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% This file is copyrighted (c) 1998, 1999, 2000 by Javier Bezos.
% All Rights Reserved.
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% This program can be redistributed and/or modified under the terms
% of the LaTeX Project Public License Distributed from CTAN
% archives in directory macros/latex/base/lppl.txt; either
% version 1 of the License, or any later version.
\def\fileversion{1.2}
\def\docdate{August 07, 2000}
\documentclass{ltxguide}
\usepackage{accents}
\title{The \textsf{accents} Package\footnote{This
package is currently at version 1.2.}}
\author{Javier Bezos\footnote{Please, send your
comments and suggestions to \texttt{jbezos@wanadoo.es}, or
to my postal address: Apartado 116.035, E-28080 Madrid, Spain.
English is not my strong point, so contact me when you
find mistakes in the manual. Other packages by the same author:
\textsf{tensind} (tensorial indexes), \textsf{spanish}
(for babel), \textsf{titlesec} (to redefine sectioning
macros), \textsf{dotlessi} (dotless i in any math group).}}
\date{\docdate}
\newenvironment{sample}{\begin{quote}\small\begin{tabbing}%
\hskip14pc\=\hskip6pc\\}
{\end{tabbing}\end{quote}}
\DeclareMathAccent{\wtilde}{\mathord}{largesymbols}{"65}
\raggedright
\advance\textheight24pt
\begin{document}
\maketitle
This package provides some miscellaneous tools for mathematical
accents, with the following goals in mind:
\begin{itemize}
\item Creating faked accents from non-accent symbols, like
$\accentset{\star}{s}$.
\item Grouping them, perhaps including actual accents, like
$\hat{\accentset{\star}{\hat h}}$. That
has the side effect that multiple actual accents can be built
as well.
\item Putting them below the main symbol instead of above.
\end{itemize}
That is done so that the faked accents behave in quite similar fashion
to actual accents do; i.e., the skew of the letter is taken into
account (compare $\accentset{\ast}{d}$ with
$\accentset{\ast}{h}$) and the sub and superscripts attached to
it aren't misplaced (look carefully at $\accentset{\star}{f}_1^1$).
Release 1.1 included a few new features, some of them following
suggestions by Donald Arseneau. In particular, the |\underaccent|
command has been fully reimplemented for the slant to be taken into
account and the ``accent'' to be placed below the symbol can be
anyone, not only real accents. This release just makes it compatible
with \textsf{amsmath} 2 with a quick fix.
\begin{decl}
|\DeclareMathAccent|
\end{decl}
This \LaTeXe{} command is reimplemented so that newly defined accents
will incorporate the features of this package. The standard accents
are automatically redefined, including |\mathring| if you are using
one of the latest \LaTeX{} releases. However, both |\widetilde| and
|\widehat| remains untouched. If you are using a non standard
math encoding, the accents following the standard encoding names are
rightly redefined, but new accents are not converted because
\textsf{accents} is not aware of its existence.
See |fntguide.tex| in the \LaTeX{} standard distribution for a discussion on
|\DeclareMathAccent|.
\begin{decl}
|\ring{<symbol>}|
\end{decl}
The accent in $\ring{x}$, which was available in this package (and
in fact in many others) before
the |\mathring| command was added to the \LaTeX{} kernel.
\begin{decl}
|\accentset{<accent>}{<symbol>}|
\end{decl}
Builds a faked accent, as for instance
\begin{sample}
|\accentset{\star}{d}| \> $\accentset{\star}{d}$\\
|\accentset{\diamond}{h}| \> $\accentset{\diamond}{h}$\\
|\tilde{\accentset{\circ}{\phi}}| \>
$\tilde{\accentset{\circ}{\phi}}$
\end{sample}
The |<accent>| is always in |\scriptscriptmode|; hence, using
|\accentset| in scripts won't give the desired result. Of course,
if you use some faked accent many times, you can define:
\begin{verbatim}
\newcommand\starred[1]{\accentset{\star}{#1}}
\end{verbatim}
and |\starred| will become an accent, like |\hat|, |\tilde|, etc.
\begin{decl}
|\dddot \ddddot|
\end{decl}
Two prefabricated faked accents: $\dddot{f}$ and $\ddddot{f}$.
\begin{decl}
|\underaccent{<accent>}{<symbol>}|
\end{decl}
This command puts the |<accent>| under the |<symbol>|. Both real
and faked accents are allowed. For instance,
\begin{sample}
|\underaccent{\hat}{x}| \> $\underaccent{\hat}{x}$\\
|\underaccent{\bar}{\gamma}| \> $\underaccent{\bar}{\gamma}$\\
|\underaccent{\triangleright}{q}| \>
$\underaccent{\triangleright}{q}$\\
|\underaccent{\tilde}{\mathcal{A}}| \>
$\underaccent{\tilde}{\mathcal{A}}$
\end{sample}
Many people likes using the wider version of the tilde accent as
printed by the |\widetilde| command, i.e., $\widetilde{A}$ instead of
$\tilde{A}$. I find that aesthetically questionable, but anyway it
can be used under the symbol as well. Since |\widetilde| remains
untouched, you should define:
\begin{verbatim}
\DeclareMathAccent{\wtilde}{\mathord}{largesymbols}{"65}
\end{verbatim}
and write |\underaccent{\wtilde}{V}|, say (giving
$\underaccent{\wtilde}{V}$). You may build an accent with
|\sim|, too. (The value for a wide hat is |"62|)
Sadly, \TeX{} lacks of a mechanism to place underaccents similar to
that used in accents. Letters have a large variety of shapes and
finding an automatic adjusting is practically impossible. Compare for
instance the following letters:
\begingroup
\def\\{\underaccent{\bar}}%
$\\V$, $\\Q$, $\\p$, $\\q$, $\\f$,
$\\\beta$, $\\\gamma$, $\\{\mathcal{F}}$, $\\{\mathcal{A}}$
\endgroup
and you wil understand the difficulties.
\begin{decl}
|\undertilde{<symbols>}|
\end{decl}
This is the ``under'' version of |\widetilde| and like the latter is intended for constructions
involving several symbols. For instance:
\begin{sample}
|\undertilde{CV}| \> $\undertilde{CV}$
\end{sample}
Note that in this case no correction is made in the placement of the tilde.
\begin{decl}
|nonscript single|
\end{decl}
These package options are intended mainly for speeding up the
typesetting of document. The algorithm used here is recursive and
very slow; although in fast processors that is not felt, in slow
system that could be very annoying.
\begin{description}
\item[single] If you are interested only in |\accentset|.
Accents are not reimplemented.
\item[nonscript] If you intend to use multiple accents in
text and display modes only.
\end{description}
Macros are speeded up dramaticaly with both options; if your system is slow,
I commend using them in drafts and removing them for the final print.
Finally, some remarks:
\begin{itemize}
\item The package does not provides alternative accents for fonts
lacking them. If you want an accented |\mathcal| letter you had to
write |\hat{\hat{\mathcal{A}}}| ($\hat{\hat{\mathcal{A}}}$).
\item |\mathbf{\hat{\hat h}}| gets the bold accent;
|\hat{\hat{\mathbf{h}}}| not.
\item The symbol in |\accentset| must be a single symbol.
\item If you use \textsf{accents} with \textsf{amsmath} 2, you must
load \textsf{accents} after. Note that \textsf{amsmath} could redefine
some accents; in particular, if you experience problems with |\vec|
and you are using the standard math encodings, define:
\begin{verbatim}
\let\vec\relax
\DeclareMathAccent{\vec}{\mathord}{letters}{"7E}
\end{verbatim}
\end{itemize}
\end{document}
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