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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
- THE TEUBNER PACKAGE VERSION 3.4a OF SEPTEMBER 2013
+ THE TEUBNER PACKAGE VERSION 4.x OF DECEMBER 2013
EXTENSION FOR PHILOLOGICAL TYPESETTING
@@ -16,25 +16,31 @@ README short information abut installing this bundle
teubner.txt this file
teubner.dtx documented TeX file
teubner-doc.tex documentation file
+teubner.pdf technical documentation
+teubner-doc.pdf usage documentation
-By running pdflatex on teubner.dtx in addition to the documentation file
-teubner.pdf, the byproduct files teubner.sty, teubnertx.sty, LGRaccents-
-glyphs.def are generated; teubner-doc.pdf must be generated by running
-pdflatex on the source file teubner-doc.tex file. The two mentioned .pdf
- files are already contained in the bundle
+By running pdflatex on teubner.dtx in addition to the documentation
+file teubner.pdf, the byproduct files teubner.sty, teubnertx.sty, are
+generated; teubner-doc.pdf must be generated by running pdflatex on the
+source file teubner-doc.tex file.
+These two .pdf files are already contained in the bundle
+
+The previous versions 3.x of this packages used a LGRaccents-glyphs.def
+file, that now is not necessary, and is not contained in this bundle any
+more.
File teubner-doc.pdf is the documentation file that shows what can be
done with this extension package and displays several examples.
-Version 3.x of the teubner package contains many new enhancements, among
-which it's worth noting the new extended accent macros (that avoid
-kerning problems that might show up using the ligature mechanism) and
-the new macros that allow to use the LGR encoded CBgreek fonts in
-conjunction with other PostScript scalable fonts; the compatibility
-with the Times eXtended and the Palatino eXtended fonts, accessible
-through the packages txfonts and pxfonts, are already built in; the
-compatibility with the Latin Modern fonts was already available with
-version 2.x of the teubner package.
+Version 4.x of the teubner package contains many new enhancements, among
+which it's worth noting the compliance with the new Greek language
+support to babel, that makes use of the encoding independent LICR (LaTeX
+Internal Character Representation) of the Greek characters & diacritics;
+it contains also the macros that allow using the LGR encoded CBfonts
+together with other PostScript scalable fonts; the compatibility with
+the Times and the Palatino eXtended fonts, through the packages txfonts
+and pxfonts, are already built in; the compatibility with the Latin
+Modern fonts was already available with version 2.x of this package.
While this package was upgraded and uploaded to CTAN, Antonis Tsolomitis
uploaded the package txfontsb which adds the possibility of using nice
@@ -47,7 +53,7 @@ bold series and match the TX latin fonts pretty well.
Although Tsolomitis' fonts satisfy very well the everyday typesetting
necessities of the Greek users and blend well also with the TX math
fonts, they do not satisfy the requirements of the teubner package. This
-is why the processing of the teubner.dtx file generates also file the
+is why the processing of the teubner.dtx file generates also the file
teubnertx.sty that is being input at begin document time if the user
specified the TX fonts by calling the txfonts package.
@@ -57,44 +63,44 @@ distribution already provided for it; may be your TeX system is
configured to load missing packages on the fly. In any case you can
check and possibly run your Package Manager (with MiKTeX follow the path
Programs|MiKTeX Settings|Packages; with TeXlive and MacTeX (if their
-installation configuration was not the default complete one) run tlmgr).
+installation configuration was not the default complete one) run tlmgr.
If you feel more comfortable to do everything by yourself and/or want to
make a personal installation, run teubner.dtx through pdflatex; the
-generated files are teubner.sty and LGRaccents-glyphs.def, besides the
-aforementioned teubnertx.sty file; they must be moved where TeX-the-
-program can find them. This depends very much on your particular
-implementation of the TeX system, but if your system copes with the TDS
-(standard TeX Directory Structure) and has a multiplicity of different
-root directory structures, you probably have a \localtexmf rooted TDS,
-or a /texmmf one in your Home directory containing a tex directory which
-on turn contains a latex directory. Under the latter one create a new
-directory named, say, teubner, and move there teubner.sty, teubnertx.sty,
-and LGRaccents-glyphs.def.
+generated files are teubner.sty and the aforementioned teubnertx.sty
+file; they must be moved where TeX-the-program can find them. This
+depends very much on your particular implementation of the TeX system,
+but if your system copes with the TDS (standard TeX Directory Structure)
+and has a multiplicity of different TeX directory trees, you probably
+have a \localtexmf rooted TDS, or a /texmmf one in your Home directory
+containing a tex directory which on turn contains a latex directory.
+Under the latter one create a new directory named, say, teubner, and
+move there teubner.sty, and teubnertx.sty.
I suggest you to create a directory teubner in the doc directory of
-the locally rooted structure and move there both teubner-doc.pdf and
-teubner.pdf that you get by running pdflatex directly on teubner.dtx.
+the locally rooted structure and move there both teubner-doc.pdf and
+the teubner.pdf file that you get by running pdflatex directly on
+teubner.dtx.
For what concerns fonts, they should already be installed with a recent
-TeX system distribution; this means that there are already all the files
-TeX-the-program n eeds in order to do its work; there is one point,
-though, that requires full attention; the default basic TeX system
-installation loads only the PostScript fonts in size 10pt; all other
-sizes are are obtained by reducing or enlarging that single size.
-A complete TeX system installation does not exhibit this limitation.
+TeX system distribution; this means that there are already all the
+files TeX-the-program needs in order to do its work; there is one
+point, though, that requires full attention; the default basic TeX
+system installation loads only the PostScript fonts in size 10pt; all
+other sizes are are obtained by reducing or enlarging that single size.
+A complete TeX system installation does not exhibit this limitation.
There are also non standard scalable Type 1 fonts, such for example, the
-Fourier ones, that come only in one size, the 10pt one; for these fonts
-it is not strictly necessary todo the same with the sizes of the CBfonts,
-but if you prefer you can.
-
-In any case the teubner package copes with this situation if you specify
-the "10pt" option when calling this package, but if you want to have
-perfect optical sizes, then you should download from CTAN the full
-collection and install it in your computer. The details for this
-installation require you read with due attention the instructions that
-come with your TeX system distribution; it's not difficult, but it
-requires to be very careful at every step. Remember, though, that your
+Fourier ones, that come only in one size, the 10pt one; for these
+fonts it is not strictly necessary to do the same with the sizes of the
+CBfonts, but if you prefer you can.
+
+In any case the teubner package copes with this situation if you specify
+the "10pt" option when calling this package, but if you want to have
+perfect optical sizes, then you should download from CTAN the full
+collection and install it in your computer. The details for this
+installation require you read with due attention the instructions that
+come with your TeX system distribution; it's not difficult, but it
+requires to be very careful at every step. Remember, though, that your
Package Manager can do all the work for you.
It's important to control that you have the latest CBfonts; even if you
@@ -108,7 +114,7 @@ verify if your fonts are up to date.
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
CBfonts 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
+a version number earlier than 3.9g. I suggest you to upgrade your TeX
system to the most up to date one you can find on CTAN.
Connected to this point there is the question of the updated metric
@@ -124,14 +130,14 @@ 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, Latin, et cetera.
+that should be familiar to any philologist specialised in classical/
+ancient European languages, such as classical Greek, Latin, and so on.
This set of extension commands has been tested in several documents;
-nevertheless I prepared them as a hobby, trying to help a friend philolo-
-gist. 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 may happen to anybody using a computer.
+nevertheless I prepared them as a hobby, trying to help 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 may happen to anybody using 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
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ useful, but is up to you to decide to use it and face the consequences
If you find this package of some utility but you find some errors and/or
some glitches, please write me by e-mail (see below). If you'd like me
-to realize some other commands, please send me by e-mail your request
+to realise 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 don't guarantee I'll be able to satisfy your request, but I'll
give it a try. In any case don't ask for things LaTeX can't do; and if
@@ -148,11 +154,11 @@ you use LaTeX, you know what are its pros and cons.
Happy philological LaTeXing!
-Claudio Beccari Turin, 29 of September 2013
+Claudio Beccari Turin, December 2013
Former Professor of Electronics
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
claudio dot beccari at gmail dot com
PS: I underline my former professorship in electronics, in order to
stress the point that I am not a philologist, therefore beware: this
-work might be simply "trash" to the eyes of a real philologist! \ No newline at end of file
+work might be simply "trash" to the eyes of a real philologist!