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THE TEUBNER PACKAGE VERSION 3.1 OF NOVEMBER 2010
EXTENSION FOR PHILOLOGICAL TYPESETTING
Copyright 2001-2004-2010 Claudio Beccari
The programs contained in this bundle can be distributed and/or modified
under the terms of the LaTeX Project Public License (LPPL), version 1.3c
dated 2008-05-04 or later as it appears in
CTAN/macros/latex/base/lppl.tex.
This bundle contains the following files
teubner.txt this file
teubner.dtx documented TeX file
teubner-doc.tex documentation file
By running pdflatex on teubner.dtx in addition to the documentation file
teubner.doc, the byproduct files teubner.sty, teubnertx.sty, LGRaccents-
gyphs.def are generated; teubner-doc.pdf must be generated by running
pdflatex on the source file teubner-doc.tex file.
File teubner-doc.pdf is the documentation file that shows what can be
done with this extension package and displays several examples.
Version 3.x of the teubner package contains many new enhancements, among
which it's worth noting the new extended accent macros (that avoid
kerning problems that show up using the ligature mechanism) and the new
macros that allow to use the LGR encoded CBgreek fonts in conjunction
with other PostScript scalable fonts; the compatibility with the Times
eXtended and the Palatino eXtended fonts, accessible through the
packages txfonts and pxfonts, are already built in; the compatibility
with the Latin Modern fonts was already available with version 2.x of
the teubner package.
While this package was upgraded and uploaded to CTAN, Antonis Tsolomitis
uploaded the package txfontsb which adds the possibility of using nice
TX compatible greek fonts when using the TX latin fonts so as to let the
users typeset their documents in mixed script.
The upright shape resembles the traditional Didot one, and the italic
shape resembles the Lipsian one; they come in both the medium and the
bold series and match the TX latin fonts pretty well.
Although Tsolomitis' fonts satisfy very well the everyday typesetting
necessities of the Greek users and blend well also with the TX math fonts,
they do not satisfy the requirements of the teubner package. This is why
the processing of the teubenr.dtx file generates also file teubnertx.sty
that is being input at begin document time if the user specified the TX
fonts by calling the txfonts package.
In order to use this extension package with LaTeX you have to
install it. May be the very installation of your (recent) TeX system
distribution already provided for it; may be your TeX system is
configured to load missing packages on the fly. In any case you can
check and possibly run your Package Manager (with MiKTeX follow the path
Programs|MiKTeX Settings|Packages; with TeXlive and MacTeX (if their
installation configuration was not the default complete one) run tlmgr).
If you feel more comfortable to do everything by yourself and/or want to
make a personal installation, run teubner.dtx through pdflatex; the
generated files are teubner.sty and LGRaccents-glyphs.def, besides the
aforementioned teubnertx.sty file; they must be moved where TeX-the-
program can find them. This depends very much on your particular
implementation of the TeX system, but if your system copes with the TDS
(standard TeX Directory Structure) and has a multiplicity of different
root directory structures, you probably have a \localtexmf rooted TDS,
or a /texmmf one in your Home directory containing a tex directory which
on turn contains a latex directory. Under the latter one create a new
directory named, say, teubner, and move there teubner.sty, teubnertx.sty,
and LGRaccents-glyphs.def.
I suggest you to create a directory teubner in the doc directory of
the locally rooted structure and move there both teubner-doc.pdf and
teubner.pdf that you get by running pdflatex directly on teubner.dtx.
For what concerns fonts, they should already be installed with a recent
TeX system distribution; this means that there are already all the files
TeX-the-program needs in order to do its work; there is one point, though,
that requires full attention; the default basic TeX system installation
loads only the PostScript fonts in size 10pt; all other sizes are are
obtained by reducing or enlarging that single size. The teubner package
copes with this situation if you specify the "10pt" option when calling
this package, but if you want to have perfect optical sizes, then you
should download from CTAN the full collection and install it in your
computer. The details for this installation require you read with due
attention the instructions that come with your TeX system distribution;
it's not difficult, but it requires to be very careful at every step.
Remember, though, that your Package Manager can do all the work for you.
It's important to control that you have the latest CBgreek fonts; even
if you got them pre-installed with your TeX system distribution, may be
they are not the latest version. The full collection has been redone in
the year 2007, and partially upgraded in the year 2010; the reduced
collection is a subset of the full one. Earlier distributions, dated at
least 2002, might be compatible; if you notice something strange with the
CBgreek fonts, verify if your fonts are up to date.
Another question you might ask yourself: is my TeX system complete and
up to date? The fact you installed a TeX system and you did not have the
CB fonts may be an index that you still have the babel package locked at
a version number earlier than 3.7. I suggest you to upgrade your TeX
system to the most up to date one you can find on CTAN.
Connected to this point there is the question of the updated metric files
related to the Lipsian fonts; if your TeX system distribution has been
updated to what is available on CTAN by May 2010, your distribution
already contains the updated tfm files. Otherwise, please, update your
CBgreek fonts.
After all these steps are done, you are ready to use your teubner
extensions; it will not be easy at the beginning, because there are
hundreds of new commands. Be sure to have already thoroughly read the
documentation file teubner-doc.pdf and that you have the hard copy close
to you.
Remember, though, that most commands are Latin names or abbreviations
that should be familiar to any philologist specialized in classical/
ancient European languages, such as classical Greek, Latin, et cetera.
This set of extension commands has been tested in several documents;
nevertheless I prepared them as a hobby, trying to help a friend philolo-
gist. I hope this package may be useful also to you, but I must disclaim
any liability for any unwanted results you might get, including the worst
possible things that may happen to anybody using a computer.
I will not write down any strong disclaimer sentence in capital letters,
because it should be absolutely evident that I did something I consider
useful, but is up to you to decide to use it and face the consequences
(... which nevertheless I hope they are what you expected).
If you find this package of some utility and you find some errors and/or
some glitches, please write me by e-mail (see below). If you'd like me
to realize some other commands, please send me by e-mail your request
together with a scanned image containing the visual result you'd like to
obtain. I don't guarantee I'll be able to satisfy your request, but I'll
give it a try. In any case don't ask for things LaTeX can't do; and if
you use LaTeX, you know what are its pros and cons.
Happy philological LaTeXing!
Claudio Beccari Turin, 2 of November 2010
Former Professor of Electronics
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
claudio dot beccari at gmail dot com
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