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`makedoc' + `niceverb' - an alternative documentation system for LaTeX

======================================================================

The `nicetext' bundle offers "minimal" markup syntax for restricted

kinds of text: There should not be much more characters typed than 

printed! -- mainly: quick documentation of (smaller) LaTeX packages

-- achieved by active characters and preprocessing similar to 

`docstrip' ("opposite direction" however, incl. some txt to TeX).



New with release 0.3:



* `substr.tex' should typeset LaTeX quality documentation from 

  next available (on your install) substry.sty's ASCII/UTF-8 input 

  (works with me) -- first application of `niceverb''s "auto mode" 

  and `makedoc.sty' to a third-party package!

  

* `makedoc' simplified: single 



      \MakeInputJobDoc[<in>][<out>]{<header>}{<parser>} 

      

  generates a documentation file from the package file and 

  typesets it immediately (kind of \DocInput equivalent)

  -- see `Using makedoc the simplest way' in `makedoc.pdf'

  

* `|...|' from `niceverb' typesets an inline frame box for setting-off 

  a command description, modifiable by hooks (e.g., \colorbox)

  

* `niceverb' syntax works in page headers, PDF bookmarks, and 

  `hyperref' labels and otherwise much better than before, 

  dis-/re-enableable featurewise as well as altogether

  

* documentation extended, lists of script commands 

  

* configurable txt to TeX functionality or other replacements like 

  ASCII-arrows to arrow commands or inserting \index entries

  (setting up expandable replacement chains slightly more comfortable)

  -- try with templates and dialogue

   

* `fifinddo' works with character codes > 127, improved setup



* `makedoc' requires the `moreverb' package.



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CATALOGUE: These packages may be compared with:

* easylatex, txt2latex, txt2tex 

  (typographical and TeX input enhancement); 

* doc, gmdoc, lineno (awk in place of \DocInput); 

* substr, datatool, ted, xstring, stringstrings, makematch, ... 

  (parsing)