verse provides some aids for typesetting simple verse (poems). Changes in version 2.4 (2007/01/10) o Can specify the number of the first verse line and the line number where the first of the line numbers will be displayed Changes in version 2.3 (2006/01/14) o Fixed small hiccup in \\>[...] o Added possibilty of putting line numbers at the left o Improved method of changing the font used for line numbers Changes in version 2.22 (2005/08/22) o Improved cooperation with hyperref Changes in version 2.21 (2004/03/1) o Removed an incompatibility with the hangul package Changes in version 2.2 (2002/07/18) o Adjustable spacing between stanzas Changes in version 2.1 (2002/03/28) o Added repeating patterns o Added \\> as a linebreaking command o Fixed \label when used with the first line of a poem Changes in version 2.0 (2002/03/24) o Lines in a poem may be numbered o Verses may be numbered, or otherwise distinguished o Line-ending macros (\\ and friends) work as advertised Changes in version 1.2 (2001/10/28) o Vertical spacing matches the original verse environment Changes in version 1.1 (2001/08/03) o Added pattern-based line indents Changes in version 1.0 (2001/07/21) o First public release ----------------------------------------------------------------- Author: Peter Wilson (herries dot press at earthlink dot net) Herries Press Copyright 2001--2007 Peter R. Wilson This work may be distributed and/or modified under the conditions of the LaTeX Project Public License, either version 1.3 of this license or (at your option) any later version. The latest version of the license is in http://www.latex-project.org/lppl.txt and version 1.3 or later is part of all distributions of LaTeX version 2003/06/01 or later. This work has the LPPL maintenance status "author-maintained". This work consists of the files: README (this file) verse.dtx verse.ins and the derived files: verse.sty The distribution consists of the files: README (this file) verse.dtx verse.ins verse.pdf (user manual) ----------------------------------------------------------------- To install the package: o run: latex verse.ins (which will generate verse.sty) o Move verse.sty to a location where LaTeX will find it (see the FAQ on CTAN at help/uk-tex-faq for more information on this). To regenerate the user manual o run: latex verse.dtx For an index run: makeindex -s gind.ist verse o run: latex verse.dtx o Print verse.dvi for a hardcopy of the user manual and documented code 2007/01/10 Peter Wilson