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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/plain/newsletr/newsletr.txt b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/plain/newsletr/newsletr.txt new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..df802b00264 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/plain/newsletr/newsletr.txt @@ -0,0 +1,134 @@ +% Save file as: NEWSLETR.TXT Source: FILESERV@SHSU.BITNET + Help for NEWSLETTER_FORMAT.TEX + Hunter Goatley + August 21, 1991 + +\newspage - Sets up larger page for newsletter (taller/wider) +\DATE - Include current month and year (July 1989) +\include{file.ext} - Include a .TeX file (prints message) +\say{Message} - Writes a message to the terminal +\newpage - Begin a new page +\nullpage - Creates an empty page with header/footer in place +\nullline - Creates an empty line + +\ignoreunderfill - Avoids undervfill and underhfill messages + +\articlesep - Article separator; creates hrule = \hsize + +\ital{text} - Set in \it font (with proper italic correction) +\slant{text} - Set in \sl font (with proper italic correction) +\book{Title} - Book titles (uses \ital) + +\Quote{quote}{quotee} - Insert a quote with the quotee in small caps font +\beginquote - Begins a quote; draws hrule, indents, larger font +\endquote - Ends a quote; resets font to original size + +\articletitle{Title}{Byline} + - Builds an articletitle box (see example) +\coltitle{Title} - Builds boxed title for use in double-column format + +\headfootrule=Xpt - Define height of rule in header & footer +\columnsep=Xpt - Amount of space between columns in multi-column mode +\columnwidth=Xpt - Width of a column in multi-column mode (calc. by def.) +\columnseprule=Xpt - Width of vertical rule between columns (can be 0pt) +\begincolumns{x} - Begins multiple-column mode (1 < X < 7) +\endcolumns - Ends multiple-column mode + +\definefigs{#ofPages} - Initializes figures for multi-column mode +\handlefigures - Must be specified right after \definefigs (bug) +\definefig{Page}{Col}{Pos}{box} + - Defines a figure +\abovedisplayskip - Amount of vskip before middle and bottom figures +\belowdisplayskip - Amount of vskip below top and middle figures + +\shadowbox{some_box} - Draw a shadow box around an hbox or vbox +\leftshadowbox{somebox} - Draw a left-hand shadow box around an hbox or vbox +\centerbox{somebox} - Center a \vbox on a page +\boxshadowsize=Xpt - Width of shadow boxes +\boxit{some_box} - Draw a box around an hbox or vbox +\boxitrule=Xpt - Width of rules used to draw boxes +\boxitspace=Xpt - Space between box rules and box contents +\bestbreak - Tell TeX that this is a pretty good place to break +\ednote - Do editor's note in a box + +\listindent - Specify the amount to indent lists +\beginlist - Begin a simple list of dotted items +\endlist - End item list +\beginlistt{title} - Begin list with a title (attached with vglue) +\endlistt - End list with title (ends with \par) +\dotitem - Item list with a bullet + +\beginbibliography - Begin a bibliography - main setup +\endbibliography - End a bibliography +\beginbiblist - Begin a list of references +\beginanotherlist - Begin a dotitem list inside a \beginbiblist +\endbiblist - End a bibliography list of references +\ENUM item - Number items in a list +\ENum item - Don't number, but indent as if number is present +\NoENUM item - Don't number; start text where number would appear +\bibshort{Title} - Short story entry +\bibbook{Title} - Book entry +\bibview{The...} - Interview entry +\subbib{Subheading} - Subtitle for an entry +\bibsectitle{title} - Adds a bibliography section title (BOOKS, etc.) + +\begindoublequote - Enable double-quote as a macro +\enddoublequote - Disable double-quote as a macro +" - Alternates between `` and '' +\eoa - End of Article; draws black rectangle at right of line +\smallcopyright - Insert a small (7pt) copyright character +\farright{text} - Place text flush against the right-margin, possibly + on a new line if it won't fit. +\ellip - Insert ellipsis with proper spacing (word\ellip word) +\edots - Insert ellipsis at end of sentence (4 dots) + +The font commands below redefine \sl, \it, \bf, \rm, \ss, and \ssi for that font + +\twelvepoint - Switch to twelve-point fonts +\elevenpoint - Switch to eleven-point fonts +\tenpoint - Switch to ten-point fonts +\ninepoint - Switch to nine-point fonts +\eightpoint - Switch to eight-point fonts + +=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- + These macros implement the headers and footers for the newsletter format. + The macros accept three parameters: text that is to appear flush-left on + the line, text that should be centered, and text that should be flush-right + on the line. Parameters can be omitted by specifying empty braces ({}). + + The following macros are defined for headers and footers: + + \evenpageheader{LEFT}{CENTER}{RIGHT} + \oddpageheader{LEFT}{CENTER}{RIGHT} + \evenpagefooter{LEFT}{CENTER}{RIGHT} + \oddpagefooter{LEFT}{CENTER}{RIGHT} + + If the headers/footers are the same for even & odd pages, the following + macros can be used instead of the four above: + + \pageheader{LEFT}{CENTER}{RIGHT} + \pagefooter{LEFT}{CENTER}{RIGHT} + + Additional header/footer definitions: + + \pageheaderlinetrue - A line should extend below header text + \pageheaderlinefalse - Header does NOT have a line + \pagefooterlinetrue - A line should extend above footer text + \pagefooterlinefalse - Footer does NOT have a line + \headfootrule=Xpt - Thickness of header/footer lines + \pageheaderskip=Xpt - \vskip between header and line + \pagefooterskip=Xpt - \vskip between footer and line + \headfont=\fontname - Font to use for header text + \footfont=\fontname - Font to use for footer text + + Example: + + \pageheader{}{My Newsletter}{} + \pagefooter{#1}{}{\pageno} + + Defaults: + + \pageheaderlinefalse \pagefooterlinefalse + \pageheaderskip=4pt \pageheaderskip=4pt + \pageheader{}{}{} \pagefooter{}{}{} + |