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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xbase/00readme.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xbase/00readme.txt index 2459b91379a..ba835d2ef46 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xbase/00readme.txt +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/latex/xbase/00readme.txt @@ -1,7 +1,65 @@ -The xbase bundle is currently being rewritten using the expl3 language -(which itself is being modified and updated). So intermediate versions -may show problems and errors. + Experimental Packages Demonstrating + A Possible LaTeX3 Programming Convention + ======================================== -Frank 2004/11/11 + 2008/06/20 + +WHERE TO GET IT +--------------- + +The current version of these packages can be obtained by following the +instructions at <http://www.latex-project.org/code.html>. + +OVERVIEW +-------- + +The xbase bundle provides the packages xparse and template, and the +support package ldcsetup. + +The packages require expl3 to be installed. + +The xparse provides a high-level interface for declaring document +commands, e.g., a uniform way to define commands taking optional +arguments, optional stars (and others), mandatory arguments and more. + +The template package provides an interface for defining generic +functions using a key=val syntax. + +The ldcsetup package used to establish prototype LaTeX3 coding conventions, +needed by xparse and xbase, but is now slowly being stripped in favor +of functionality added to expl3. + + +DISCUSSION +---------- + +Discussion concerning the approach, suggestions for improvements, changes, +additions, etc. should be addressed to the list LATEX-L. + +You can subscribe to this list by sending mail to + + listserv@urz.uni-heidelberg.de + +with the body containing + + subscribe LATEX-L <Your-First-Name> <Your-Second-Name> + + +BUGS +---- + +If you find a real bug that makes a package stop working you can +report it via the standard LaTeX bug reporting mechanism of the LaTeX +distribution (see bugs.txt there) using the category "Experimental +LaTeX kernel". However please do *not* use this method for +suggestions / comments / improvements / etc. For this the list LATEX-L +should be used instead. + +Also please don't expect these package to work with *any* code that +floats around in the LaTeX2e world. :-) + + +--- Copyright 1998 -- 2008 + The LaTeX3 Project. All rights reserved --- |