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@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-\documentclass[11pt]{ltxdoc}
+\documentclass[10pt]{ltxdoc}
\usepackage[]{invoice}
%\usepackage{hyperref}
\title{\texttt{invoice \InvoiceVersion}\\
A Package for Writing Invoices}
\author{Oliver Corff}
-\date{October 1st, 2011}
+\date{August 6th, 2018}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
@@ -31,14 +31,17 @@ Thilo Barth,
Jacco Kok,
Fred Donck,
Jacopo,
+Katrin Mittelbach,
Johann Spies,
+Petr Svarny,
Ian Wormsbecker,
Vincent Tougait
and
Robin Fairbairns
who contributed ideas, corrections,
bugfixes and caption translations after the first discussions on
-\texttt{comp.text.tex} and the initial release of \texttt{invoice}.
+\texttt{comp.text.tex} and the initial release of \texttt{invoice} as well as
+later on by providing patch suggestions and label translations.
Given the current capabilities of \texttt{invoice}, it should well
be possible to extend the capabilities of this package in the future
@@ -662,25 +665,42 @@ installation base where \texttt{invoice} is executed.
At present, column labels produced by \texttt{invoice} can appear
in ten languages:
Afrikaans (use \verb|afrikaans|),
+Czech (use \verb|czech|),
Dutch (use \verb|dutch|),
English (use \verb|english|),
Estonian (use \verb|estonian|),
Finnish (use \verb|finnish|),
French (use \verb|french|),
-German (use \verb|german|),
+German (use \verb|german| or \verb|ngerman|),
Italian (use \verb|italian|),
Spanish (use \verb|spanish|, \verb|spanishe| or \verb|spanishv|) and
Swedish (use \verb|swedish|).
+
+German accommodates for both \verb|german| and \verb|ngerman|,
+however the output is the same.
Spanish is exceptional as there are three different versions
with differences in lexicon and grammar. There is one `traditional'
version, the second is said to demonstrate a strong `New World' influence,
and the third one is considered a variation in style, albeit
traditional.
+\subsection{Setting the Decimal Separator}
+
+In most Continental European languages and typesetting conventions,
+the decimal separator is a comma \verb|,|, not a decimal point.
+In order to produce invoices with the comma as decimal separator,
+simply use \verb|comma| as a package option.
+
+\begin{verbatim}
+\documentclass[10pt]{ltxdoc}
+\usepackage{german}
+\usepackage[german,comma]{invoice}
+\end{verbatim}
+
\subsection{Adding Labels in a New Language}
Other languages can be added easily by editing the file
-\verb-invoice.def-. Language-dependent definitions are contained in
+\verb-invoicelabels.sty-. Language-dependent definitions are contained in
the \verb-\if--clause. Extending the file is simple:
\begin{enumerate}
@@ -695,8 +715,8 @@ the \verb-\if--clause. Extending the file is simple:
\begin{sloppypar}
Whenever you create your own foreign language extension please kindly
-consider sending your modified \verb-invoice.def- file to the author
-(at \verb+corff@zedat.fu-berlin.de+ or \verb+oliver.corff@email.de+)
+consider sending your modified \verb-invoicelabels.sty- file to the author
+(at \verb+oliver.corff@email.de+)
so that it can be included in the next update. Future users can then
share your work.
\end{sloppypar}