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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/base/ltnews18.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/base/ltnews18.tex new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..61cfe197c0f --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/source/latex/base/ltnews18.tex @@ -0,0 +1,92 @@ +% \iffalse meta-comment +% +% Copyright 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 +% The LaTeX3 Project and any individual authors listed elsewhere +% in this file. +% +% This file is part of the LaTeX base system. +% ------------------------------------------- +% +% It may be distributed and/or modified under the +% conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3c +% of this license or (at your option) any later version. +% The latest version of this license is in +% http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt +% and version 1.3c or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX +% version 2005/12/01 or later. +% +% This file has the LPPL maintenance status "maintained". +% +% The list of all files belonging to the LaTeX base distribution is +% given in the file `manifest.txt'. See also `legal.txt' for additional +% information. +% +% The list of derived (unpacked) files belonging to the distribution +% and covered by LPPL is defined by the unpacking scripts (with +% extension .ins) which are part of the distribution. +% +% \fi +% Filename: ltnews18.tex +% +% This is issue 18 of LaTeX News. + +\documentclass + [lw35fonts] % uncomment this line to get Palatino + {ltnews}[2004/02/28] + +% \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} + + +\publicationmonth{December} +\publicationyear{2007} +\publicationissue{18} + +\begin{document} + +\maketitle + +% \raisefirstsection + +\section{} + +\emph{empty shell} + + +\section{Updates of required packages} + +\section{Work on \LaTeX{} fixes} + +\section{Current development} + +The title of this section is a little misleading as it actually +describes \emph{current} development. In 1998 the \package{expl3} +bundle of packages was put on \ctan\ to demonstrate a possible \LaTeX3 +programming environment. These packages have been lying dormant for some +time while the \LaTeX\ Project Team were preoccupied by other things +such as developing the experimental packages \package{xor}, +\package{template}, etc., (and also writing that indispensable +and encyclopaedic volume,\\ +The \LaTeX{} Companion -- 2nd edition). + +In October 2004 work on this code base was resumed with the goal of +some day turning it into a kernel for \LaTeX3. This work can now +also make full use of the widely accepted \eTeX\ extensions. Currently +two areas are central to this work. + +\begin{itemize} +\item Extending the + kernel code of \LaTeX3. +\item Converting the experimental packages + such as \package{xor}, \package{template} to use the new + syntax internally. +\end{itemize} + +Beware! Development of +\package{expl3} is happening so fast that the descriptions above might +be out of date when you read this! If you wish to see what's going on +then go to +\url{http://www.latex-project.org/code.html} where you can download + fully working code (we hope!). + +\end{document} + |