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+ THE TEUBNER PACKAGE VERSION 3.0 OF APRIL 2010
+ EXTENSION FOR PHILOLOGICAL TYPESETTING
+
+
+Copyright 2001-2004-2010 Claudio Beccari
+
+The programs contained in this bundle can be distributed and/or modified
+under the terms of the LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL), version 1.3c
+dated 2008-05-04 or later as it appears in
+ CTAN/macros/latex/base/lppl.tex.
+
+
+This bundle contains the following files
+
+teubner.txt this file
+teubner.dtx documented TeX file
+teubner.ins installation file
+teubner-doc.pdf documentation file
+
+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 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.
+
+In order to use this extension package with LaTeX you have to
+install it. May be the very installation of your (recent) TeX system
+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 one, that is a complete
+installation) run tlmgr). If you feel more comfortable to do everything
+by yourself and/or want to make a personal installation, run teubner.ins
+through LaTeX; the generated files are teubner.sty and LGRaccents-
+glyphs.def; 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 standard TeX directory structure and
+with a multiplicity of different root directory structures, you probably
+have a localtexmf root, or a /texmmf 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 LGRaccents-glyphs.def.
+
+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.
+
+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 needs in order to do its work; there is one point, though,
+that requires full attention; the default installation loads only the
+PostScript fonts in size 10pt; all other sizes are are obtained by
+reducing or enlarging that single size. 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 CBgreek fonts; even
+if you got them pre-installed with your TeX system distribution, may be
+they are not the latest version. The full collection has been redone
+in the year 2007; the reduced collection is a subset of the full one.
+Earlier distributions, dated at least 2002, might be compatible; if you
+get something strange is happening with the CBgreek fonts, 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
+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.
+
+Connected to this point there is the question of the updated metric files
+related to the Lipsian fonts; if your TeX system distribution has been
+updated to what is available on CTAN by May 2010, your distribution
+already contains the updated tfm files. Otherwise, please, update your
+CBgreek fonts.
+
+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, Latin, et cetera.
+
+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.
+
+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 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 (see below). 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 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
+you use LaTeX, you know what are its pros and cons.
+
+Happy philological LaTeXing!
+
+Claudio Beccari Turin, 20 of June 2010
+Former Professor of Electronics
+Politecnico di Torino, Italy
+claudio dot beccari at gmail dot com
+