Semester ended.
I'm going to work through the alt-latex-info and see how I do. Let me know. I
know you are busy, so whenever.
How many columns do you set the paragraphs to? emacs's default is 70 but do
you do 72? I think there may be some gratuitous changes noted. In addition, I
personally prefer not to end sentences in a colon, although I recognize that
the form is not one that fits with Strunk and White-type rules.
2015-05-06 Jim Hefferon <jheffe...@smcvt.edu>
* latex2e.texi (LaTeX command syntax): Add back description of command
syntax,
derived from alt-latex-info.
Jim
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Distraction is a kind of obesity of the mind
-- Matthew Crawford
*** latex2e.texi 2015-05-06 15:51:59.317481644 -0400
--- latex2e.texi.jim 2015-05-06 19:23:18.369604427 -0400
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* Starting and ending:: The standard beginning and end of a document.
* Output files:: Files produced.
* @TeX{} engines:: Programs that implementation @LaTeX{}.
@end menu
- @c syntax section
- @c * @LaTeX{} syntax:: Syntax of @LaTeX{} documents.
- @c @findex \ @r{character starting commands}
- @c @findex [...] @r{for optional arguments}
- @c @findex @{...@} @r{for required arguments}
- @c In the @LaTeX{} input file, a command name starts with a @code{\},
- @c followed by either (a)@tie{}a string of letters or (b)@tie{}a single
- @c non-letter. Arguments contained in square brackets, @code{[]}, are
- @c optional while arguments contained in braces, @code{@{@}}, are
- @c required.
-
- @c @LaTeX{} is case sensitive; neither @code{\Begin@{document@}} nor
- @c @code{\begin@{Document@}} will work. Most commands are lowercase but
- @c in any event you must enter all commands in the same case as they are
- @c defined.
-
@node Starting and ending
@section Starting and ending
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* Starting and ending:: The standard beginning and end of a document.
* Output files:: Files produced.
* @TeX{} engines:: Programs that implementation @LaTeX{}.
+ * @LaTeX{} command syntax:: Syntax of @LaTeX{} commands.
@end menu
@node Starting and ending
@section Starting and ending
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--- 400,426 ----
@url{http://ctan.org/pkg/ptex}, @url{http://ctan.org/pkg/uptex}).
+ @node @LaTeX{} command syntax
+ @section @LaTeX{} command syntax
+ @cindex command syntax
+ @findex \ @r{character starting commands}
+ @findex [...] @r{for optional arguments}
+ @findex @{...@} @r{for required arguments}
+ In the @LaTeX{} input file, a command name starts with a @code{\},
+ followed by either (a)@tie{}a string of letters or (b)@tie{}a single
+ non-letter. Arguments contained in square brackets, @code{[]}, are
+ optional while arguments contained in braces, @code{@{@}}, are
+ required.
+
+ Some commands have a * form that is related to the form without a *,
+ such as @code{\chapter} and @code{chapter*}.
+
+ @LaTeX{} commands are case sensitive; neither @code{\Begin@{document@}}
+ nor @code{\begin@{Document@}} will work. Most commands are lowercase
+ but in any event you must enter all commands in the same case as they
+ are defined.
+
+
@node Document classes
@chapter Document classes
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such as technical reports or theses, which may contain several chapters.
@item slides
! For slide presentations---rarely used today; the @code{beamer} package
! is perhaps the most prevalent (@pxref{beamer template}).
@end table
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such as technical reports or theses, which may contain several chapters.
@item slides
! For slide presentations---rarely used today. In its place the
! @code{beamer} package is perhaps the most prevalent (@pxref{beamer
! template}).
@end table
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@cindex class options
@cindex global options
! You can specify so-called @dfn{global options} or @dfn{class options}
! to the @code{\documentclass} command by enclosing them in square
! brackets as usual. To specify more than one @var{option}, separate
! them with a comma:
@example
\documentclass[@var{option1},@var{option2},...]@{@var{class}@}
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@cindex class options
@cindex global options
! You can specify so-called @dfn{global options} or @dfn{class options} to
! the @code{\documentclass} command by enclosing them in square brackets.
! To specify more than one @var{option}, separate them with a comma:
@example
\documentclass[@var{option1},@var{option2},...]@{@var{class}@}
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@findex 11pt @r{option}
@findex 12pt @r{option}
All of the standard classes except @code{slides} accept the following
! options for selecting the typeface size (default is @code{10pt}):
@example
10pt 11pt 12pt
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@findex 11pt @r{option}
@findex 12pt @r{option}
All of the standard classes except @code{slides} accept the following
! options for selecting the typeface size (default is @code{10pt}).
@example
10pt 11pt 12pt
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@findex legalpaper @r{option}
@findex letterpaper @r{option}
All of the standard classes accept these options for selecting the paper
! size (default is @code{letterpaper}):
@example
a4paper a5paper b5paper executivepaper legalpaper letterpaper
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@findex legalpaper @r{option}
@findex letterpaper @r{option}
All of the standard classes accept these options for selecting the paper
! size (default is @code{letterpaper}).
@example
a4paper a5paper b5paper executivepaper legalpaper letterpaper
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@table @code
@item draft, final
@cindex black boxes, omitting
! mark/do not mark overfull boxes with a big black box; default is @code{final}.
@item fleqn
Put displayed formulas flush left; default is centered.
@item landscape
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@table @code
@item draft, final
@cindex black boxes, omitting
! Mark (@code{draft}) or do not mark (@code{final}) overfull boxes with a
! black box in the margin; default is @code{final}.
@item fleqn
Put displayed formulas flush left; default is centered.
@item landscape
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Specifies whether the title page is separate; default depends on the class.
@end table
! These options are not available with the @code{slides} class:
@findex onecolumn @r{option}
@findex twocolumn @r{option}
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Specifies whether the title page is separate; default depends on the class.
@end table
! The follwing options are not available with the @code{slides} class.
@findex onecolumn @r{option}
@findex twocolumn @r{option}
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@findex \evensidemargin
@findex \oddsidemargin
Selects one- or two-sided layout; default is @code{oneside}, except
! for the @code{book} class.
! The @code{\evensidemargin} (@code{\oddsidemargin}) parameter determines
! the distance on even (odd) numbered pages between the left side of the
! page and the text's left margin. The defaults vary with the paper
! size and whether one- or two-side layout is selected. For one-sided
! printing the text is centered, for two-sided, @code{\oddsidemargin} is
! 40% of the difference between @code{\paperwidth} and @code{\textwidth},
! with @code{\evensidemargin} the remainder.
@item openright
@itemx openany
! Determines if a chapter should start on a
! right-hand page; default is @code{openright} for @code{book}.
@end table
The @code{slides} class offers the option @code{clock} for printing
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@findex \evensidemargin
@findex \oddsidemargin
Selects one- or two-sided layout; default is @code{oneside}, except
! that in the @code{book} class the default is @code{twoside}.
! For one-sided printing, the text is centered on the page. For two-sided
! printing, the @code{\evensidemargin} (@code{\oddsidemargin}) parameter
! determines the distance on even (odd) numbered pages between the left
! side of the page and the text's left margin, with @code{\oddsidemargin}
! being 40% of the difference between @code{\paperwidth} and
! @code{\textwidth}, and @code{\evensidemargin} is the remainder.
@item openright
@itemx openany
! Determines if a chapter should start on a right-hand page; default is
! @code{openright} for @code{book}, and @code{openany} for @code{report}.
@end table
The @code{slides} class offers the option @code{clock} for printing
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@cindex packages, loading
@cindex loading additional packages
@findex \usepackage
! Additional packages are loaded like this:
@example
\usepackage[@var{options}]@{@var{pkg}@}
@end example
! To specify more than one @var{pkg}, you can separate them with a
! comma, or use multiple @code{\usepackage} commands.
@cindex global options
@cindex options, global
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@cindex packages, loading
@cindex loading additional packages
@findex \usepackage
! Additional packages are loaded like this.
@example
\usepackage[@var{options}]@{@var{pkg}@}
@end example
! To specify more than one package you can separate them with a comma
! @code{\usepackage@{@var{pkg1},@var{pkg2},...@}}, or use multiple
! @code{\usepackage} commands.
@cindex global options
@cindex options, global
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symbols (conventionally used for labeling footnotes). The value of
@var{counter} must be between@tie{}1 and@tie{}9, inclusive.
! Here are the symbols (as Unicode code points in ASCII output):
! @display
! asterisk(*) dagger(@U{2021}) ddagger(@U{2021})
! section-sign(@U{00A7}) paragraph-sign(@U{00B6}) parallel(@U{2225})
! double-asterisk(**) double-dagger(@U{2021}@U{2021})
double-ddagger(@U{2021}@U{2021})
! @end display
@end ftable
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symbols (conventionally used for labeling footnotes). The value of
@var{counter} must be between@tie{}1 and@tie{}9, inclusive.
! @c Here are the symbols (as Unicode code points in ASCII output):
! @c @display
! @c asterisk(*) dagger(@U{2021}) ddagger(@U{2021})
! @c section-sign(@U{00A7}) paragraph-sign(@U{00B6}) parallel(@U{2225})
! @c double-asterisk(**) double-dagger(@U{2021}@U{2021})
double-ddagger(@U{2021}@U{2021})
! @c @end display
@end ftable
