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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/teubner/README b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/teubner/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..86b7d308de4 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/teubner/README @@ -0,0 +1,120 @@ + EXTENSION FOR PHILOLOGICAL TYPESETTING + + +Copyright 2001-2006 Claudio Beccari + +The programs contained in this bundle can be redistributed and/or +modified under the terms of the LaTeX Project Public License +Distributed from CTAN archives in directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt; +either version 1.3 of the License, or any later version. + +This bundle contains the following files + +teubner.txt this file +teubner.dtx documented TeX file +teubner.ins installation file +teubner-doc.pdf documentation file +teubner-doc.tex source documentation file + +File teubner-doc.pdf is the documentation file that shows what can +be done with this extension package and displays several examples. +The first edition of this file could not resort to scalable type 1 Greek +fonts (2001); by the end of 2002 such fonts were available on CTAN, +therefore this edition not only reports the enhancements introduced in +version 2.0 but also it displays and prints perfectly. + +In order to use this extension package with LaTeX you have to +install it. Run teubner.ins through LaTeX; the generated file is +teubner.sty and must be moved where TeX the program can find it. +This depends very much on your particular implementation of the +TeX system, but if your system copes with the standard TeX +directory structure and with a multiplicity of different root +directory structures, you probably have a localtexmf root, +containing a tex directory which on turn contains a latex +directory. Under the latter directory create a new directory, +named, say, teubner, and move there teubner.sty. + +I suggest you to create a directory teubner in the doc directory +of the localtexmf rooted structure and move there both +teubner-doc.pdf and teubner.dvi that you get by running LaTeX +directly on teubner.dtx. + +For what concerns the fonts, I suggest you download the type 1 pdf fonts +from CTAN: there you can get also the tfm files and the sources for all +the Greek and metric symbol files; in case you prefer to use the raster +fonts generated by METAFONT you can download also the source METAFONT +files. + + +In the texmf rooted directory structure there should be a file +under fontname, named special.map; edit such file and possibly add the +line + +gmtr public teubner + +possibly preceded by a comment line of the form + +@c Metric symbols font + +This last task is not really necessary, but it is useful, because +the generated tfm and pixel files will be automatically deposited +in the proper directories, with no confusion with other fonts. + +Another important step is to control that you have the latest CB +Greek fonts; even if you got them installed with the TeX system +installation program, may be they are not the latest version, +compatible with this extension package. Control your cbgreek.txt +file and at the end of the file there is its date; this date +should be not earlier than 15th of August 2002. If the date is earlier +than this, connect to CTAN and download the latest version of the CB +Greek fonts both in METAFONT and in pfb type 1 format. Follow the +instructions for inserting the proper files in the proper directories, +and for adding the proper map file to the configuration files of dvips +and pdfLaTeX. If you already had the metric tfm files, remember to +delete them in order to have them generated on the fly by LaTeX or +pdfLaTeX, or download the newer tfm files from CTAN. + + +Another question you might ask yourself: is my TeX system complete and +up to date? The fact you installed a TeX system and you did not have the +CB fonts may be an index that you still have the babel package locked at +a version number earlier than 3.7. I suggest you to upgrade your TeX +system to the most up to date one you can find on CTAN. + +After all these steps are done, you are ready to use your teubner +extensions; it will not be easy at the beginning, because there +are hundreds of new commands. Be sure to have already thoroughly +read the documentation file teubner-doc.pdf and that you have the +hard copy close to you. Remember though that most commands are +latin names or abbreviations that should be familiar to any +philologist specialized in classical/ancient European languages, +such as classical Greek, classical Latin, et cetera. + +This set of extension commands has been tested in several +documents; nevertheless I prepared them as a hobby, in the hope of +helping a philologist friend. I hope this package may be useful +also to you, but I must disclaim any liability for any unwanted +results you might get, including the worst possible things that my +happen to anybody working with a computer. I will not write down +any strong disclaimer sentence in capital letters, because it +should be absolutely evident that I did something I consider +useful, but is up to you to decide to use it and to face the +consequences (... which nevertheless I hope they are what you +expected). + +If you find this package of some utility and you find some errors +and/or some glitches, please write me by e-mail +(claudio.beccari@polito.it). If you'd like me to realize some other +commands, please send me by e-mail your request together with a +scanned image containing the visual result you'd like to obtain. I +do not guarantee I'll be able to satisfy your request, but I'll +give it a try. In any case don't ask things LaTeX can't do; and if +you use LaTeX, you know what are its pros and cons. + +Happy philological LaTeXing! + +Claudio Beccari +Dipartimento di Elettronica +Politecnico di Torino, Italy + +Turin, 16th of January 2006 |