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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/ntgclass/ntgstyle.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/ntgclass/ntgstyle.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..3dd634ee0ed --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/ntgclass/ntgstyle.tex @@ -0,0 +1,128 @@ +\documentstyle[a4]{artikel1} % or just 'article' +\begin{document} + +\title{An introduction to the Dutch \LaTeX\ styles} +\author{Victor Eijkhout} +\date{3 September 1989} +\maketitle + +\section{Background} + +The Dutch \LaTeX\ styles are an attempt to provide +\LaTeX\ users with facilities of the standard distribution +styles `article' and `report', +but coupled to typography that is geared towards Dutch usage. +In order to ensure interchangeability, the new styles +implemented the commands of the distribution styles. +In principle, then, no manual for these styles would be needed. +There are a few points, however, that can't go without +comment. + +Table 1 lists all files connected with the Dutch styles. +These files can be found on the {\tt tex-nl} fileserver +on the {\tt hearn} node of Bitnet/Earn. +Not all of them are necessary, the ones with extension {\tt .tex} +contain just blah. + +Remark: there exists a Dutch version of `letter', which is so +specifically Dutch that I decided not to include it in this list. + +\begin{table}[bp]\begin{center}\begin{tabular}{|@{\tt\hspace{1em}}r|l|} + \hline + artikel1.sty & article compatible, design 1, straightforward \\ + artikel2.sty & article compatible, design 2, rather different \\ + artikel3.sty & article compatible, design 3, + parskip instead of indent\\ + rapport1.sty & report compatible, design 1 \\ + rapport3.sty & report compatible, design 3 \\ + book.sty & book compatible, design 1, under development\\ + ntg10.sty & 10 point option for all styles \\ + ntg11.sty & 11 point option for all styles \\ + ntg12.sty & 12 point option for all styles \\ + voorwerk.sty & Dutch version of titlepage, needed for `rapport$x$' \\ + a4.sty & page size for European norm A4 paper.\\ + ntgstyle.tex & this story \\ + artdoc.tex & the genesis of the `artikel' styles, in Dutch \\ + rapdoc.tex & the genesis of the `rapport' styles, also in Dutch.\\ + \hline \end{tabular}\end{center} +\caption{List of files} +\end{table} + + +\section{Languages} + +These styles have been developed bearing in mind suggestions +of Hubert Partl for making the language of styles switchable. +Thus, on their own these styles will produce English captions +like `chapter' and `table of contents', but specifying +the options `dutch' or `german', or any language option +that follows the directions of Partl, will switch these +to the language of the option. + + +\section{Design} + +At the moment there are styles compatible with `article' and +with `report'. The Dutch names for these are `artikel' +and `rapport'. In contrast to the standard styles, however, +the user can now choose from different visual designs. +Names of the styles are formed by appending their number +to the name, for instance `rapport3'. +\begin{enumerate} +\item Design one is meant to be a universally acceptable style. +It has been kept as uncontroversial as possible. +Under heavy protests of the implementer (me) the one +point that has turned out to be controversial, the table +of contents, has been made subject to a switch that can +restore the old \LaTeX\ layout. Explanation of this follows. +\item Design two will probably never be heavily used. It is +more something of a heroic attempt to be different. At the +moment only available in `artikel' form. +\item Design three meets the wishes of people who like +a zero \verb.\parindent. and a positive \verb.\parskip.. +As just setting these parameters within for instance `artikel1' +will give some unwanted side effects, I~decided to repair +these in a separate style. +\end{enumerate} +Credits for the visual design go to one real-life designer +and a couple of books by designers I consulted. +The full story can be found elsewhere. + +\subsection{User options} + +As was mentioned above, the new layout of the table +of contents has turned out to be somewhat controversial. +So, in order to ensure wider acceptance of these styles +I~have incorporated a switch that will restore the +old layout. Just specify the {\tt oldtoc} option. +This is available in designs 1 and~3. Number~2 really +insists on being different. + +I~do no page sizing, so kindly use an option like {\tt a4}. +There is a nice one on the server, which is not the one +by John Pavel. + +\subsection{Option files} + +Like in the standard styles there exist option files for +$10/11/12$ point layout. Until now, however, I~have +managed to get away with using the same option files +for both the `artikel' `rapport', and `boek' styles. +The option files then have to have some neutral +names. Which are at the moment {\tt ntg10}, {\tt ntg11}, +and~{\tt ntg12}. `NTG', of course, stands for Nederlandse +\TeX\ Gebruikersgroep, i.e., Dutch \TeX\ Users Group. + +When doing the `rapport' styles, I~needed to modify +the `titlpage' option file. Thus there is a Dutch +version of that, bearing the name of `voorwerk' +(literal translation: `frontwork'). +Probably the majority of Dutch \LaTeX\ users +don't even know that this is the correct term. +You're never too old to learn. + + + + +\end{document} + |