Thu Jan 2 13:56:25 1997 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (throughout): a small number of extra extra typos from
Ulrik Vieth
Fri Dec 20 11:23:29 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (throughout): Several typos corrected, mostly spotted by
Ulrik Vieth
Remove pointer to help/TeX-index/TeX-index from `finding packages', and
add a reference to www.ora.com instead
(section{Documentation and Help}): Add reference to www.dante.de in the
question on finding files on CTAN
* filectan.tex: Remove TeX-index (since it's now no longer on CTAN)
Thu Dec 12 12:35:35 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* dirctan.tex: Add moreverb
* faqbody.tex (section{The Background}): Correct the archive pointer
from the question on texinfo
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Add reference to moreverb in
the question on including a file in verbatim
(section{How do I do \textsl{X} in \TeX{} or \LaTeX{}}): Add a question
whose answer is (in part) stblftnt.sty
(section{Format conversions}): Add a reference to texcnven
* filectan.tex: Change texinfo-macros to texinfo-dist, which points to
the .tar.gz file, and add a texinfo-dist-zip (oh dammit)
Add stblftnt.sty and texcnven
Sat Oct 19 21:48:52 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{\TeX{} Systems}): Correct area code in Kinch's
telephone and fax nos
Wed Jul 24 15:27:32 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Move ctan-ann to
Heidelberg ...
There are `other' TeX-related lists there now (!)
(section{Acquiring the Software}): Move ctan to Heidelberg too
Mon Jul 1 11:26:32 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* Makefile (clean): new target
* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): removed first
component of vm.urz.uni-heidelberg.de
Thu Jun 27 15:06:50 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Downgrade the
reference to TeX-Index (should I junk reference to it altogether?),
and give catalogue.html top billing
(section{Acquiring the Software}): finger [email protected] or
[email protected]
* filectan.tex: Add catalogue
Thu Jun 20 13:29:07 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Acquiring the Software}): Remove reference to
[email protected]
(section{Documentation and Help}): Nahhh... you can't get the FAQ from
SHSU's mail server (can you?) -- tell 'em to use ftpmail instead
Tue Jun 18 17:10:49 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Acquiring the Software}): Removed SHSU from the
list of CTAN sites
Mon May 27 13:49:23 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* companion.ctan: Corrections submitted by Brian Ripley
Wed May 22 14:25:07 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* companion.ctan: Update moreverb
Sat May 18 17:06:12 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* dirctan.tex: Add mdwtools
* filectan.tex: Add threeparttable
Thu May 2 17:47:51 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* Makefile: for the letterfaq.*ps, use -t letter (now that I've
installed it in the config files... ;-) ... not that it works at all
... ah me, back to the drawing board ...
Thu Apr 11 12:59:58 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{\TeX{} Systems}): Extended TCI's ZIP to 9 digits
(_big_ deal!)
Thu Apr 4 10:52:35 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{\TeX{} Systems}): Updated V\TeX entry from
MicroPress' home page (mailed a copy to their support address for
their evaluation
Thu Mar 21 18:03:59 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* dirctan.tex: Add miktex
* filectan.tex: Correct location of setspace
* faqbody.tex (section{\TeX{} Systems}): Add mik\TeX
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Comment out the \subQ ahead of
the fancyheadings question, pending resolution of the problems with
the HTML-iser
Wed Mar 13 11:08:11 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* companion.ctan: setspace from contrib/supported/setspace
Mon Mar 11 <some time> 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* companion.ctan: major revision from SPQR (forgot to log it...)
Mon Mar 4 09:57:37 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* companion.ctan: fnpara from contrib/other/misc
Thu Feb 29 12:52:18 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faq.sty: Hideous hacking (no doubt, phase 1 only ;-) to get \subQ
working
Thu Feb 22 11:59:26 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Added Q66a (but
it won't typeset yet, because I don't have \subQ coded...)
Wed Jan 31 09:37:17 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Recent Developments}): Disembuggered a bit of
conditional code in \LaTeXe question
(section{The Background}): Minor typo editing
(section{The Background}): WG-92-05 contact:=Sebastian, WG-94-07:=Karl
Berry
(section{Things are Going Wrong\dots{}}): hyphen.cfg not lthyphen.cfg
(section{Things are Going Wrong\dots{}}): Add a word about the
alternative hyphenation character in DC fonts 1.2
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Add descriptions of fenm[pf]
* dirctan.tex: Change tds to point to tds/draft-standard
Tue Jan 30 15:05:06 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Format conversions}): Removed `May' from the
assertion about the date when JF hopes to release
(section{Bits and pieces of \TeX{}}): Add projected release date for EC
fonts (courtesy Ulrik Vieth), and add an exhortation about using
1.2/pl1 at least
(section{PostScript and \TeX{}}): Add a reference to mathppl, in the
section on mathptm (of course)
* filectan.tex: Add mathppl
Fri Jan 19 09:33:25 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex: (Throughout): Odd bits of \acro-isation ... still,
and general proof-reading corrections
(section{The Background}): Restore \rightmargin for quote env for NTG
(section{Acquiring the Software}): Commented out the elaborate text
about the Decus TeX collection (we know there's up-to-date images, but
the only mirror I can find is dated Apr '94, and wuarchive times out
(section{\MF{}}): Use list rather than tabular for the log report
(section{PostScript and \TeX{}}): Remove the reference to PSNFSS in the
discussion about font metrics
(section{Recent Developments}): Further iteration of the panegyric
about the qualities of 2e; also removed the text about latexbug, since
it also appears in the last question
* faq.sty: Today's date, slight increment of version
Add a command \fullline
Thu Jan 18 14:15:23 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{The Background}): Commented LAMSTeX out again
Gave the version today's date
(section{Recent Developments}): \acro-ised dvi throughout, except for
one instance where referring to the file name extension
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Removed the question
"insisting on changing the margins" (merged into the previous one),
reword the statements it makes slightly
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Added Seb's question on
drawing packages
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Added a reference to TeXtelmExtel directory
* dirctan.tex: Add TeXtelmExtel
* production/bask5_6.tex: A bit more in the intro; \acro-ised
Wed Jan 17 11:53:21 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Introduction}): Hacked out Bodenheimer's intro
(which used to be commented out anyway); change "has been" to "was" in
describing Bodenheimer's maintenance...
Gave the version today's date
A few more proofreading corrections
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Redone the examples in the
figures-in-text question to use explicit line breaks
(section{Things are Going Wrong\dots{}}): Add question on hyphenation
of accented words
(section{Bits and pieces of \TeX{}}): Add question on DC fonts
* filectan.tex: Correct TeX-FAQ address (must have been wrong from the
start!!!
Tue Jan 16 15:43:04 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex: Lots more \acro-isation
Up to v2.0d, dated today
Bunches of proof-reading corrections
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Added TeXtelMextel to list of shells
* faq.sty: \acro-ise ISBN
Mon Jan 15 09:44:14 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{The Background}): Added a web address for NTG
Surround both instances of `2e' in question names with \boldmath
Sun Jan 14 18:01:19 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex: Surrounded a whole bunch of things in \acro
(section{The Background}): Added a few Web addresses for user groups
(throughout): Various proofreading corrections (DPC,MJC,RF)
* dirctan.tex: Got rid of all the old references to fonts/metrics
* faq.sty: In \AllTeX, kern equally on either side of the closing
parenthesis
\acroise \DANTE, \MSDOS and \CDROM
Declare a \twee macro (to append 2e if necessary)
Define a \careof macro (code out of tugboat.dtx)
Tue Jan 9 13:19:42 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Format conversions}): Only one version of
"\AllTeX{} conversion to HTML" question title
(throughout): \TeX{}/\LaTeX{} -> \AllTeX{}
Wed Jan 3 14:23:09 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Add a label to
the text flowing section, for reference in the editorial
(throughout): more minor editorials
* production/faqfont.cfg: Null file, to suppress faq.sty's default to
using times
* production/bask5_6.tex: Rewrote the editorial and the title of the
FAQ article itself
* production/baskerv.cls: Changed (guest) editor name
Subsection titles to use \bfseries (rather than \itshape)
Note: directory spqr renamed as production...
Tue Jan 2 12:35:03 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* spqr/bask5_6.tex: From bask4_6.tex, but added \thisyear
and \thismonth
* spqr/5_6baskerv.cls: Changed subsection heading back to \bfseries
Select font encoding before selecting family mbvx,
\usepackage{t1enc}->\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
* faqbody.tex (throughout): Many minor editorial changes
Use \raggedwithindent
Subsume every occurrence of CTAN in an \acro
* faq.sty: Add \@ wherever I consider it necessary (includes replacing
at least one instance of `\spacefactor1000 '
Add a kern before the closing parenthesis in \AllTeX
Add an \acro command (and \textSMC as a result...)
Redo \Question using \newcommand with an optional argument, and set
raggedright in the question title (note: suppresses hyphenation)
Add \nothtml command (transparent)
Mon Jan 1 16:37:53 1996 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Introduction}): Add Donald Arseneau and
W. Henning (what's the man's first name?)
(section{The Background}): Remove line break in Dante details
(section{Format conversions}): Add text on TeX2RTF
(section{Format conversions}): Correct SPQR's reference to latex2rtf
(he was plainly talking about tex2rtf)
(section{The Background}): Add a label to the lollipop question
(section{PostScript and \TeX{}}): Refer to the lollipop question where
a side reference to it is made re. PostScript metrics
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Slight rearrangement of text
in the stuff on wrapping text around figures...
* faq.sty: Add an \AllTeX command
* 00readme: Update, dealing with the existence of 600dpi versions,
letterfaq (used only to be dealt with in one place) and possibility of
problems with old versions of 2e
* Makefile.FTP: Add 00readme to `all' target
* Makefile: Add the .300ps things as separate targets
Ensure the ftp-directory Makefile is writeable once it's there
Sat Dec 30 17:20:05 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex: Upped the file version and given it today's date
(section{Documentation and Help}): Sort out the text about obsolete man
pages...
(section{Documentation and Help}): Tried a few apostrophe-s in the list
of book titles that cover 2e
(section{Documentation and Help}): Tidied up DPC's text a bit
(incidentally also dealing with a fantasy introduced by my spelling
checker!)
(section{Documentation and Help}): Couple of minor enhancements to
Carol's text
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Added the long-bruited
question on flowing text around figures
* dirctan.tex: Added reference for floatflt
* filectan.tex: Added references for picins and wrapfig
Fri Dec 29 21:03:12 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* Makefile: Move removal of the Makefile into the bracketed bit in
install
Let's have letterfaq.ps actually *make* letterfaq.ps rather than yet
another newfaq.ps, folks!
* faqbody.tex (section{Acquiring the Software}): Added Walnut Creek
address and telephone nos from their Web site
Thu Dec 28 18:53:45 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Replaced
\Question[index]{Finding \TeX{}/\LaTeX{} macro packages} and
\Question[compan-files]{Finding \LaTeXe{}-related packages} with two
entirely new answers by the estimable Dr. C.
(section{Acquiring the Software}): Added a reference to Walnut Creek's
little baby (and despatched a message asking for more)
Tue Dec 19 17:07:09 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{\TeX{} Systems}): Updated Kinch's details from
the email he sent me
Sat Dec 9 17:24:47 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{\TeX{} Systems}): Updated Kinch's entry as best
I can just now...
Mon Dec 4 10:03:22 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{PostScript and \TeX{}}): Rewrote paragraph about
Goel's document to cover Reckdahl's one as well
(section{Documentation and Help}): Rewrite `where to find' to make more
clear the distinction between Bodenheimer's article and ours (which
does, after all, get updated ;-)
(section{Documentation and Help}): Put all the subscribe messages in
the question on mailing lists into \texttt, so they can break
* dirctan.tex: Delete reference for ps2psfrag, alter psfrag to 2e
version
Add subfigure
Convert (2.09) supertab to (2e) supertabular
* filectan.tex: Added epslatex
* newfaq.tex: Remove the reference to c.t.t FAQ in the note, since it's
plain that nothing will ever get into anything maintained by
Bodenheimer
Fri Dec 1 16:30:56 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* dirctan.tex: Add tweb
* faqbody.tex (section{\MF{}}): Add a label to `getting \MF to do what
you want'
(section{Literate programming}): Add a reference to tweb
(section{Bits and pieces of \TeX{}}): Add Carol's set: dvi, driver, pk
and tfm (order probably needs attention)
(section{Format conversions}): Thrown out scribe
* filectan.tex: Add dvitype
Thu Nov 30 12:01:01 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (throughout): Convert all reference to specific TUGboat
issues to use the \TUGboat macro, all other references to \textsl
(section{Format conversions}): Add Clark's DSSSL page where Seb wanted
one, and fill in the URL for stil (Seb found this)
(section{Things are Going Wrong\dots{}}): Suggest upgrading \LaTeXo
("if they must"), nopageno.sty
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Sort out the reference to emTeX
* faq.sty: \ignorespaces before handing on to \@tugboat
* dirctan.tex: Add latex209-base
* filectan.tex: Add nopageno
Wed Nov 29 16:33:39 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Why does it \emph{do} that?}): |\protect\cmd| ->
\cs|protect|\cs|cmd| so that it doesn't get (hem-hem) b*ed by Alan's
perl script
(section{The Background}): Add reference to tds in the TWG's blurb
(section{The Background}): Update T.V. Raman's email address
(section{Documentation and Help}): Note that the book list is only of
English ones
():
(section{How do I do \textsl{X} in \TeX{} or \LaTeX{}}): Add reference
to \frontmatter, \backmatter in the thing about unnumbered sections in
the TOC
* dirctan.tex: Add tds
Tue Nov 28 10:14:34 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* dirctan.tex: Add hyper and hyperref
Change psfonts to dos-psfonts (it wasn't referred to, anyway), and
create a new psfonts pointing at fonts/psfonts
* faq.sty: Add definition of \TUGboat
Use \ProgName for \Package, pro tem
* faqbody.tex: Change version number
(section{Recent Developments}): Junk Q-SGML (and the one reference to
it)
(section{Perhaps There \emph{isn't} an Answer}): uktex->texhax
(section{Format conversions}): Added questions on hyperTeX and
conversion to pdf, and replace Q-SGML2TeX and Q-LaTeX2HTML
(section{PostScript and \TeX{}}): Replace Q-usepsfont, Q-metrics,
psfonts-problems
(section{Why does it \emph{do} that?}): A bit more text from Alan about
uppercase shenanigans
(section{The Background}): Update TUG's address
Sat Nov 18 12:23:58 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Perhaps There \emph{isn't} an Answer}): Added a
pointer to the bugs database in the last question (ASAJ's suggestion)
* dirctan.tex: Remove emtex/betatest
Sat Nov 18 00:05:11 1995 robin (robin@dosmachine)
* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Added the metafont
list to the section on mailing lists
(section{Introduction}): Redone the list of committee names (it said
"1993-94" !!!), and added a paragraph acknowledging Rho's, Jonathan's
and Chris's efforts.
(section{Acquiring the Software}): Make the numeric addresses \FTP
addresses, too, so that they wrap
(section{Acquiring the Software}): Put `quote site index' (and,
separately, `site index') into \texttt (rather than verbatim) so that
it wraps if necessary
(section{Support Packages for \TeX{}}): Add a bit of explanation of
_why_ VorTeX isn't still being developed
* dirctan.tex: Add metapost
Fri Nov 17 23:29:42 1995 robin (robin@dosmachine)
* faqfont.cfg: Deal with \Dings
* faqbody.tex (section{Introduction}): Added John Hobby (because I'm
lifting some of his text) and Piet van Oostrum to the list of
contributors
(section{The Background}): Add a new question about MetaPost (does it
really need to be separate?)
Fri Nov 17 13:12:10 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* dirctan.tex: Correct teTeX base directory and add tetex-bin
* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Disambiguate
references to Gratzer's books in the short para after the list of LaTeX
books
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Add reference to the teTeX binaries
directory
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Remove witter about emTeX betatest, and
reword the reference to memory extenders (emxrsx is now part of the
distribution)
Wed Nov 8 11:41:47 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* filectan.tex: Add mil
* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Add reference to the
acrobat sampler of Gratzer's book
Tue Nov 7 11:02:31 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{\TeX{} Systems}): Updated scientific word's
telephone no, following mail from Christopher
(section{Documentation and Help}): Add Gratzer's new book, and correct
the text at the end of the list detailing 2e coverage
Sat Aug 26 14:57:41 1995 Robin Fairbairns <[email protected]>
* faqbody.tex (section{Recent Developments}): Subscription information
for the omega list
Mon Jul 3 15:01:38 1995 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* 00readme: Note that psfonts-beta is being used
* dirctan.tex: Added the two musixtex directories
* faqbody.tex: Added WWW entries for Bluesky, Personal TeX Inc. and TCI
Removed claim of "orchestral" music for MusicTeX, added a reference to
MusiXTeX
Wed Jun 28 16:17:28 1995 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex: subscribe to texhax via texhax-request
give details of Kopka and Daly 2nd ed
changed fileversion to 1.9e
Thu Jun 15 17:26:05 1995 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex: Added DPC's neato search for package.??? in quote site
index
Wed May 3 10:06:54 1995 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* companion.ctan: Corrected companion.ctan re. curves
Fri Apr 28 13:10:30 1995 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* simpl-sum.txt: A plain text version of the question `what is TeX'
Fri Mar 31 11:15:23 1995 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* texnames.sty: Add definition of \mathcal if it's not there, and
redo \AMSLaTeX, \AMSTeX (et al) in terms of \AmS defined similarly
to how the definition of \AmSTeX was done
Mon Mar 6 14:55:13 1995 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* companion.ctan: Added graphics.sty (not in companion?)
Sat Feb 11 14:23:41 1995 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (section{\TeX{} Systems}): Update contact details for Y&Y
(section{Documentation and Help}): details of ctan-ann mailing list
Up to 1.9d
Tue Jan 31 17:48:21 1995 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Add a proviso about
multiline-message suppression using `-' to the blurb about quote site
index
Mon Jan 30 12:46:02 1995 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* updates.tex (section{Updates to the FAQ}): as its name implies -- a
contribution to BV 5.1
* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Corrected the
information about info-tex and ctt-digest and their mutual relationship
to comp.text.tex
* filectan.tex: corrected file name of Tobin's metafont intro (and also
its directory!)
Fri Jan 20 17:12:20 1995 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faq.cls: Adjust the page layout with a view to simplicity, symmetry,
and all those good things
Fri Dec 16 13:22:52 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (section{The Background}): Remove the em-dashes between
the item labels and the TWG titles
(section{How do I do \textsl{X} in \TeX{} or \LaTeX{}}): Remove the
gratuitous \protect commands from the non-moving part of the [sub]
section arguments in the question on fiddling with the layout of
sectioning commands
(section{The Background}): Use \Emaildot for Yannis' address
(section{Format conversions}): Ditto for Nathan Torkington
(section{Documentation and Help}): Split the title boxes for both
Gr\"atzer's and Shultis' books
(section{\MF{}}): Insert @{} at every touch and turn in the
`table' specification for the instructions for inimf
* faqfont.cfg: Add (null) definition of \Dings
* faq.sty: If using PostScript, define \Dings
Add \Emaildot (as \Email, but dot-separates the first part of the
name)
* letterfaq.tex: Same as original newfaq.tex (i.e., letter paper by
default), except for \Dings
* newfaq.tex: Load faq.cls with a4paper option, use \Dings between toc
and body
* faq.cls: Use the paper size we're loaded with; adjust size of text
relative to it (using same values SPQR does for A4 paper, not some wild
proportional values)
Mon Dec 12 13:07:36 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex: Use \ifnotreadCTAN, set it once the configs read
* faq.sty: Add \ifnotreadCTAN
Sat Dec 10 10:21:36 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faq.cls: First iteration of a class -- aim is that it should
ultimately be `generic' as between paper sizes
* newfaq.tex: Reword for `after the publication', add invocations of
multicols
Sun Dec 4 13:54:02 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home) (Sun 13:)
* faqbody.sty (throughout): The red-biro attack.
(throughout, again): The red-fine-felt-tip-pen attack (JF).
(section{Recent Developments}): Add a short blurb about JF's work.
* spqr/baskerv.cls: Cut down \topsep in \@listi to 4pt basic
* spqr/bask4_6.tex: Add a paragraph about use of the December edition;
Don't bother with table of contents before the editorial; the only toc
is that within the article itself
Wed Dec 7 12:07:47 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* dirctan.tex: Add sgml2tex
* faqbody.tex (section{Recent Developments}): Add reference to the
conversion programs in the answer about JF's stuff
(section{Format conversions}): Add an answer about SGML2TeX conversion
programs
(section{\MF{}}): Modify the surroundings of the table for running MF,
to get rid of the unsightly space at the top
(section{Bits and pieces of \TeX{}}): Comment out that question on font
formats
Tue Dec 6 13:54:07 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex: Change file version and date
(section{Bits and pieces of \TeX{}}): Add question on font formats
Mon Dec 5 15:27:20 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* spqr/baskerv.cls: Hack the toc to make it not produce newarticle
entries whatsoever
* faqbody.tex (throughout): Final consistency checks following
spell-check
Sun Dec 4 13:54:02 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.sty (throughout): The red-biro attack.
(throughout, again): The red-fine-felt-tip-pen attack (JF).
(section{Recent Developments}): Add a short blurb about JF's work.
* spqr/baskerv.cls: Cut down \topsep in \@listi to 4pt basic
* spqr/bask4_6.tex: Add a paragraph about use of the December edition;
Don't bother with table of contents before the editorial; the only toc
is that within the article itself
Fri Dec 2 17:49:38 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* texnames.sty: Use \mathcal rather than \cal
* filectan.tex: Add morefloats.sty
* faqbody.tex (section{Things are Going Wrong\dots{}}): Replaced two
questions on floats with one conglomerate one (by me)
Thu Dec 1 22:04:45 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.tex (section{Why does it \emph{do} that?}): Add a new
question on #-doubling (from a post of David C's)
(section{Things are Going Wrong\dots{}}): Add a new question on BibTeX
string sizes
Tue Nov 29 18:49:52 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* spqr/bask4_6.tex: Twiddled with secnumdepth/tocdepth to get things
looking roughly right
Tue Nov 29 13:19:09 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.tex (section{Why does it \emph{do} that?}): Add a question on
uppercase, from Jonathan's input
(section{Acquiring the Software}): Move the CD question here from TeX
systems
(throughout): Minor editorials
* faq.sty: Version no:=0.6, date changed
Added hacked-about LaTeX logo
Mon Nov 28 13:32:53 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* spqr/bask4_6.tex: Moved setting secnumdepth/tocdepth to inside the
FAQ article
* faqbody.tex (throughout): More of my minor editorials
(subsection*{Finding the Files}): Added note about the lack of
full stops
(section{Introduction}): Sorted list of helpers into alphabetical
order, removed dots from the end
Sun Nov 27 18:23:34 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.tex (section{Why does it \emph{do} that?}): Add question on
the problems with \verb (from JF's input)
Sat Nov 26 22:09:17 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.tex (section{\TeX{} Systems}): Added Tom Rokicki's details
(wot no contact number) and changed the `source' of the stuff from the
AMS listing
Fri Nov 25 12:41:36 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (throughout): Barbara Beeton's comments and Alan
Jeffrey's niggles
(section{PostScript and \TeX{}}): Added reference to mathptm in
Berthold's question
(throughout) Minor markups by your truly
(section{Documentation and Help}): Added a question about email lists
* faq.sty: Remove spurious space generated by \ProgName
Separate the hyphens in \TeXXeT.
Thu Nov 24 15:29:47 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (throughout): Editorial markup after looking at
\BV-formatted version
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Add a bit of blurb about Northlake Software
* dirctan.tex: Add emtex-betatest
* faq.sty: Define a new environment proglist (maps to booklist while
we've got program names italic)
* spqr/baskerv.cls: Remove stuff from faq.sty, and add requirement of
the FAQ package
Comment out definition of \CTAN (to something inconsistent)
Wed Nov 23 10:20:27 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faq.sty: Make program names typeset in italic (experimentally)
* faqbody.tex: Released to SPQR for his work ... then:
(throughout): SPQR's editorial changes
Tue Nov 22 22:53:24 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.tex: Iterate calls of \cs back again...
* faq.sty: Define \cs in terms of robust \csx (which is exactly the
same as the original \cs); \cs|...| now
Tue Nov 22 13:10:26 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* texnames.sty: Sort out the definition of BibTeX (\if re. \textsc was
in the wrong place), do similar thing for SliTeX
* faqbody.tex (throughout): All \ldots -> \dots (and make sure there's
a {}!)
(section{Introduction}): Add Ulrik to the intro
(throughout): Two complete iterations of the syntax for \cs
* faq.sty: Replace my implementation of footnoteenv by one posted by
David to comp.text.tex (on a different matter, but there we are...)
Change syntax of \cs to \cs|...|, then find that doesn't work and
change it again to \cs[...]
* faqvers.tex: Removed, since now done in faqbody.tex
Mon Nov 21 22:49:05 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faq.sty: Replace \def\Q with the version Seb had put in the faqbody
* faqbody.tex: Remove \def\Q from front of file, and insert the content
of filevers.tex in its place (with comment about how it's to stay where
it is)
* newfaq.tex: Instead of reading faqvers.tex, read the first two lines
of faqbody.tex and execute them to get the file version and date
Mon Nov 21 12:52:09 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (throughout): Implement Ulrik Vieth's and Malcolm Clarks
(latest) comments;
(section{How do I do \textsl{X} in \LaTeX{}}): Add a question about
indenting the first line of sections (Ulrik's suggestion)
* faq.sty: Added definition of \ISBN (to encourage uniformity)
\DANTE simply expands to DANTE (until someone else tells me
something different ;-)
* dirctan.tex: Added rnototex (now that it exists) and tetex
Sun Nov 20 16:16:26 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.tex (throughout): Deal with David C's comments
(section{Documentation and Help}): Add reference to LaTeX for
Scientists and Engineers;
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Add some blurb about SciWord
(throughout): Deal with my editorial markup
Two new questions
* newfaq.tex: Report the number of questions at the end
* faq.sty: \ignorespaces at the beginning, \unskip at the end of
footnoteenv
* filectan.tex: Add xtexcad, CTAN-sites (needs checking)
Fri Nov 18 22:12:21 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.tex (section{Format conversions}): Correct Mark James' email
address, following mail from him saying that's OK (section name
changed, too)
(section{Acquiring the software}): Correct the DECUS address, telephone
no., etc., and Ted Nieland's email address; also add the proviso about
updating of the VMS material in the DECUS collection
(throughout): execute Reinhard Zierke's updates (though don't add his
complete set of ISBNs for von B ... yet: just leave them there behind
comment makers)
Tue Nov 15 10:12:48 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* dirctan.tex: Add alpha (the mac editor)
* faqbody.tex (section{The Background}): Added a question on Lollipop
(which may get updated if Eijkhout responds to my mail)
(section{Documentation and Help}): Three more book titles (ex Malcolm),
re-attribution of ISBNs Clark<->von Bechtolsheim
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Further refinement of the commercial stuff
* faqvers.tex: Upped to v1.5, changed date
* filectan.tex: Add texinfo-macros
Mon Nov 14 22:14:08 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faq.sty: Add a ghastly \TeXXeT logo (and a trivial \MLTeX)
* faqbody.tex (section{The Background}): Add new questions on
\LAMSTeX{} (split out of \AMSTeX{}) and Texinfo
(throughout): "like"->"such as" (where appropriate)
Mon Nov 14 12:02:44 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (throughout): editorials from loads of people, new stuff
for the AMSTeX question from Michael Downes, several new questions from
Sebastian...
* filectan.tex: Added pk300[w]
* faq.sty: Provide command \CDROM
Sun Nov 13 20:27:34 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.tex (throughout): All incarnations of the name DOS converted
to \MSDOS{}
Lots of minor edits following another batch of comments from RAB; three
new questions
Berthold Horn's question on scaleable fonts (probably needs post-
printing review)
* faq.sty: Redo definition of \cs to enable it to consume things other
than letters and others
Add definition of command \MSDOS
* faqbody.tex (section{The background}): When referring to WEB, do it
in capitals for consistency (What is TeX?)
(section{Things are Going Wrong\ldots}): Change invocation of \cs
to be simply \cs{pagestyle{empty}}, following change to \cs
Fri Nov 11 11:45:59 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (section{\TeX{} Systems}): Modified the list of
commercial versions to say platform first, name of system second
(section{Introduction}): Add Malcolm's name to committee list!!!!!
Thu Nov 10 12:38:03 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (from section{Bits and pieces of \TeX{}} to
section{Recent Developments} [i.e., the end]): sorted the html anchor
texts
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Added Malcolm's body for the commercials
question
(section{The Background}): Added Damian Cugley's questions on
pronunciation
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Added Damian Cugley's question
on logos
* filectan.tex: Get setspace from the latex tree rather than the 209
one
Add texnames
Wed Nov 9 14:44:25 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (section{Introduction}): Add Rick Zaccone to the list of
helpers
(up to section{Documentation and Help}): sorted the html anchor texts
Tue Nov 8 11:43:02 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Added ISBNs (from
Malcolm) for his an von B's books
(section{PostScript and \TeX{}} and elsewhere): Small number of changes
arising from Alan's comments
* filectan.tex: Add Excalibur-sea (we don't want them loading the
entire directory)
* faqvers.tex: New, the settings of fileversion and filedate from
newfaq.tex
* newfaq.tex: Replace setting of fileversion and filedate by inputting
of faqvers.tex
Mon Nov 7 11:42:12 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faq.sty: define a footnoteenv as suggested by Alan
* faqbody.tex (section{Acquiring the Software}): Removed the reference
to Flynn's ridiculously old "NETWORK SOURCES OF \TeX{}WARE"
(section{Acquiring the Software}): Couple of instances where there were
\\ commands at the end of a quote environment; this causes untoward
blank space after the environment, so they've been removed
(section{Bits and pieces of \TeX{}}): New section, with Seb's virtual
fonts question, and a version of \Rho's on \specials (will contain the
proposed .dvi and "what's a driver" questions, too)
(throughout): replace \footnote{}s with footnoteenv
Sun Nov 6 20:10:52 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.tex: Slight editing, added questions on msx/y and am fonts
Sat Nov 5 21:41:34 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.tex: Rearrange the intro slightly to include an outline of
what Usenet is about, for the benefit of members who aren't net-
connected (this at \Rho's suggestion)
Add question on paragraph setting parameters
Sat Nov 5 14:52:03 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faqbody.tex (section{The Background}): Changed our contact address to
Peter Abott
(section{Documentation and Help}): Implemented David's suggestion
re. the PicTeX manual
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): changed `public domain' to `freely
available' in re. PC versions
(section{Literate programming}): Added a short new question from David
on the whole concept
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Corrected yet more oddities in
the changemargin environment
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Changed `emphasised' to
`emboldened' in the LaTeX version
(section{Things are Going Wrong\ldots}): Add a reference to ukhyph
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Add reference to shareware fee payments for
OzTeX
(section{Things are going wrong}): Put the \caption commands in a
tabular env, for the benefit of Baskervill narrow setting
(section{PostScript and \TeX{}}): Added Sebastian's new questions
(inter alia, replacing the original about setting in PS fonts)
* filectan.tex: Add lw35nfss, LitProg-FAQ, ukhyph
Wed Nov 2 01:26:47 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faqbody.tex: updated to match newfaq.tex (\Rho's questions added
yesterday)
Tue Nov 1 09:58:40 1994 Sebastian the system admin (root@cygnet)
* separated text into faqbody.tex and wrapper newfaq.tex;
this is to allow experimentation with Baskerville layout.
* rewrote PostScript fonts question and the one on
metrics; added one on problems with PS fonts.
Mon Oct 31 12:14:55 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex: Added a new section How do I do X in \LaTeX{}, as
suggested by \Rho, and stuck her remaining proposed questions in it
* faq.sty: Added the stretchability recommendations from psnfss2e.tex
in case setting in times (and remove 'em again)
Sun Oct 30 09:50:54 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faq.sty: define a \WYSIWYG command
* filectan.tex: Change mf-beginners to refer to copy in documentation/,
add mf-list
* newfaq.tex: Move BibTeX docs question above the one on the PicTeX
manual
(throughout): reformat every \Qref so that the content of the second
(first mandatory) argument is the whole of the anchor text
Sat Oct 29 14:27:12 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* filectan.tex: Add modes-file (to avoid `modes.mf in \CTANref{modes}')
and mf-beginners (needs checking)
* newfaq.tex (throughout): Use \Eplain{} for Eplain
Another instance of `\eTeX.'!!!
Mark up program names with \ProgName, (more) file names with \File
Hack at \MF{} section, following Karl Berry's suggestions
* faq.sty: Define \Eplain (nullish sort of definition), \ProgName
Require comment.sty and exclude a comment of htmlversion
Fri Oct 28 14:05:37 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex (section{Acquiring the Software}): Record checking of
[email protected], [email protected]
(section{Documentation and Help}): Add reference to Norm Walsh's book
Thu Oct 27 10:39:12 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex (section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Added references
to abc2mtex, midi2tex (also uploaded 'em to CTAN)
(section{The Background}): Added comment about GNU copyleft to the `how
come it's free' question
(section{Documentation and Help}): Added new question about finding
\LaTeXe{} packages (as a place to hang a pointer to companion.ctan,
which I've almost finished...)
* dirctan.tex: Added abc2mtex, midi2tex
* filectan.tex: Added compan-ctan
Wed Oct 26 23:39:41 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* newfaq.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Sort out formatting of
the book lists (ISBNs uniform, no wrapping of \item parameters, removed
redundant braces)
Wed Oct 26 12:57:11 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Added stuff about .dtx
files
(section{The Background}): Add a Question about Eplain (not exactly
frequently-asked, but there we are...)
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Use Oz\TeX{} as the `logo'
(throughout): Various corrections following Alan's problems generating
html
* dirctan.tex: Corrected spelling of symbols in amsfonts-symbols...
Wed Oct 26 00:02:37 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faq.sty: Yet another iteration of the \AtEndDocument CTAN reference
checks...
* newfaq.tex (section{Things are going wrong}): Add RAB's questions
Behaviour of \rm, etc.; Missing symbols; Word division; Moving tables
and figures; Disappearing tables and figures
Add some words about journals in the intro to the question on double
spacing
Mon Oct 24 11:26:27 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex (section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Refine reference
to amsfonts, to get to the directory directly related to the symbols
Comment out the "lazy person's" stuff, which I didn't like, and \Rho
says doesn't work
* dirctan.tex: Added amsfonts-symbols (a subdirectory of amsfonts)
* newfaq.tex (throughout): Do away with the "<American spelling> (sic)"
construct
(throughout): Lots of minor (and not-so-minor) editorials by Rosemary
* faq.sty: Add tie between reference to question and the question
number
Sun Oct 23 00:25:48 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* newfaq.tex: Change fileversion to 1.4, date to tomorrow
Add 1994/95 committee to the footnote
General editorial consistency tidy-up
Add question on which font files need to be kept after a run of mf
Add new section "why does it _do_ that", with Joachim's text about
protection (this is where the proposed question on paragraph parameters
will go, too)
* faq.sty: Make provision for using faqfont.cfg
* faqfont.cfg: Null configuration file to enable use of CM fonts
in the lab
Sat Oct 22 15:41:11 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex (section{DVI Drivers and Previewers}): Extended the text
around dvips for VMS
* filectan.tex: Added {AXP,VAX}VMSdvips, VMSdvips-{fonts,support}
* dirctan.tex: Added l2a
Sat Oct 22 13:30:17 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* newfaq.tex: Removed the \NeedsTeXFormat (since it's now done in
faq.sty); also types out file versions and so on.
Modified text (sometimes by bodily shifts or even rewrites) to ensure
that if a \CTANref is at the end of a sentence, it's always also at the
end of a paragraph, with no full stop after it
Added references (which aren't yet satisfied) for VMS dvips executables
and l2a (do we want that, though?)
* faq.sty: Moved \NeedsTeXFormat to style file
Define version number (now 0.4) and date, and type 'em out
Fri Oct 21 09:52:11 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* newfaq.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Redo the lists somewhat
(throughout): Sort out {}s after acronym macros (where did those come
from?)
* filectan.tex: Specify usergrps.tex as coming from usergrps/info
Fri Oct 21 13:40:02 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex (section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Added reference
to vmargin (and posted a question about whether we still want vpage)
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Add reference to makeindex (to
match the one for macmakeindex) and idxtex (what's all this garbage
about texindex? -- the .tar.gz file in the directory is (shall we say)
peculiar...)
* filectan.tex: Bit o' sorting into order...
Add fullpage, vmargin
* texnames.sty: Make logo for BibTeX transportable (i.e., usable not in
LaTeX2e if required)
Add logos \LaTeXe and \LaTeXo
Thu Oct 20 19:38:17 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* newfaq.tex (section{Special Sorts of Typesetting}): First attempt at
defining the distinction between `indexing' (deciding what's to be
indexed and how) and `making an index' (generating the file to include
from the .ind)
Throughout: re-mark-up \Qrefs (though the ones in comments aren't
touched...
(section{DVI Drivers and Previewers}): use Mattes' own emTeX logo
(at least as it appears in his documentation...)
Throughout: verbatimise `ftp'
* dirctan.tex: change reference to fancyheadings to point into 2e
directory tree
* texnames.sty: Define \BibTeX using \textsc rather than the ingenious
stuff that the original used (which, since it employs \sc, suppresses
the use of bold face in section titles)
* faq.sty: \Qref now to have three arguments, the third being the
actual thing we're referring to (the second is for the html processor's
anchoring text)
Mon Oct 17 21:03:06 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* newfaq.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Change list of books to
use booklist environment
(section{Introduction}): Added a \subsection* giving details of the
`elided' first directory of every path name (this surrounded by
\htmlignore ... \endhtmlignore)
* faq.sty: Add environment booklist for use in the list of books
(egob!)
Define \htmlignore,\endhtmlignore to mean \relax
Mon Oct 17 09:16:55 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex (section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Correct to a
reference to screensty
Tiny tweak of the intro note
(section{PostScript and \TeX{}}): Corrected reference to figsinlatex,
removed comments about the .dvi being available too...
* dirctan.tex: Added vmspell, txtdist, texsgi declarations
Moved 2etools from newfaq.tex itself
* newfaq.tex (section{PostScript and \TeX{}}): Record the fact that
EdMetrics is available on CTAN, rather than by writing to Bluew Sky
* faq.sty: In \FAQverb only insert \leavevmode if actually in vertical
mode
* newfaq.tex: Input dirctan.tex (instead of namectan) and filectan.tex
(instead of the inline definitions it contains)
Moved 2etools directory out to dirctan.tex
(section{PostScript and \TeX{}}): Give Blue Sky's telephone no. in
canonical form
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Corrected the reference to science.utah.edu
(which is now ftp.math.utah.edu), checked that the files for TOPS-20
are still there...
(section{Documentation and Help}): Corrected numeric address for
rtfm.mit.edu
(section{Documentation and Help}): Made reference to the index an
(section{Acquiring the Software}): refer to, rather than name,
README.uploads
*Reference* the index rather than (as previously) use \CTANfile (which
did nothing and typeset oddly ;-)
* filectan.tex: New, the _files_ bit from newfaq.tex Added references
to README.uploads, TeX-index, EdMetrics, screen.sty, usergrps.tex
* dirctan.tex: Renamed from namectan.tex
Added a reference to TeX-index
Sun Oct 16 10:28:04 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* newfaq.tex: Remove loading of package shortvrb and definition of the
short verb character
Changed layout of the path specified for the start of the CTAN archive
from "./tex-archive" to "tex-archive/" (and used \CTAN for reference in
place of \path)
Refer to ucthesis via its \CTANref
Change layout of the path reference for DECUS TeX on wuarchive (without
prejudice as to whether we actually want to retain the reference at
all, of course)
Quote DECUS library telephone number in the same way as all other nos
Correct reference to Barbara Beeton's email address
* faq.sty: Comment out the use of path.sty, all of my old stuff about
the CTAN labels
Add Alan's versions of the same... (less transmission errors)
Load the shortvrb package, and define | as the short verbatim character
_before_ using it as a delimiter for the various path-like commands
Similarly, make sure `@' is catcoded to `other' before defining the
\Email macro
Start \FAQverb with \leavevmode, since otherwise we might find
ourselves trying to change language while in vertical mode
Define \path in terms of \FAQverb
Sat Oct 15 22:08:23 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faq.sty: added, then removed again, \emergencystretch
Sat Oct 15 10:08:43 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* namectan.tex: add bibtex-doc, graphics
* newfaq.tex: editorial work on questions 2,4-9,11,12,14-19,21,24
Commented out the "alternative" FAQ sites (though left reference to
rtfm.mit.edu)
taken away the (sanitised) group around all the ctan directory/file
commands
* faq.sty: give \Qref an optional first argument (intro text, default
"see question")
make \CTANdirectory open a group, sanitise, and then call \@CTANdir
which is the old version of the command and then \egroup (similarly for
\CTANfile, with \@CTANfile)
make the scribble for undefined references come out in \texttt
lots of kerfuffle to recover the situation of the directory (etc.)
declarations split
* path.sty: define \@morediscreet, a version of the same as the
internal version of \discretionaries, except that it defines all the
active characters to become \relax, so that they can be \xdef'ed
Fri Oct 14 22:38:58 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* newfaq.tex: change \Qref{dvi-ps} to {Q-dvips} (one or the other had
to change, after all)
second \CTANfile{unixtexftp} was really a \CTANref
removed original entry in the systems list for Macs, since it's been
superseded by Seb's new one
second \CTANfile{btxmactex} was in fact a \CTANref
(outstanding package warnings re CTANrefs are texsgi,vmspell and
txtdist)
* texnames.sty: made the name for SliTeX conform to the comment about
it (it's not a big deal now that it's dead, but lower-case `i' (as
opposed to small caps `i') looked really odd
* faq.sty: Added some scribble text in case of an unassigned \CTANref
err ... yet another instance of \makeatletter ... and another
Thu Oct 12 16:00 1994 Sebastian Rahtz ([email protected])
* Removed all non-CTAN ftp references (to be put back as a table)
* changed order of questions
* added list of committee names
* made all questions statements, not questions (as per JS)
* made complete list of CTAN names (namectan.tex)
Tue Oct 11 13:37:28 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faq.sty: add (null) definition of \checked macro
made \CTANfile and \CTANdirectory \gdef their reference commands, and
defined a \CTANsanitise command
* newfaq.tex: last two \CTANlabels become one \CTANdirectory (ispell)
and two \CTANfiles (VMS TeX)
(section{\MF{}}): mf \smode=... into a verbatim env (rather than short
verb)
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): VAX/VMS item -> VMS item (added a \checked
macro)
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): Updated the amiga stuff to point to CTAN
only (added a \checked macro)
Fri Oct 7 15:24:29 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex (throughout): more hacking at commands that split
themselves over lines, added {}s to the last few \LaTeXe's that needed
them
(section{\MF{}}): indent verbatim command sequences
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): unwrap Q-oztex \Question argument
(section{Documentation and Help}): use \LaTeX in Lamport's book title
(section{Special sorts of typesetting}): reference macmakeindex.sit
instead of giving an email address for Tolliver, which causes grief
with Alan's perl code...
* faq.sty: Add a \DANTE command, at Alan's suggestion
Thu Oct 6 14:05:36 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* faq.sty: provide the commands for doing the \CTANlabel/\CTANref game
* newfaq.tex (section{Special sorts of typesetting}): Added remark
about the status of screenview
(throughout) try to ensure (as Alan requests) that all logos are
referenced as as \logoname{} _only_
(throughout) install the \CTANref mechanism for referring to existing
CTAN addresses
updated \fileversion and \filedate...
Mon Oct 3 09:05:14 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex (section{Documentation and Help}): Removed repeated TUG
address from PicTeX manual question (replaced with reference to TUG
question); then moved question down below TUG question
(section{\TeX{} Systems}): mailed Elizabeth Tachikawa about the Unix
tape service
(section{Documentation and Help}): mailed latex-help-coordinator about
LaTeX help service, but the response was "unknown user" -- deleted
question and answer
(section{Documentation and Help}): Added a question about national/
regional user groups
(section{Documentation and Help}): rationalise use of \BibTeX (in
particular, bibtex.1 is a _file_, not something that can reasonably
be expressed as a logo (why doesn't bold small caps appear in question
titles?)
Sun Oct 2 17:14:30 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex (section{The Background}): Added body to the questions
What is TeX?, What is LaTeX?, why's it free?
(section{Introduction}): added a reference to Alan's server (even
though it's inevitably out of date w.r.t. this document...)
Sat Oct 1 (evening) 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* newfaq.tex: significant upheaval (several new questions, fewer new
answers), following discussion with Jonathan;
add \NeedsTeXFormat requirement (should this be in faq.sty?);
new section The Background with some stuff moved out from Introduction,
containing questions What is TeX?, What is LaTeX?, should I use plain
or LaTeX?, why's it free?, why isn't it wysiwyg?, and what is the
future?;
Introduction completely re-written;
new questions in The Latest Developments, What is the NTS project?,
what is the LaTeX3 project?
* faq.sty: new commands for \BV, \NTS, \eTeX and \URL
Thu Sep 29 12:43:52 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* newfaq.tex: lots of minor typos corrected;
yet more markup added;
one or two more of Joachim's comments addressed (but note new \Q about
LaTeX 2.09 and `weird hyphenatoin')
* faq.sty: load times.sty only \IfFileExists (such taste; such
originality)
Wed Sep 28 10:23:30 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* newfaq.tex: modified so that all question references (that I've
spotted so far ;-) simply consist of a \Qref in parentheses;
first iteration of sticking stuff in new sections;
more books (well, one more) and into a new question;
more markup tidying (\Newsgroup, \CTAN, etc.);
now version 1.1, added \hfuzz and \emergencystretch
* faq.sty: (possibly merely experimental ;-) made Questions into
subsections, removed subsection from \cl@section, numbered sections
alphabetically...;
make \Qref produce "see question \ref{#1}"
Tue Sep 27 16:10:17 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex: change to use \BibTeX instead of \BiBTeX (since the
latter's not one of the forms the name appears in texnames.sty;
refer to PiCTeX, VorTeX through their (new) logo macros;
similarly (though not new logos) tex->\TeX, AMS[La]TeX, LaTeX, BibTeX,
SliTeX;
correct wording describing incorporation of SliTeX into 2e (ex Joachim
Schrod's suggestion)
* texnames.sty: new, copied from eplain distribution, but with \PiCTeX
and \VorTeX added (pro tem, at least)
* faq.sty: moved the font-setting commands, etc., into the package
Tue Sep 27 14:17:51 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* faq.sty: markup commands in separate package (ultimately to come in
several versions according to the environment it's to be processed in
-- e.g., versions for PS font usage/cm font usage, even a version for
processing to plain text?)
* newfaq.tex: moved all the markup commands out to (new) faq.sty;
couple of typos corrected following input from Joachim Schrod
Thu Sep 22 09:18:38 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex: (last night's work) new-style markup for question
references, label for last question (so we can see how well we're
doing), \makeshortverb of \| so as to get coherent log output
Tue Sep 20 13:54:51 1994 Robin Fairbairns ([email protected])
* newfaq.tex: moved \documentclass, \usepackage above defs of
fileversion and date, so as not to pick up that from mflogo;
`getting a copy' - removed [email protected], put various email
addresses in \Email; put NEWS.ANSWERS into more coherent form
(verbatim; and yes, it _does_ need to be upper case)
`pictex manual': escape the $s (!)
`oztex': it's now shareware, not PD
`fig and where to get it': remove escape from _ in \path (!)
`music': corrected email address for Taupin and his ftp site
`double-spacing': doublespace.sty is a file name; close paren round ref
to CTAN; "latest release of LaTeX"->"LaTeX2e"
`macros to do Y': verbatim site index command <term> in text
`... for machine Y running Q': FTP.nwc is a file, and yes, it is there
ibid, both AIX and PC made explicit reference to fpt.dante.de
`blackboard bold': tech-support is an email address; add reference to
the extraordinary bbm fonts
`repositories': correct address corresponding to ftp.tex.ac.uk; put
site index command into verbatim
`Laserjet': converted S's \Q about Berry's prog into an actual
reference to it
`\pagestyle{empty}': correct (;-) spelling of behaviour, "is"->"if"
`NFSS': rewritten to clarify relationship to New LaTeX
New question about things like \tenrm in 2e added
`references wrong': line up corrected code in two columns
`change margins': indent code
`width of letter, etc.': indent examples; remove redundant `T' from
LaTeX
`LaTeX2e': first production release was June
`log-like functions': indent examples
`\@': "?" at end of question
`Companion ... @': space after LaTeX in question, "!" at end
`I've found a bug': slight elaboration of 2.09 case
New version of path.sty with some hacking; redo all S's (and my one)
markup commands
Mon Sep 19 11:46:40 1994 Robin Fairbairns (robin@home)
* define \Newsgroup (same as all the rest, pro tem) and use it for
comp.tex.tex, comp.unix.wizards, news.answers, comp.sources.unix,
comp.programming.literate, comp.sources.misc, comp.text, comp.fonts
* added new questions "what's all this about \@", "but the companion
tells me to use \@startsection" and "I've found a bug: what do I do"
(which last was a suggestion of Jonathan's)
* put \fileversion in the title (rather than \filedate twice)
* defined command \cs (out of ltxdoc.cls) so that we can put commands
in question names, required for q32 about \pagestyle{emtpy}
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