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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/ppower4/texpause.sty b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/ppower4/texpause.sty new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..2608258bda7 --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/tex/latex/ppower4/texpause.sty @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +%% texpause.sty Version 1.2 10 Feb 2000 +%%--------------------------------------------------------------- +%% This is a quick hack to enable repeated pages with incremental +%% contents e.g. for displaying slides uncovering step by step. +%% +%% The initial version (numbered 1.0) was written 07 May 99. +%% Version 1.1 was created 25 May 99 and fixed a naming problem. +%% Version 1.2 removed test for \pdfoutput on 10 Feb 2000 +%% +%% Possible extensions: make the page numbering optional (maybe using +%% subnumbering) +%% Make action optional (for printed versions via pdf). +%% +%% Plan of attack (should work with TeX and LaTeX): +%% - Get some ressources, i.e. one counter, one token register and one +%% box. +%% - When activated save the current page count in the counter and the +%% output routine in the token register. +%% - Setup a new output routine, which saves away a copy of the +%% current page. +%% - Trigger this output routine to save the cumulated page contents. +%% - Restore the former output routine and run it with the restored +%% saved contents. +%% - Reset the page count and reinsert the contents once again, +%% removing the last glue item on the page. +%% +\newbox\p@uses@vebox +\newtoks\p@uses@veoutput +\newcount\p@uses@vepage +\def\pause{\global\p@uses@vepage=\count0\relax %save pagenumber + \p@uses@veoutput=\output % make backup copy of output routine + \output={\global\setbox\p@uses@vebox=\box255}% copy current contents + % only, when triggered + \vfill\eject %trigger now + \output=\p@uses@veoutput % restore output routine + \unvcopy\p@uses@vebox % insert contents + \eject % now really show the output + \global\count0=\p@uses@vepage\relax %restore page number + \unvbox\p@uses@vebox\vskip-\lastskip % and insert again for next turn +}% |