}{%
+      \immediate\closeout \csname tf@tmb\endcsname
+      }{Warning: Rerun to get list of thumbs right!%
+       }
+    \immediate\openout \csname tf@tmb\endcsname = \jobname.tmb\relax
+ %\else there is a problem, but the according warning message was already given earlier.
+  \fi
+  }
+
+\newcommand{\addthumbsoverviewtocontents}[2]{%
+  \gdef\th@mbs@toc@level{#1}
+  \gdef\th@mbs@toc@text{#2}
+  }
+
+\newcommand{\thumbsoverview}[1]{%
+  \def\th@mbstest{none}%
+  \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+  \else%
+    \@ifundefined{Hy@Warning}{% hyperref not loaded
+      \PackageError{thumbs}{Option thumblink != none, but hyperref not loaded}{%
+        The option thumblink of the thumbs package was not set to 'none',\MessageBreak%
+        but to some kind of hyperlinks, without using package hyperref.\MessageBreak%
+        Either choose option 'thumblink=none', or load package hyperref.\MessageBreak%
+        When pressing return, 'thumblink=none' will be set now.\MessageBreak%
+        }%
+      \gdef\thumbs@thumblink{none}%
+      }{% hyperref loaded
+      \def\th@mbstest{title}%
+      \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+      \else%
+        \def\th@mbstest{page}%
+        \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+        \else%
+          \def\th@mbstest{titleandpage}%
+          \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+          \else%
+            \def\th@mbstest{line}%
+            \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+            \else%
+              \def\th@mbstest{rule}%
+              \ifx\thumbs@thumblink\th@mbstest% OK
+              \else%
+                \PackageError{thumbs}{Option thumblink with invalid value}{%
+                  Option thumblink has value '\thumbs@thumblink'.\MessageBreak%
+                  Valid values are 'none', 'title', 'page',\MessageBreak%
+                  'titleandpage', 'line', or 'rule'.\MessageBreak%
+                  'rule' will be used now.\MessageBreak%
+                  }%
+                \gdef\thumbs@thumblink{rule}%
+              \fi%
+            \fi%
+          \fi%
+        \fi%
+      \fi%
+    }%
+  \fi%
+  \edef\th@mbprintingovertoc{\th@mbprinting}%
+  \stopthumb%
+  \markboth{\MakeUppercase #1 }{\MakeUppercase #1 }
+  \setlength{\th@mbsposytocy}{\th@mbposy}
+  \setlength{\th@mbposy}{\th@mbsposytocyy}
+  \newcounter{th@mblinea}
+  \setcounter{th@mblinea}{1}
+  \newcounter{th@mblineb}
+  \setcounter{th@mblineb}{\th@umbsperpage}
+  \newcounter{FileLine}
+  \setcounter{FileLine}{1}
+  \newcounter{thumbsstop}
+  \setcounter{thumbsstop}{1}
+  \addtocounter{thumbsstop}{\th@mbsmax}
+  \whiledo{\value{FileLine}<\value{thumbsstop}}
+    {\if@twoside \cleardoublepage%
+     \else \clearpage%
+     \fi%
+     \ifnum\value{FileLine}=1%
+       \@ifundefined{Hy@Warning}{}{\phantomsection \label{TableOfThumbs}}%
+       \ifx\th@mbs@toc@level\empty%
+       \else \addcontentsline{toc}{\th@mbs@toc@level}{\th@mbs@toc@text}%
+       \fi%
+     \fi%
+     \null%
+     \th@mbs@verview%
+     \pagebreak%
+     \ifthumbs@verbose%
+       \message{THUMBS: Fileline: \arabic{FileLine}, a: \arabic{th@mblinea}, %
+         b: \arabic{th@mblineb}, per page: \th@umbsperpage, max: \th@mbsmax.^^J}%
+     \fi%
+    }%
+  \setlength{\th@mbposy}{\th@mbsposytocy}%
+  \ifx\th@mbprintingovertoc\pagesLTS@one%
+    \continuethumb%
+  \fi%
+  }
+
+\newcommand{\th@mbs@verview}{%
+  \ifthumbs@verbose%
+    \message{^^JPackage thumbs Info: Processing line \arabic{th@mblinea} to \arabic{th@mblineb} of \jobname.tmb.}%
+  \fi%
+  \setcounter{FileLine}{1}%
+  \AtBeginShipoutNext{%
+    \AtBeginShipoutUpperLeftForeground{%
+      \IfFileExists{\jobname.tmb}{% then
+        \openin\@instreamthumb=\jobname.tmb %
+          \whiledo{\value{FileLine}<\value{th@mblineb}}
+           {\ifthumbs@verbose%
+              \message{THUMBS: Processing \jobname.tmb line \arabic{FileLine}.}%
+            \fi%
+            \ifnum \value{FileLine}<\value{th@mblinea}%
+              \read\@instreamthumb to \@unused%
+              \ifthumbs@verbose%
+                \message{Can be skipped.^^J}%
+              \fi%
+              % NIRVANA: ignore the line by not executing it,
+              % i.e. not executing \@unused.
+              % % \@unused
+            \else%
+              \ifnum \value{FileLine}=\value{th@mblinea}%
+                \read\@instreamthumb to \@thumbsout% execute the code of this line
+                \ifthumbs@verbose%
+                  \message{Executing \jobname.tmb line \arabic{FileLine}.^^J}%
+                \fi%
+                \@thumbsout%
+              \else%
+                \ifnum \value{FileLine}>\value{th@mblinea}%
+                  \read\@instreamthumb to \@thumbsout% execute the code of this line
+                  \ifthumbs@verbose%
+                    \message{Executing \jobname.tmb line \arabic{FileLine}.^^J}%
+                  \fi%
+                  \@thumbsout%
+                \else% THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN!
+                  \PackageError{thumbs}{Unexpected error! (Really!)}{%
+                    ! You are in trouble here.\MessageBreak%
+                    ! Type  X \string<return\string>  to quit.\MessageBreak%
+                    ! Delete temporary auxiliary files\MessageBreak%
+                    ! (like \jobname.aux, \jobname.tmb, \jobname.out)\MessageBreak%
+                    ! and retry the compilation.\MessageBreak%
+                    ! If the error persists, cross your fingers\MessageBreak%
+                    ! and try typing  \string<return\string>  to proceed.\MessageBreak%
+                    ! If that does not work,\MessageBreak%
+                    ! you might contact the maintainer of the thumbs package.\MessageBreak%
+                    }%
+                \fi%
+              \fi%
+            \fi%
+            \stepcounter{FileLine}%
+           }%
+          \ifnum \value{FileLine}=\value{th@mblineb}
+            \ifthumbs@verbose%
+              \message{THUMBS: Processing \jobname.tmb line \arabic{FileLine}.}%
+            \fi%
+            \read\@instreamthumb to \@thumbsout% Execute the code of that line.
+            \ifthumbs@verbose%
+              \message{Executing \jobname.tmb line \arabic{FileLine}.^^J}%
+            \fi%
+            \@thumbsout% Well, really execute it here.
+            \stepcounter{FileLine}%
+          \fi%
+        \closein\@instreamthumb%
+        \addtocounter{th@mblinea}{\th@umbsperpage}%
+        \addtocounter{th@mblineb}{\th@umbsperpage}%
+        \setcounter{th@mbs@tmpA}{\th@mbsmax}%
+        \ifnum \value{th@mblineb}>\value{th@mbs@tmpA}
+          \setcounter{th@mblineb}{\value{th@mbs@tmpA}}%
+        \fi%
+      }{% else
+        \addglobalwarning{%
+          \PackageWarningNoLine{thumbs}{%
+            File \jobname.tmb not found.\MessageBreak%
+            Rerun to get thumbs overview page(s) right.\MessageBreak%
+           }%
+         }%
+       }%
+      }%
+    }%
+  }
+
+
+\endinput
+%%
+%% End of file `thumbs.sty'.
diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/bin/tlpkg-ctan-check b/Master/tlpkg/bin/tlpkg-ctan-check
index a317020c1f9..a77b10cf3b6 100755
--- a/Master/tlpkg/bin/tlpkg-ctan-check
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/bin/tlpkg-ctan-check
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ my @TLP_working = qw(
     textcase textfit textgreek textmerg textopo textpath textpos tfrupee
     thailatex theoremref thesis-titlepage-fhac
     thinsp thmbox thmtools threeddice threeparttable threeparttablex
-    thumb thumbpdf thumby thuthesis
+    thumb thumbpdf thumbs thumby thuthesis
     ticket tikz-3dplot tikz-inet tikz-qtree tikz-timing timetable tipa tipa-de
     titlefoot titlepages titlepic titleref titlesec titling
     tkz-base tkz-doc tkz-linknodes tkz-orm tkz-tab
diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/collection-latexextra.tlpsrc b/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/collection-latexextra.tlpsrc
index e38c2341dcd..b515fedba87 100644
--- a/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/collection-latexextra.tlpsrc
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/collection-latexextra.tlpsrc
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ depend threeparttablex
 depend thinsp
 depend thmtools
 depend thumb
+depend thumbs
 depend thumby
 depend ticket
 depend timesht
diff --git a/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/thumbs.tlpsrc b/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/thumbs.tlpsrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e69de29bb2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Master/tlpkg/tlpsrc/thumbs.tlpsrc