CTAN package update: lshort/english
Date: May 31, 2006 10:09:25 AM CEST
Tobias Oetiker has provided updates to the english version of the
lshort "short introduction to latex"; after a couple of false starts
between us, the version is now 4.20
the changes file shows:
* section headings should be leftaligned
* added notes on amsthm suggested by Daniel Flipo
* improved explanation ifpdf package
* use \textasciigrave for ` and \textquotesingle for ' by Tahir Hassan
* Reworde the mentioning of the preamble where I introduce the comment command.
* updated eurofonts again based on Daniel Flipo's work for the french lshort
* we should use utf8x for inputenc
* mention unicode option for hyperref
* mention active language after calling usepackage bable with multiple languages
* Added section on writing greek text by Nikolaos Pothitos
thanks for the upload, tobi; the package is on its way around the
globe, and i've updated the catalogue.
Robin Fairbairns
For the CTAN team
lshort – A short introduction to LaTeX 2e
Lshort started as a translation and rationalisation of a
ground-breaking German-language introduction to LaTeX. It has
since taken on a momentum of its own, and has itself been
translated into a number of languages. Thus we have introductory
text available to a wide proportion of the user community. The
archive holds versions in
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Chinese,
Dutch,
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French,
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