4 User definitions

This chapter describes definitions that are meant to be used directly in a document. When appropriate, ways to change the default formatting are described in subsections.

• Diagnostics: Tracing information.
• Rules: Changing the default rule dimensions.
• Citations: Using BibTeX and Eplain to make bibliographies.
• Displays: Changing the formatting of math displays.
• Time of day: Producing the time of day.
• Lists: Producing numbered and unordered lists.
• Verbatim listing: Producing text just as it appears.
• Contents: Making a table of contents.
• Cross-references: Symbolic references to equations, figures, etc.
• Page references: Symbolic references to page numbers.
• Equation references: Symbolic references to equation numbers.
• Indexing: Creating and typesetting indexes.
• Justification: Ragged left, ragged right, centered.
• Tables: Producing ordered tables.
• Margins: Changing the margins directly.
• Multiple columns: Getting output in two columns.
• Footnotes: Autonumbered footnotes; changing formatting.
• Fractions: A better way to produce fractions in text.
• Paths: Allowing line breaks in pathnames.
• Logos: Various logos.
• Boxes: Producing filled or open rectangles.
• Checking for PDF output: Checking for pdfTeX in PDF mode.
• Loading LaTeX packages: Support for LaTeX packages under plain TeX.