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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/prettytok/prettytok.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/prettytok/prettytok.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..d21af2d0fe2 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/prettytok/prettytok.tex @@ -0,0 +1,139 @@ +%! TEX program = lualatex +\ProvidesFile{prettytok.tex} [2022/05/28 v0.0.0 Pretty-print token lists] +% yes, this is not dtx +\documentclass{l3doc} +%\usepackage[a4paper,margin=25mm,left=50mm,nohead]{geometry} +%\usepackage[numbered]{hypdoc} +%\usepackage{\jobname} +\EnableCrossrefs +\CodelineIndex +\RecordChanges +\begin{document} +\GetFileInfo{\jobname.tex} +\DoNotIndex{\newcommand,\newenvironment} + +\title{\textsf{prettytok} --- Pretty-print token lists\thanks{This file + describes version \fileversion, last revised \filedate.} +} +\author{user202729% +%\thanks{E-mail: (not set)} +} +\date{Released \filedate} + +\maketitle + +\changes{v0.0.0}{2022/05/18}{First public release} + +\begin{abstract} + Pretty-print token lists. +\end{abstract} + +\section{Usage} + +\subsection{Main function} +\begin{function}{\pretty:n,\pretty:x,\pretty:o,\pretty:V} + \begin{syntax} + \cs{pretty:n} \Arg{token list} \\ + \end{syntax} + Print the content of \meta{token list}. +\end{function} + +\begin{function}{\pretty:N,\pretty:c} + \begin{syntax} + \cs{pretty:N} \meta{token} \\ + \cs{pretty:c} \Arg{control sequence name} \\ + \end{syntax} + Print \meta{token}. \\ + This function is not very useful. Usually it's preferable to use |\pretty:V| to print a token list variable's value, + or |\prettyshow:N| to print a control sequence's meaning. +\end{function} + +\subsection{View result} + +The result is printed to a HTML file named |pretty-|\meta{jobname}|.html| by default. +Open the file in any browser to view the result. + +Note that the HTML file will not be touched if nothing is printed, as such it's encouraged to add a line such as |\pretty:n {start}| right after loading the file. + +Why HTML file? + +\begin{itemize} + \item Because if the TeX program stops with error / has some error that corrupts the PDF output, the output will even with corrupted more by the debug print. + \item Printing to the console is extremely limited (difficult syntax highlighting/scrolling/line wrapping), and most likely cluttered with the traceback/other TeX default output. + \item Output to another \TeX\ file to be compiled is a bit absurd, and compiling \TeX\ file takes longer than loading a HTML file. +\end{itemize} + +By default, the output refreshes whenever the TeX file is recompiled. The behavior +can be customized with \cs{prettyrefreshstrategy} and \cs{prettyrefreshduration}. + +\subsection{\LaTeX2 interface} + + +\begin{function}{\prettyN,\prettyX,\prettyO,\prettyV} + \begin{syntax} + \cs{prettyN} \Arg{token list} \\ + \end{syntax} + Alias of the correspondingly-named commands. +\end{function} + +\subsection{Additional functions} + +There are also these functions, for convenience. + +\begin{function}{\pretty:nn, \pretty:nnn} + \begin{syntax} + \cs{pretty:nn} \Arg{token list} \Arg{token list} + \cs{pretty:nnn} \Arg{token list} \Arg{token list} \Arg{token list} + \end{syntax} + Print multiple token lists. +\end{function} + +\begin{function}{\pretty:w} + \begin{syntax} + \cs{pretty:w} \meta{token list} \cs{prettystop} + \end{syntax} + Print the content of \meta{token list}. For now, it must be brace-balanced. +\end{function} + +\begin{function}{\prettyshow:N} + \begin{syntax} + \cs{prettyshow:N} \meta{token} + \end{syntax} + Show the meaning of a |N|-type argument. +\end{function} + +\subsection{Customization} + +These variables can be redefined before the +first call to |\pretty:n| to customize the behavior. + +\begin{variable}{\prettyfilename} + The output file name. Defaults to |pretty-|\meta{jobname}|.html|, as mentioned above. +\end{variable} + +\begin{variable}{\prettyrefreshstrategy} + The auto-refresh strategy. Allowed values are 0-4. 0 is no refresh. \\ + Which value works best depends on the particular browser. \\ + On Google Chrome, passing |--allow-file-access-from-files| may be useful. +\end{variable} + +\begin{variable}{\prettyrefreshduration} + The duration between two consecutive refresh check, in milliseconds. Defaults to 1000. +\end{variable} + +\begin{variable}{\prettypreamble} + The HTML source code preamble. This can be redefined to change styles, but the + behavior is not guaranteed. +\end{variable} + +\section{Implementation} + +Unfortunately, the implementation is not typesetted in \TeX. Read the |.sty| file. + +\StopEventually{^^A + \PrintChanges + \PrintIndex +} + +\Finale +\end{document} |