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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mathastext/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mathastext/README index cb7fe89b3ec..79cf53e3246 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mathastext/README +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mathastext/README @@ -1,87 +1,87 @@ -This README file is for version 1.12b, 2011/02/09 -of the package `mathastext' for LaTeX2e + +-------------------------------------------+ + + mathastext 1.13 + + + `Use the text font in simple mathematics' + + + + + + jfbu (at) free.fr + + +-------------------------------------------+ + +This is the README file for the LaTeX2e package `mathastext', +version 1.13, 2011/03/11 Copyright (C) 2011 by Jean-Francois Burnol. -Please report errors to jfbu at free dot fr - -Files `mathastext.dtx' and this README may be distributed -and/or modified under the conditions of the LaTeX Project -Public License, either version 1.3 of this license or (at -your option) any later version. - -The latest version of this license is in - http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt -and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of -LaTeX version 2003/12/01 or later. - - THIS IS VERSION 1.12b (2011/02/09) - -USAGE - -Include in the preamble - - \usepackage{mathastext} -main options: italic, eulergreek, symbolgreek, defaultmathsizes - -after other font related packages. This will make your -document use the main text font also in mathematics -mode. The default is that the letters in text and math mode -have the same shape but option `italic' will make the -letters use the italic shape in math mode. Digits and -log-like operator names will be upright (if the text font is -upright). So one can now typeset documents (containing -simple mathematics formulas) with a quite arbitrary TeX text -font, without worrying too much that nobody ever designed -accompanying math fonts. - -Options are provided to pick up the Greek letters from -either the Euler or the Symbol font, and they can be scaled -by an arbitrary factor to let them fit with the document -text font. It is also possible to have other packages set up -the fonts for Greek letters, as mathastext by default only -modifies the font for Latin letters and typographical -characters. - -The goal (somewhat altered by the `italic' option) was to -make documents with the difference between math and text -blurred out, so that the reader would be forced to -concentrate more on the contents: text AND math. There is no -reason to use another font for math: as the text is also an -equation in its own way, everything should be given equal -weight. For example, the package gives results corresponding -to that goal when used with typewriter fonts (possibly of -variable width like Latin Modern Typewriter Proportional). -It also gives interesting results for calligraphical fonts. - -Another feature is that mathastext provides a simple -interface to use many different fonts in the same document, -be it for math or text (not that we recommend abusing it!). - -Using mathastext without the `italic' option usually reduces -the size of the final PDF file. The option `symbolmax' will -get quite a few mathematicals glyph from the postscript -Symbol font included in all LaTeX distributions, so that for -documents with simple mathematics, the default math fonts -might be completely avoided. This sometimes leads to smaller -PDF files. - -INSTALLATION + The files of this package may be distributed and/or modified + under the conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, + either version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any + later version. + + The latest version of this license is in + http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt + and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of + LaTeX version 2003/12/01 or later. + + + INSTALLATION Run latex on mathastext.ins to create mathastext.sty from mathastext.dtx and put it where LaTeX can find it. -To generate documentation, including the commented source -code, run latex on mathastext.dtx +To generate documentation, including the commented source code, run +latex on mathastext.dtx + +Numerous examples of use are available at + + http://jf.burnol.free.fr/mathsastext.html + + + USAGE -Illustrative examples are available at -http://jf.burnol.free.fr/mathsastext.html + \usepackage[options]{mathastext} + after other font related packages + +main options: + italic, LGRgreek, eulergreek, symbolgreek, defaultmathsizes + +This will make the document use the main text font also in +mathematics mode. With the `italic' option, the Latin letters use +the italic shape in math mode. Digits and log-like operator names +will be upright (if the text font is upright). So one can now +typeset documents (containing simple mathematics formulas) with a +quite arbitrary TeX text font, without worrying too much that nobody +ever designed accompanying math fonts. + +If the text font is also available in LGR encoding, then the option +LGRgreek will pick up the Greek letters from the text font in that +encoding. It is also possible to use either the Euler of the +Postscript Symbol font for Greek letters, and they can be scaled by +an arbitrary factor to let them fit better with the document text +font. + +As mathastext by default only modifies the font for Latin letters +and typographical characters, almost all in the 32-127 ascii range, +it is possible to let other packages take care of setting up the +math fonts, in particular for the Greek letters (but they should be +loaded before mathastext). + +Additionally mathastext provides a simple interface to use different +fonts in the same document, be it for math or text (not that we +recommend abusing it!). + +Using mathastext without the `italic' option usually reduces the +size of the final PDF file. The option `symbolmax' will get quite a +few mathematicals glyph from the postscript Symbol font included in +all LaTeX distributions, so that for documents with simple +mathematics, the default math fonts might be completely +avoided. This sometimes leads to smaller PDF files. CHANGE LOG -1.12b +1.13 + + * the LGRgreek option is added. + + * internal changes for better readability of the code. - * fixes a bug from 1.12 1.12 |