mla.cls ======= LaTeX class for MLA papers. Abstract -------- Whilst the TeX family of programs is widely used in the sciences and academia overall, there seems to be a lack of support for the humanities, which commonly adhere to MLA format for student papers and reports. Though there *are* [MLA-style packages available](https://ctan.org/pkg/mla-paper), none met the expectations of the author (who was mostly just nit-picky about elegance in code). So *voilĂ *, there now exists a proper `mla.cls`: a simple, straightforward class for composing papers almost perfectly adherent to the [MLA style guide](https://style.mla.org/). Documentation ------------- Documentation and source are combined into a [`.dtx` file](https://texfaq.org/FAQ-dtx), as is typical for LaTeX packages. To read the documentation, run `mla.dtx` through LaTeX: ```console $ pdflatex mla.dtx $ gv mla.dtx ``` (If you're getting this package from [CTAN](https://ctan.org), a file called `mla.pdf` should already be provided.) For an example file, refer to `example.tex` and `example.bib`, or to the appendix in the documentation. Installation ------------ Run `mla.ins` through LaTeX: ```console $ latex mla.ins ``` Once finished, move the output `mla.cls` to your local [`texmf` directory](https://texfaq.org/FAQ-privinst). Authorship & licensing ---------------------- `mlacls` copyright 2019 Seth Price (ssterling AT firemail DOT cc). Released under the [LaTeX Project Public License v1.3c](https://www.latex-project.org/lppl/lppl-1-3c/). See [`CHANGELOG.md`](./CHANGELOG.md) for version history. Contributing ------------ Submit a merge request on the [GitLab repository](https://gitlab.com/ssterling/mlacls/). I rarely look at the GitHub mirror. If there's something in [`TODO.md`](./TODO.md), it's likely a high-priority want, right under bug fixes. Bugs ---- Refer to [`BUGS.md`](./BUGS.md). Please report any bugs to the [issue tracker](https://gitlab.com/ssterling/mlacls/issues).