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diff --git a/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/latex2e-html/ltx-177.html b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/latex2e-html/ltx-177.html new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..36d68f86c0b --- /dev/null +++ b/Master/texmf-doc/doc/english/latex2e-html/ltx-177.html @@ -0,0 +1,55 @@ +<html> +<head><title>Help On LaTeX Styles</title></head> +<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000" link="#000099" vlink="#cc0000" alink="#cc0000"> +<h1><font size="-2">Hypertext Help with LaTeX</font><br><font color="#cc0000">Styles</font></h1> + The following type style commands are supported by LaTeX. Note + that <a href="versions.html">LaTeX2e</a> differs on this point, + having instead a <a href="fonts2e.html">Font Selection</a> scheme, + but the following should still work (certainly in 2.09 mode). + <ul> + <li><a href="ltx-304.html"><tt>\rm</tt></a> Roman. + <li><a href="ltx-249.html"><tt>\it</tt></a> Italics. + <li><a href="ltx-221.html"><tt>\em</tt></a> Emphasis + (toggles between <tt>\it</tt> and <tt>\rm</tt>). + <li><a href="emph.html"><tt>\emph</tt></a> (LaTeX2e emphasis command) + <li><a href="ltx-204.html"><tt>\bf</tt></a> Boldface. + <li><a href="ltx-316.html"><tt>\sl</tt></a> Slanted. + <li><a href="ltx-313.html"><tt>\sf</tt></a> Sans serif. + <li><a href="ltx-308.html"><tt>\sc</tt></a> Small caps. + <li><a href="ltx-331.html"><tt>\tt</tt></a> Typewriter. +<p> + <li><a href="boldmath.html"><tt>\boldmath</tt> and <tt>\unboldmath</tt></a> + (affects math mode fonts only) + </ul> +These are LaTeX +<a href="declarations.html"><em>delcarations</em></a> (with the exception of +<a href="emph.html"><tt>\emph</tt></a>), +i.e., they do not act on an argument, but change the way LaTeX prints the +following text. The <em>scope</em> of a declaration is ended by a right +brace (<tt>}</tt>) or an <tt>\end{}</tt> command whose matching +left brace (<tt>{</tt>) or <tt>\begin{}</tt> precedes the declaration. +<p> +Thus, for a short piece of italics or bold-face text one would use +<pre> + This is {\it italics} and this is {\bf in boldface}. +</pre> +which would be set as "This is <em>italics</em> and this is +<strong>in boldface</strong>. +<p> +In LaTeX2e the +<a href="emph.html"><tt>\emph</tt></a> command is considered more +suitable for short stretches of emphasized text. A typical use would be +<pre> + <tt>This is \emph{emphasized text}.</tt> +</pre> +<hr> +See also Typeface <a href="ltx-178.html">Sizes</a><br> +LaTeX2e <a href="fonts2e.html">Font Selection</a><br> +See also <a href="mathfonts.html">Math fonts and styles</a><br> +Return to <a href="ltx-2.html">LaTeX Table of Contents</a> +<hr> +<address> +Revised: Sheldon Green, 19 May 1995. +</address> +</body> +</html> |