[latexrefman-commits] r478 - in /trunk: ChangeLog latex2e.texi

[jhefferon at domain.hid]

Author: jhefferon
Date: Fri Nov 27 23:32:45 2015
New Revision: 478

URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/latexrefman?rev=478&view=rev
Log:
makeatletter

Modified:
    trunk/ChangeLog
    trunk/latex2e.texi

Modified: trunk/ChangeLog
URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/latexrefman/trunk/ChangeLog?rev=478&r1=477&r2=478&view=diff
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--- trunk/ChangeLog	(original)
+++ trunk/ChangeLog	Fri Nov 27 23:32:45 2015
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2015-11-27  Jim Hefferon  <jhefferon at domain.hid>
+
+	* latex2e.texi (\makeatletter and \makeatother)  Adjust wording.
+
 2015-11-26  Vincent Belaïche  <vincentb1 at domain.hid>
 
 	* latex2e-fr.texi (\newsavebox, \newtheorem, \newfont): Complete

Modified: trunk/latex2e.texi
URL: http://svn.gna.org/viewcvs/latexrefman/trunk/latex2e.texi?rev=478&r1=477&r2=478&view=diff
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--- trunk/latex2e.texi	(original)
+++ trunk/latex2e.texi	Fri Nov 27 23:32:45 2015
@@ -540,8 +540,7 @@
 Used to redefine internal @LaTeX{} commands.  @code{\makeatletter} makes
 the at-sign character at domain.hid{@@} have the category code of a letter,
 11.  @code{\makeatother} sets the category code of at domain.hid{@@} to 12,
-its original value.  Use these inside a @file{.tex} file, in the
-preamble, but not in @file{.sty} or @file{.cls} files.
+its original value.
 
 As each character is read by @TeX{} and @LaTeX{}, it is assigned a
 character code (for instance, the backslash at domain.hid{\} is assigned
@@ -557,15 +556,24 @@
 @code{\makeatletter} and @code{\makeatother} allow users to define or
 redefine commands named with @code{@@}.
 
-Put in the preamble, this redefines the section command (to center the
-section title and put it in bold type, as well as adjust the spacing).
-
+Use these inside a @file{.tex} file, in the preamble.  Don't use them
+inside @file{.sty} or @file{.cls} files since the @code{\documentclass}
+and @code{\usepackage} commands set the at sign to have the character
+code of a letter.
+
+The example code below, if put in the preamble, redefines the
+section command to center the section title, put it in bold type,
+and adjust the spacing.
+
+ at c From http://zoonek.free.fr/LaTeX/LaTeX_samples_section/0.html
 @example
 \makeatletter
-\renewcommand\section at domain.hid @{section at domain.hid@@@}%
-                                   @{-3.5ex \@@plus -1ex \@@minus -.2ex@}%
-                                   @{2.3ex \@@plus.2ex@}%
-                                   @{\centering\normalfont\Large\bfseries@}@}
+\renewcommand\section at domain.hid@}% Name
+                          @{1@}% Level: 0=part, 1=chapter, etc.
+                          @{0pt@}% Heading indent
+                          @{-3.5ex plus -1ex minus -.2ex@}% Beforeskip (if neg, no head indent)
+                          @{2.3ex plus.2ex@}% Afterskip (if neg, run-in heading)
+                          @{\centering\normalfont\Large\bfseries@}@} % Style of head
 \makeatother
 @end example