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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/ednotes/README.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/ednotes/README.txt index ba63715211e..388e7dd0842 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/ednotes/README.txt +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/ednotes/README.txt @@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ FIRST INSTRUCTIONS for EDNOTES - Distribution April 2005 - (this file April 26, 2005) + Distribution July 2006 + (this file July 8, 2006) - Uwe Lueck, dir. Christian Tapp - Munich/Goettingen, Germany + Uwe Lueck, Munich (Germany) + dir. Christian Tapp, Pittsburgh (USA) http://www.contact-ednotes.sty.de.vu ====================+=====+=======++=======+=====+==================== @@ -105,92 +105,92 @@ USAGE of `ednotes': CTAN folders. Here is just a guide through files and folders to increase your knowledge step by step: - 0. Oh, recently some of these explanations have been collected - in ednotes.pdf -- .txt input with .pdf output. - - 1. An overview of `ednotes' has appeared in TUGboat vol. 24. - no. 2; the above `ednotes' directory of CTAN contains an - updated .pdf version `ednotugb.pdf' of it. It demonstrates - through some examples what output certain commands produce. - It also compares `ednotes' with two other (La)TeX packages - for critical edition typesetting. - - 2. Next (or even first) we recommend reading the explanations at - the beginning of `ednotes.sty'. - - 3. You may find references to .sty files from the `ednotes' and - the `lineno' folder for reading about additional details of - usage. - - 4. `lineno.sty' provides commands and options that are very useful - to know for creating critical editions by `ednotes'. You can - read about these commands and options in `lineno.sty'. - Moreover, the explanations from `lineno.sty' can be printed - through `lineno.tex' or `lineno.pdf' obtainable from the above - `ednotes' directory. You find there as well an attempt at a - user's guide for `lineno' -- `ulineno.tex' and `ulineno.pdf'. - The latter is not quite up to date, but it may be helpful - though. -- When you use `ednotes', don't believe what the - `lineno' documentation tells about, e.g., - - \usepackage[edtable]{lineno} - - (such statements address usage of `lineno' without `ednotes'). - Many package options of `ednotes.sty' are just passed to - `lineno.sty', so the `lineno' documentation is `ednotes' - documentation in this respect. - - 5. `manyfoot' is another essential module for making `ednotes' - work, though you may hardly need to know about it, `ednotes' - is a kind of user interface for `manyfoot'. However, you may - inform yourself about offers of `manyfoot' for certain fine - points of critical edition typesetting through `manyfoot.dtx' - or `manyfoot.pdf' -- which you find in - - http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ncctools + 0. Oh, recently some of these explanations have been collected + in ednotes.pdf -- .txt input with .pdf output. + + 1. An overview of `ednotes' has appeared in TUGboat vol. 24. + no. 2; the above `ednotes' directory of CTAN contains an + updated .pdf version `ednotugb.pdf' of it. It demonstrates + through some examples what output certain commands produce. + It also compares `ednotes' with two other (La)TeX packages + for critical edition typesetting. + + 2. Next (or even first) we recommend reading the explanations at + the beginning of `ednotes.sty'. + + 3. You may find references to .sty files from the `ednotes' and + the `lineno' folder for reading about additional details of + usage. + + 4. `lineno.sty' provides commands and options that are very useful + to know for creating critical editions by `ednotes'. You can + read about these commands and options in `lineno.sty'. + Moreover, the explanations from `lineno.sty' can be printed + through `lineno.tex' or `lineno.pdf' obtainable from the above + `ednotes' directory. You find there as well an attempt at a + user's guide for `lineno' -- `ulineno.tex' and `ulineno.pdf'. + The latter is not quite up to date, but it may be helpful + though. -- When you use `ednotes', don't believe what the + `lineno' documentation tells about, e.g., - (e.g., cf. `CTAN' in the glossary). There are `nccfoots.dtx' - and `nccfoots.pdf' as well. Indeed you may find functions of - `manyfoot' useful just for your commentary passages. + \usepackage[edtable]{lineno} - 6. `perpage.sty' is mentioned here mainly to allow use of - `manyfoot's `perpage' option. It contains brief explanations. + (such statements address usage of `lineno' without `ednotes'). + Many package options of `ednotes.sty' are just passed to + `lineno.sty', so the `lineno' documentation is `ednotes' + documentation in this respect. - 7. `longtable', of course, is explained in `longtable.dtx' and - various guides for LaTeX. + 5. `manyfoot' is another essential module for making `ednotes' + work, though you may hardly need to know about it, `ednotes' + is a kind of user interface for `manyfoot'. However, you may + inform yourself about offers of `manyfoot' for certain fine + points of critical edition typesetting through `manyfoot.dtx' + or `manyfoot.pdf' -- which you find in - 8. We have prepared something for listing line numbers for index - terms. We don't take the time to integrate it here -- please - contact us (see below) if you are interested. + http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/ncctools + + (e.g., cf. `CTAN' in the glossary). There are `nccfoots.dtx' + and `nccfoots.pdf' as well. Indeed you may find functions of + `manyfoot' useful just for your commentary passages. + + 6. `perpage.sty' is mentioned here mainly to allow use of + `manyfoot's `perpage' option. It contains brief explanations. + + 7. `longtable', of course, is explained in `longtable.dtx' and + various guides for LaTeX. + + 8. We have prepared something for listing line numbers for index + terms. We don't take the time to integrate it here -- please + contact us (see below) if you are interested. Standalone files: Some of the listed .sty files which are our work may be useful without using `ednotes': - 1. Whenever you use `manyfoot', you can load `mfparptc.sty' after - `manyfoot.sty' just to modify the behaviour of `manyfoot' in - the way that is explained in `mfparptc.sty'. + 1. Whenever you use `manyfoot', you can load `mfparptc.sty' after + `manyfoot.sty' just to modify the behaviour of `manyfoot' in + the way that is explained in `mfparptc.sty'. + + Moreover, there is a file `mfparxsp.sty', made for the + possibility that some `manyfoot' user has used an earlier + version of `mfparxsp.sty' which has become obsolete. - Moreover, there is a file `mfparxsp.sty', made for the - possibility that some `manyfoot' user has used an earlier - version of `mfparxsp.sty' which has become obsolete. + 2. For extending lineno.sty by packages from here, see - 2. For extending lineno.sty by packages from here, see + http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/lineno - http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/lineno + (e.g., cf. `CTAN' in the glossary). - (e.g., cf. `CTAN' in the glossary). - - 3. `ltabptch.sty', a patch for `longtable', can be used whenever - `longtable' is used. + 3. `ltabptch.sty', a patch for `longtable', can be used whenever + `longtable' is used. - 4. An additional file `lblchng1.sty' deals with page break - oscillations, by code as well as by explanations and - discussion. It can be used entirely independently from - any of the packages mentioned before. + 4. An additional file `lblchng1.sty' deals with page break + oscillations, by code as well as by explanations and + discussion. It can be used entirely independently from + any of the packages mentioned before. -Contact us: +CONTACT us: We would be happy about your suggestions and (in a way) about your bug reports. Since documentation is so poor at present, please feel @@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ Contact us: (Note: in TeX terms, the names in the file heading are `L\"uck' and `G\"ottingen.) -Newsletter: +NEWSLETTER: E.g., you may ask us to take your e-mail address into a mailing list for reporting `ednotes' changes. |