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\ No newline at end of file +@(#)$Id: README,v 1.1 2007/02/04 04:29:10 rathc Exp $ + + - - - - - - - - - + + R E L E A S E N O T E S + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + LaTeX Songbook Style, Version 4.3, 2007/02/03 + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + Copyright (c) 1992--2007 Christopher Rath + All rights reserved. + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + + Christopher Rath <christopher@rath.ca> + + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - + +Legal Stuff: + + This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it + under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by + version 2.1 of the Free Software Foundation. + + This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT + ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or + FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public + License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License + along with this library; if not, I'll be glad to provide one. + +Changes in Release 4.3: + + * found a problem with the optional parameter to the xlatn environment + added in Release 4.2; that optional parameter has been removed + * a new songTranslation environment added to provide the required + capability for the Artist index option + * added a new song to the sample songbook to act as a test case + for translation + + +Changes in Release 4.2: + + * added a new Artist index option + * added a new optional parameter to the xlatn environment; in support of + the new Artist index option + + +chordbk, wordbk, overhead: + + These styles have been used to produce the songbooks for our church. We + needed to produce books that our song-leaders could use, as well as books + for use in the congregation; so, these styles were written. + + The `chordbk' option is used to print a songbook with words and chords, and + it also supports a `compactsong' option which lays out the song in two + columns per page instead of one (the `wordbk' and `overhead' options do not + support compactsong mode at present). The `wordbk' option is used to print + a words-only songbook. The `overhead' option is used to print overhead + transparencies. They all use the same LaTeX input file. `Wordbk' and + `overhead' modes simply ignore all of the chord information. + + +songbook.dtx: + + This is both the formal documentation for the Songbook style as well as + its source code. A .pdf file is provided, as well as the .tex file. + + +sample-sb.tex: + + This is a sample songbook. This file is used to produce the sample???.dvi + files included with this package. To regenerate the .dvi files, simply + uncomment the appropriate \document line and re-LaTeX the file. + + +Manifest: + + conditionals.sty Donald Arseneau's conditional tests. + contrib/ Directory containing user contributed utilities. + LesserGPL.txt Terms & conditions under which the style is + distributed. + mksbkdx A shell script to make the index by song key. + mksbtdx A shell script to make the index by song title. + relnotes.txt The songbook package release notes (this file). + sample-sb.tex A sample songbook. + sampleCBK.pdf Sample-sb.tex formatted using chordbk.sty. + sampleKdx.pdf The sample key index run through LaTeX. + sampleKdx.tex Key index for the sample songbook. + sampleOH.pdf Sample-sb.tex formatted using overhead.sty. + sampleTdx.pdf The sample title index run through LaTeX. + sampleTdx.tex Title index for the sample songbook. + sampleToc.pdf The sample TOC run through LaTeX. + sampleToc.tex TOC for the sample songbook. + sampleWBK.pdf Sample-sb.tex formatted using wordbk.sty. + songbook.pdf The \Songbook's documentation. + songbook.ist The songbook package makeindex .ist file. + songbook.dtx The base style file. + songbook.ins Install script to create .sty from .dtx. + + +Support: + + Please email me for help using the files. Please let me know about any + bugs and problems. + + There is a SongBook Style home page. Its URL is: + + http://www.rath.ca/Misc/Songbook/ + + I will make bug fixes, other user's contributed macros and scripts, and the + latest release of the software available on this web server. + + + Christopher Rath christopher@rath.ca (613) 824-4584 + 1371 Major Rd. + Ottawa, ON + Canada K1E 1H3 + + + + +Local Variables: + mode: indented-text + fill-column: 79 +End: |