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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-veryshortguide/veryshortguide.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-veryshortguide/veryshortguide.tex index 1540e1589d8..698e51ef644 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-veryshortguide/veryshortguide.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/latex-veryshortguide/veryshortguide.tex @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -%% The very short guide to typesetting with \LaTeX{} +%% The Very Short Guide to Typesetting with \LaTeX{} \documentclass[a5paper]{vsg} \addbibresource{veryshortguide.bib} \setlength{\bibnamesep}{-\itemsep} @@ -10,76 +10,78 @@ \date{\monthdate} \maketitle \subsection*{What's this all about? What's \LaTeX?} - -\LaTeX\ is a document preparation system which uses the \TeX\ typesetting -program. It enables you to produce publication-quality documents with -great accuracy and consistency. \LaTeX\ works on any computer and -produces industry-standard PDF. It is available both -in free (open-source) and commercial implementations. \LaTeX\ can be -used for any kind of document, but it is especially suited to those -with complex structures, repetitive formatting, or notations like -mathematics\footnote{For reasons of space this guide does not cover - details of mathematics typesetting.}; or where technical stability, -dimensional accuracy, or a persistent and non-proprietary file format -are needed. Install the software from +\LaTeX\ is a document preparation system which uses the \TeX\ +typesetting program. It enables you to produce +publication-quality documents with great accuracy and +consistency. \LaTeX\ works on any computer and produces +industry-standard PDF. It is available both in free (open-source) +and commercial implementations. \LaTeX\ can be used for any kind +of document, but it is especially suited to those with complex +structures, repetitive formatting, or notations like +mathematics\footnote{For reasons of space this guide does not +cover details of mathematics typesetting.}; or where technical +stability, dimensional accuracy, or a persistent and +non-proprietary file format are needed. Install the software from \url{www.tug.org/texlive/} or buy a commercially-supported -version from one of the vendors (see the list on p.\thinspace\pageref{comm}). - +version from one of the vendors (see the list on +p.\thinspace\pageref{comm}). \subsection*{Creating and typesetting your document} - \begin{enumerate}[noitemsep]\setlength{\fboxsep}{1pt} - \item Create your document using any suitable plain-text editor - with \LaTeX\ controls, eg \textit{\TeX shop} (Mac), \textit{\TeX - Maker} (Win), \textit{Kile} (Linux), \textit{Emacs} (all), - even \textit{vi}\thinspace! + \item Create your document using any suitable plain-text + editor with \LaTeX\ controls, eg \textit{\TeX shop} + (Mac), \textit{\TeX Maker} (Win), \textit{Kile} + (Linux), \textit{Emacs} (all), even + \textit{vi}\thinspace! \item Save the file with a name ending in \verb+.tex+ (\emph{never} use spaces in filenames!); - \item Use the {\small\keys{Build}} or {\small\keys{Compile}} - toolbar button or menu item in your editor to typeset and display - the document;\label{typeset} - \item Make any changes needed in your original document and repeat - step \ref{typeset}. + \item Use the {\small\keys{Build}} or + {\small\keys{Compile}} toolbar button or menu item in + your editor to typeset and display the + document;\label{typeset} + \item Make any changes needed in your original document + and repeat step \ref{typeset}. \end{enumerate} - -\subsection*{Syntax (how to type \LaTeX\ commands --- these are the rules)} - +\subsection*{Syntax (how to type \LaTeX\ commands --- these + are the rules)} \begin{itemize}[noitemsep] - \item \textbf{All \LaTeX\ commands begin with a backslash}.\\ - \example \verb+\tableofcontents+\endexample - \item \textbf{If a command needs text to work - with, it goes in curly braces}.\\ - \example \verb+\title{Irisches Tagebuch}\author{Heinrich Böll}+\endexample - \item \textbf{If options are used, they go in square brackets - before the curly braces}.\\ - \example \verb+\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{book}+\endexample - \item \textbf{Spaces after commands \emph{without} braces get suppressed}.\\ - \example \verb+Copyright \copyright␣+\texttt{\number\year} - \gives{Copyright ©\number\year} \nobox\\ - To prevent this, put empty curly braces after the command:\\ - \example \verb+Copyright \copyright{}␣+\texttt{\number\year} + \item \textbf{All \LaTeX\ commands begin with a + backslash}.\\ \example + \verb+\tableofcontents+\endexample + \item \textbf{If a command needs text to work with, it + goes in curly braces}.\\ \example + \verb+\title{Irisches Tagebuch}\author{Heinrich Böll}+\endexample + \item \textbf{If options are used, they go in square + brackets before the curly braces}.\\ \example + \verb+\documentclass[a4paper,11pt]{book}+\endexample + \item \textbf{Spaces after commands \emph{without} braces + get suppressed}.\\ \example + \verb+Copyright \copyright␣+\texttt{\number\year} + \gives{Copyright ©\number\year} \nobox\\ To prevent + this, put empty curly braces after the + command:\\ \example + \verb+Copyright \copyright{}␣+\texttt{\number\year} \gives{Copyright ©~\number\year} \yesbox - \item \textbf{Curly braces are also used to restrict the scope of - effects inside them}.\\ - \example \verb+Some {\tiny little} word+ \gives{Some {\tiny little} word} + \item \textbf{Curly braces are also used to restrict the + scope of effects inside them}.\\ \example + \verb+Some {\tiny little} word+ \gives{Some {\tiny + little} word} \end{itemize} \begin{note} -This guide shows only a tiny fraction of \LaTeX's power. For more -information, visit the \TeX\ Users Group site (\url{www.tug.org}). For -help, see the FAQ (\url{www.tex.ac.uk/faq}), StackExchange +This guide shows only a tiny fraction of \LaTeX's power. For +more information, visit the \TeX\ Users Group site +(\url{www.tug.org}). For help, see the FAQ +(\url{www.tex.ac.uk/faq}), StackExchange (\url{tex.stackexchange.com}), or the Usenet newsgroup \url{comp.text.tex}. For packages (plugins), use CTAN, the -Comprehensive \TeX\ Archive Network (\url{www.ctan.org}). For -further details, see \citetitle{fi} -\parencite{fi} and other online resources. +Comprehensive \TeX\ Archive Network +(\url{www.ctan.org}). For further details, see +\citetitle{fi} \parencite{fi} and other online resources. \end{note} - \begin{multicols}{2}\small\parskip4pt \subsection*{Writing a \LaTeX\ document} \subsubsection{Basic document structure} - Here's the skeleton of a \LaTeX\ document. These three lines are \textsc{compulsory}: your document will not work without them: - \begin{Verbatim}[frame=single,fontsize=\small,commandchars=!<>] !added\documentclass[11pt]{article} !comment your Preamble goes here (extra setups, if any) @@ -88,20 +90,21 @@ Here's the skeleton of a \LaTeX\ document. These three lines are !added\end{document} \end{Verbatim} \vspace*{-.5\baselineskip} -{\fontsize67\selectfont\sffamily New material in each example is shown -in {\ttfamily\added blue}; material from previous examples is in -black. Comments and mnemonics are in \textcolor{DarkRed}{red}.\par} - +{\fontsize67\selectfont\sffamily New material in each example is +shown in {\ttfamily\added blue}; material from previous examples +is in black. Comments and mnemonics are in +\textcolor{DarkRed}{red}.\par} \begin{itemize}[noitemsep] - \item The document class name \textsc{must} be one of the standard - \verb+book+, \verb+article+, or \verb+report+, or one of the many - others preinstalled or downloadable (eg \verb+thesis+, - \verb+memoir+, etc); - \item There are body type size options \verb+10pt+ (the default), - \verb+11pt+, and \verb+12pt+; - \item There are paper size options including \verb+a4paper+ - (210\thinspace mm$\times$297\thinspace mm) and \verb+letterpaper+ - (8½$''\times$11$''$) [see below]. + \item The document class name \textsc{must} be one of the + standard \verb+book+, \verb+article+, or \verb+report+, + or one of the many others preinstalled or downloadable + (eg \verb+thesis+, \verb+memoir+, etc); + \item There are body type size options \verb+10pt+ (the + default), \verb+11pt+, and \verb+12pt+; + \item There are paper size options including + \verb+a4paper+ (210\thinspace mm$\times$297\thinspace + mm) and \verb+letterpaper+ (8½$''\times$11$''$) [see + below]. \end{itemize} \subsubsection{Front matter} |