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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/fcolumn/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/fcolumn/README index 5ee451fa0d0..e585aa6aaf4 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/fcolumn/README +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/fcolumn/README @@ -7,15 +7,16 @@ such columns, including the sum line (preceded by a rule of the correct width), using the specifier ``f''. The column specifier f itself is rather simple. It is the predefined -version of a generic column F. The generic version expects three -arguments: |#1| is the separator, |#2| is the decimal mark, and |#3| +version of a generic column F. The generic version expects four +arguments: |#1| is the separator, |#2| is the decimal mark, |#3| is the coding used for grouping digits of the integer part and decimal -part. For example the f-column in the current version of the package +part, and #4 is anything added before typesetting the contents of a +column. For example the f-column in the current version of the package is using 3,2 as #3, meaning that numbers are typeset with 2 decimal digits and grouping is done on 3 digits. The grouping character is ``.'' and the decimal separator is ``,'', thereby coding for the continental European standard. People in the Anglo-saxon world would -rather code |\newcolumntype{f}{F{,}{.}{3,2}}|. +rather code |\newcolumntype{f}{F{,}{.}{3,2}{}}|. To show where and how the f-column is used, let's look at a typical financial table. @@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ The core part of this table is input as \begin{tabular}{lflf} house & 200000 & equity capital & 50000 \\ bank account & -603,23 & mortgage & 150000 \\ -savings & 28000 \\ +savings & 28000 \\ cash & 145,85 & profit & 27542,62 \\ \sumline \end{tabular} @@ -44,20 +45,23 @@ calculates the totals, makes rules of the correct widths, and checks whether the two columns are in balance; if not, the user is warned via a message. A special command \resetsumline exists which allows one to restart a table, so that multiple tables -in one tabular environment are possible. +that are aligned are possible in one tabular environment. + The fcolumn specifier can be used in a tabular environment +and in the longtable environment. Specific fcolumn formatting, +like colour and/or font changes are possible. To install: ----------- Run the file fcolumn.ins through (La)TeX (in a directory also containing fcolumn.dtx) or type ``make install'' and move the -file fcolumn.sty to a place searched by TeX. +resultant file fcolumn.sty to a place searched by TeX. To produce the documentation: ----------------------------- -Run the file fcolumn.dtx through LaTeX. Update the glossary -and index by makeindex: +Type ``make''. Or run the file fcolumn.dtx through LaTeX, +update the glossary and index by makeindex: makeindex -s gglo.ist -o fcolumn.gls fcolumn.glo makeindex -s gglo.ist -o fcolumn.ind fcolumn.idx -and then LaTeX again; presto! +and then LaTeX fcolumn.dtx again; presto! |