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--------:| ----------------------------------------------------------------
-nameauth:| Name authority mechanism for consistency in text and index
+nameauth:| Name authority management for consistency in text and index
Author:| Charles P. Schaum
E-mail:| charles dot schaum at comcast dot net
License:| Released under the LaTeX Project Public License v1.3c or later
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ nameauth:| Name authority mechanism for consistency in text and index
Short description:
-The nameauth package automates the formatting and indexing of names.
-This aids the use of a name authority and the process of textual reordering
-and revision without needing to retype name references.
+The nameauth package automates the correct formatting and indexing of names
+for professional writing. This aids the use of a name authority and the
+editing process without needing to retype name references.
Files Distribution
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/contrib/nameauth
Unpack nameauth.zip in an appropriate directory.
-Note that the instructions below assume that you are using a *nix-
-compatible computer. If that is otherwise, you will need to modify
-these instructions to your needs.
+Note that the instructions below assume that you are using a kind of
+Unix, BSD, Linux, Mac, or Cygwin under Microsoft Windows. If you have
+a different operating environment, you will need to modify these
+instructions to your own needs. Please be aware that this package is
+designed to be stored in a UTF-8 encoded text file and built in a
+Unicode-capable environment.
If you have a make utility compatible with GNU make you can type
@@ -75,13 +78,16 @@ $TEXMFLOCAL/doc/latex/nameauth pdf file, README, examples.tex
The above environment variables often are /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local and
~/texmf.
+The make process normally renames the README.txt file created from the dtx file
+to just README by using mv (move/rename utility in the *nix userland). Windows
+distributions of TeX and LaTeX often keep the txt file as well.
+
Run mktexlsr with the appropriate level of permissions to complete the install.
Testing notes:
-This packages works and builds with latex, lualatex, pdflatex, and xelatex.
-It can be used with makeindex and texindy. The documentation builds with
-lualatex, pdflatex, and xelatex, using makeindex.
+This package and documentation work and build with latex, lualatex, pdflatex,
+and xelatex. It can be used with makeindex/texindy.
For testing, the make file permits one to change the typesetting engine
on the command line. The default is to build the package and documentation
@@ -93,4 +99,3 @@ This material is subject to the LaTeX Project Public License:
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/licenses.lppl.html
Happy TeXing!
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