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--- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/glossaries/glossariesbegin.tex
+++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/glossaries/glossariesbegin.tex
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
\usepackage{cmap}
\usepackage{mathpazo}
-\usepackage[scaled=.90]{helvet}
+\usepackage[scaled=.86]{helvet}
\usepackage{courier}
\usepackage{xr-hyper}
\usepackage[colorlinks,pdfauthor={Nicola L.C. Talbot},
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
\title{The glossaries package: a guide for beginners}
\author{Nicola L.C. Talbot}
-\date{30th May 2009}
+\date{24th September 2009}
%\begin{latexonly}
\newcommand*{\sty}[1]{\textsf{#1}}
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@
\begin{abstract}
This document is a brief guide to the \sty{glossaries} package for
-beginners who find the size of the main user manual daunting, and as
+beginners who find the size of the main user manual daunting and, as
such, it only covers the basics. For more advanced topics, see the
\latexhtml{main user manual (\href{glossaries.pdf}{glossaries.pdf})}{\htmladdnormallink{main user manual}{glossaries-manual.html}}.
\end{abstract}
\section{What Do I Need?}
+\label{requirements}
You need to have the \sty{glossaries} package installed. You also
need to have the following packages installed: \sty{ifthen},
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ The \sty{glossaries} package provides a helper Perl script called
use \app{makeindex} or \app{xindy} directly if you prefer.
\section{Getting Started}
+\label{start}
The most obvious things to do is to remember to load the
\sty{glossaries} package:
@@ -110,6 +112,7 @@ or symbols for your document. This is done using:
\end{definition}
\section{Defining a Term or Symbol}
+\label{defterm}
You must define terms or symbols before you can use them in the
document. This is best done in the preamble. Each term is defined
@@ -196,6 +199,7 @@ Note, however, that not all glossary styles display the symbol
in the glossary.
\section{Using a Term}
+\label{usingterm}
Once you have defined a term, you can use it in the document. The
\sty{glossaries} package provides a number of commands that are
@@ -249,6 +253,7 @@ See \latexhtml{section~\ref{sec:glsnolink}}{the section
in the main \sty{glossaries} user manual.
\section{Acronyms}
+\label{acronyms}
The \sty{glossaries} package also allows you to define acronyms.
By default, acronyms will be added to the main glossary, but if
@@ -301,18 +306,19 @@ For further details on resetting and unsetting acronyms, see
in the main \sty{glossaries} user manual.
\section{Displaying the Glossary or List of Acronyms}
+\label{printglossaries}
In order to display the sorted list of terms, you first need to
use
\begin{definition}
\cs{printglossaries}
\end{definition}
-at the place where you want the glossary/list of acronyms to appear.
-Note that \cs{printglossaries} won't produce any text the first
-time you create your document, as an external indexing application
-needs to be used to sort and collate the entries. Creating the
-completed document is therefore \emph{at least} a three step
-process.
+at the place where you want the glossary and list of acronyms to
+appear. Note that \cs{printglossaries} won't produce any text the
+first time you create your document, as an external indexing
+application needs to be used to sort and collate the entries.
+Creating the completed document is therefore \emph{at least} a three
+step process.
Suppose your document is called \texttt{myDoc.tex}, then you need
to: