[latexrefman-commits] [SCM] latexrefman updated: r661 - trunk
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jimhefferon at gnu.org.ua
Fri Jun 22 00:45:36 CEST 2018
Author: jimhefferon
Date: 2018-06-22 01:45:36 +0300 (Fri, 22 Jun 2018)
New Revision: 661
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+++ trunk/ChangeLog 2018-06-21 22:45:36 UTC (rev 661)
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2018-06-21 Jim Hefferon <jhefferon at smcvt.edu>
+
+ * latex2e.texi (Special insertions) Rearranged the lists so that
+ the examples come first. That eases finding things for readers, since
+ all examples are in the same place vertically. Added Unicode for
+ HTML where available.
+
2018-06-20 Jim Hefferon <jhefferon at smcvt.edu>
* latex2e.texi (\sbox & \savebox) Combined the two. Added examples,
Modified: trunk/latex2e.html
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+++ trunk/latex2e.html 2018-06-21 22:45:36 UTC (rev 661)
@@ -486,8 +486,8 @@
</ul></li>
<li><a name="toc-Terminal-input_002foutput-1" href="#Terminal-input_002foutput">27 Terminal input/output</a>
<ul class="no-bullet">
- <li><a name="toc-_005ctypein_005bcmd_005d_007bmsg_007d" href="#g_t_005ctypein">27.1 <code>\typein[<var>cmd</var>]{<var>msg</var>}</code></a></li>
- <li><a name="toc-_005ctypeout_007bmsg_007d" href="#g_t_005ctypeout">27.2 <code>\typeout{<var>msg</var>}</code></a></li>
+ <li><a name="toc-_005ctypein-1" href="#g_t_005ctypein">27.1 <code>\typein</code></a></li>
+ <li><a name="toc-_005ctypeout-1" href="#g_t_005ctypeout">27.2 <code>\typeout</code></a></li>
</ul></li>
<li><a name="toc-Command-line-1" href="#Command-line">28 Command line</a></li>
<li><a name="toc-Document-templates-1" href="#Document-templates">Appendix A Document templates</a>
@@ -16297,7 +16297,7 @@
for <var>width</var>. See the example below of zero-width boxes.
</p>
<p>In the <var>width</var> argument you can use the following lengths that refer
-to the dimension of the box that LaTeX gets on typsetting <var>text</var>:
+to the dimension of the box that LaTeX gets on typesetting <var>text</var>:
<code>\depth</code>, <code>\height</code>, <code>\width</code>, <code>\totalheight</code> (this
is the box’s height plus its depth).
</p>
@@ -18357,9 +18357,10 @@
<a name="index-symbols_002c-text"></a>
<a name="index-textcomp-package-1"></a>
-<p>LaTeX provides commands to generate a number of non-letter symbols
-in running text. Some of these, especially the more obscure ones, are
-not available in OT1; you may need to load the <code>textcomp</code> package.
+<p>LaTeX provides commands to generate a number of non-letter symbols in
+running text. Some of these, especially the more obscure ones, are not
+available in OT1. Unless you are using XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX then
+you may need to load the <code>textcomp</code> package.
</p>
<dl compact="compact">
<dt><code>\copyright</code>
@@ -18369,21 +18370,21 @@
<a name="index-_005ctextcopyright"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-copyright-symbol"></a>
-<p>The copyright symbol, ©.
+<p>© The copyright symbol.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\dag</code>
<a name="index-_005cdag"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-dagger_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>The dagger symbol (in text).
+<p>† The dagger symbol (in text).
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\ddag</code>
<a name="index-_005cddag"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-double-dagger_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>The double dagger symbol (in text).
+<p>‡ The double dagger symbol (in text).
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\LaTeX</code>
@@ -18422,8 +18423,8 @@
<a name="index-single-angle-quotation-marks"></a>
<a name="index-French-quotation-marks"></a>
<a name="index-quotation-marks_002c-French"></a>
-<p>Double and single angle quotation marks, commonly used in French:
-«, », ‹, ›.
+<p>«, », ‹, ›
+Double and single angle quotation marks, commonly used in French.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\ldots</code>
@@ -18436,7 +18437,7 @@
<a name="index-_005ctextellipsis"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-ellipsis"></a>
-<p>An ellipsis (three dots at the baseline): ‘…’. <code>\ldots</code>
+<p>… An ellipsis (three dots at the baseline): <code>\ldots</code>
and <code>\dots</code> also work in math mode.
</p>
</dd>
@@ -18445,7 +18446,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-left-quote"></a>
<a name="index-opening-quote"></a>
-<p>Left (opening) quote: ‘.
+<p>‘ Left (opening) quote.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\P</code>
@@ -18456,7 +18457,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-paragraph-symbol"></a>
<a name="index-pilcrow"></a>
-<p>Paragraph sign (pilcrow): ¶.
+<p>¶ Paragraph sign (pilcrow).
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\pounds</code>
@@ -18467,7 +18468,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-pounds-symbol"></a>
<a name="index-sterling-symbol"></a>
-<p>English pounds sterling: £.
+<p>£ English pounds sterling.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\quotedblbase <span class="roman">(„)</span></code>
@@ -18479,8 +18480,8 @@
<dd><a name="index-double-low_002d9-quotation-mark"></a>
<a name="index-single-low_002d9-quotation-mark"></a>
<a name="index-low_002d9-quotation-marks_002c-single-and-double"></a>
-<p>Double and single quotation marks on the baseline:
-„ and ‚.
+<p>„ and ‚
+Double and single quotation marks on the baseline.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\rq</code>
@@ -18488,15 +18489,17 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-right-quote"></a>
<a name="index-closing-quote"></a>
-<p>Right (closing) quote: ’.
+<p>’ Right (closing) quote.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\S</code>
<a name="index-_005cS"></a>
</dt>
-<dd><p>\itemx \textsection
-<a name="index-section-symbol"></a>
-Section sign: §.
+<dt><code>\textsection</code>
+<a name="index-_005ctextsection"></a>
+</dt>
+<dd><a name="index-section-symbol"></a>
+<p>§ Section sign.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\TeX</code>
@@ -18512,7 +18515,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-circumflex_002c-ASCII_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-ASCII-circumflex_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>ASCII circumflex: ^.
+<p>^ ASCII circumflex.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textasciitilde</code>
@@ -18520,7 +18523,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-tilde_002c-ASCII_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-ASCII-tilde_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>ASCII tilde: ~.
+<p>~ ASCII tilde.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textasteriskcentered</code>
@@ -18528,14 +18531,14 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-asterisk_002c-centered_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-centered-asterisk_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Centered asterisk: *.
+<p>* Centered asterisk.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textbackslash</code>
<a name="index-_005ctextbackslash-1"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-backslash_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Backslash: \.
+<p>\ Backslash.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textbar</code>
@@ -18543,7 +18546,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-vertical-bar_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-bar_002c-vertical_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Vertical bar: |.
+<p>| Vertical bar.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textbardbl</code>
@@ -18552,7 +18555,7 @@
<dd><a name="index-vertical-bar_002c-double_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-bar_002c-double-vertical_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-double-vertical-bar_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Double vertical bar.
+<p>⏸ Double vertical bar.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textbigcircle</code>
@@ -18560,7 +18563,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-big-circle-symbols_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-circle-symbol_002c-big_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Big circle symbol.
+<p>◯ Big circle symbol.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textbraceleft</code>
@@ -18568,7 +18571,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-left-brace_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-brace_002c-left_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Left brace: {.
+<p>{ Left brace.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textbraceright</code>
@@ -18576,21 +18579,21 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-right-brace_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-brace_002c-right_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Right brace: }.
+<p>} Right brace.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textbullet</code>
<a name="index-_005ctextbullet"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-bullet_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Bullet: •.
+<p>• Bullet.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textcircled{<var>letter</var>}</code>
<a name="index-_005ctextcircled_007bletter_007d"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-circled-letter_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p><var>letter</var> in a circle, as in ®.
+<p>Ⓐ Circle around <var>letter</var>.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textcompwordmark</code>
@@ -18605,16 +18608,18 @@
<dd><a name="index-composite-word-mark_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-cap-height"></a>
<a name="index-ascender-height"></a>
-<p>Composite word mark (invisible). The <code>\textcapital...</code> form
-has the cap height of the font, while the <code>\textascender...</code> form
-has the ascender height.
+<p>Used to separate letters that would normally ligature. For example,
+<code>f\textcompwordmark i</code> produces ‘<samp>fi</samp>’ without a ligature. This
+is most useful in non-English languages. The
+<code>\textcapitalcompwordmark</code> form has the cap height of the font
+while the <code>\textascendercompwordmark</code> form has the ascender height.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textdagger</code>
<a name="index-_005ctextdagger"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-dagger_002c-in-text-1"></a>
-<p>Dagger: <em>\dag</em>.
+<p>† Dagger.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textdaggerdbl</code>
@@ -18622,7 +18627,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-dagger_002c-double_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-double-dagger_002c-in-text-1"></a>
-<p>Double dagger: <em>\ddag</em>.
+<p>‡ Double dagger.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textdollar <span class="roman">(or <code>\$</code>)</span></code>
@@ -18630,21 +18635,23 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-dollar-sign"></a>
<a name="index-currency_002c-dollar"></a>
-<p>Dollar sign: $.
+<p>$ Dollar sign.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textemdash <span class="roman">(or <code>---</code>)</span></code>
<a name="index-_005ctextemdash-_0028or-_002d_002d_002d_0029"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-em_002ddash"></a>
-<p>Em-dash: — (for punctuation).
+<p>— Em-dash (used for punctuation, as in
+<code>The playoffs --- if you are fortunate enough to make the playoffs ---
+is more like a sprint.</code>).
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textendash <span class="roman">(or <code>--</code>)</span></code>
<a name="index-_005ctextendash-_0028or-_002d_002d_0029"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-e_002ddash"></a>
-<p>En-dash: – (for ranges).
+<p>– En-dash (used for ranges, as in <code>See pages 12--14</code>).
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\texteuro</code>
@@ -18652,28 +18659,28 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-euro-symbol"></a>
<a name="index-currency_002c-euro"></a>
-<p>The Euro symbol: €.
+<p>€ Euro symbol.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textexclamdown <span class="roman">(or <code>!`</code>)</span></code>
<a name="index-_005ctextexclamdown-_0028or-_0021_0060_0029"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-exclamation-point_002c-upside_002ddown"></a>
-<p>Upside down exclamation point: ¡.
+<p>¡ Upside down exclamation point.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textgreater</code>
<a name="index-_005ctextgreater"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-greater-than-symbol_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Greater than: >.
+<p>> Greater than symbol.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textless</code>
<a name="index-_005ctextless"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-less-than-symbol_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Less than: <.
+<p>< Less than symbol.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textleftarrow</code>
@@ -18681,7 +18688,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-arrow_002c-left_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-left-arrow_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Left arrow.
+<p>← Left arrow.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textordfeminine</code>
@@ -18694,7 +18701,7 @@
<a name="index-masculine-ordinal-symbol"></a>
<a name="index-ordinals_002c-feminine-and-masculine"></a>
<a name="index-Spanish-ordinals_002c-feminine-and-masculine"></a>
-<p>Feminine and masculine ordinal symbols: ª, º.
+<p>ª, º Feminine and masculine ordinal symbols.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textperiodcentered</code>
@@ -18702,14 +18709,14 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-period_002c-centered_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-centered-period_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Centered period: ·.
+<p>· Centered period.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textquestiondown <span class="roman">(or <code>?`</code>)</span></code>
<a name="index-_005ctextquestiondown-_0028or-_003f_0060_0029"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-question-mark_002c-upside_002ddown"></a>
-<p>Upside down question mark: ¿.
+<p>¿ Upside down question mark.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textquotedblleft <span class="roman">(or <code>``</code>)</span></code>
@@ -18717,7 +18724,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-left-quote_002c-double"></a>
<a name="index-double-left-quote"></a>
-<p>Double left quote: “.
+<p>“ Double left quote.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textquotedblright <span class="roman">(or <code>''</code>)</span></code>
@@ -18725,7 +18732,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-right-quote_002c-double"></a>
<a name="index-double-right-quote"></a>
-<p>Double right quote: ”.
+<p>” Double right quote.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textquoteleft <span class="roman">(or <code>`</code>)</span></code>
@@ -18733,7 +18740,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-left-quote_002c-single"></a>
<a name="index-single-left-quote"></a>
-<p>Single left quote: ‘.
+<p>‘ Single left quote.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textquoteright <span class="roman">(or <code>'</code>)</span></code>
@@ -18741,7 +18748,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-right-quote_002c-single"></a>
<a name="index-single-right-quote"></a>
-<p>Single right quote: ’.
+<p>’ Single right quote.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textquotesingle</code>
@@ -18750,7 +18757,7 @@
<dd><a name="index-quote_002c-single-straight"></a>
<a name="index-straight-single-quote"></a>
<a name="index-single-quote_002c-straight"></a>
-<p>Straight single quote. (From TS1 encoding.)
+<p>' Straight single quote. (From TS1 encoding.)
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textquotestraightbase</code>
@@ -18770,7 +18777,7 @@
<a name="index-_005ctextregistered"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-registered-symbol"></a>
-<p>Registered symbol: ®.
+<p>® Registered symbol.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textrightarrow</code>
@@ -18778,7 +18785,7 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-arrow_002c-right_002c-in-text"></a>
<a name="index-right-arrow_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Right arrow.
+<p>→ Right arrow.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textthreequartersemdash</code>
@@ -18786,14 +18793,14 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-three_002dquarters-em_002ddash"></a>
<a name="index-em_002ddash_002c-three_002dquarters"></a>
-<p>“Three-quarters” em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
+<p>﹘ “Three-quarters” em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\texttrademark</code>
<a name="index-_005ctexttrademark"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-trademark-symbol"></a>
-<p>Trademark symbol: ™.
+<p>™ Trademark symbol.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\texttwelveudash</code>
@@ -18801,21 +18808,21 @@
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-two_002dthirds-em_002ddash"></a>
<a name="index-em_002ddash_002c-two_002dthirds"></a>
-<p>“Two-thirds” em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
+<p>﹘ “Two-thirds” em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textunderscore</code>
<a name="index-_005ctextunderscore"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-underscore_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Underscore: _.
+<p>_ Underscore.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\textvisiblespace</code>
<a name="index-_005ctextvisiblespace"></a>
</dt>
<dd><a name="index-visible-space-symbol_002c-in-text"></a>
-<p>Visible space symbol.
+<p>␣ Visible space symbol.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
@@ -18837,15 +18844,30 @@
<a name="index-package_002c-babel-2"></a>
<a name="index-babel-package-2"></a>
+<a name="index-package_002c-polyglossia"></a>
+<a name="index-polyglossia-package"></a>
+
<a name="index-multilingual-support"></a>
-<p>LaTeX has wide support for many of the world’s scripts and
-languages, through the <code>babel</code> package and related support. This
-section does not attempt to cover all that support. It merely lists
-the core LaTeX commands for creating accented characters.
+<p>LaTeX has wide support for many of the world’s scripts and languages,
+through the <code>babel</code> package and related support if you are using
+pdfLaTeX, or <samp>polyglossia</samp> if you are using XeLaTeX or
+LuaLaTeX. This section does not cover that support. It only lists
+the core LaTeX commands for creating accented characters. The
+<code>\capital...</code> commands shown here produce alternative forms for use
+with capital letters. These are not available with OT1.
</p>
-<p>The <code>\capital...</code> commands produce alternative forms for use with
-capital letters. These are not available with OT1.
+<p>Below, to make them easier to find, the accents are all illustrated with
+lowercase ‘<samp>o</samp>’.
</p>
+<a name="index-_005ci-_0028dotless-i_0029"></a>
+<a name="index-dotless-i"></a>
+<p>Note that <code>\i</code> produces a dotless i,
+<a name="index-_005cj-_0028dotless-j_0029"></a>
+<a name="index-dotless-j"></a>
+and <code>\j</code> produces a dotless j.
+These are often used in place of their dotted counterparts when they are
+accented.
+</p>
<dl compact="compact">
<dt><code>\"</code></dt>
<dt><code>\capitaldieresis</code></dt>
@@ -18853,7 +18875,7 @@
<a name="index-_005ccapitaldieresis"></a>
<a name="index-umlaut-accent"></a>
<a name="index-dieresis-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces an umlaut (dieresis), as in ö.
+<p>ö Umlaut (dieresis).
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\'</code></dt>
@@ -18861,16 +18883,14 @@
<dd><a name="index-_005c_0027-_0028acute-accent_0029"></a>
<a name="index-_005ccapitalacute"></a>
<a name="index-acute-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces an acute accent, as in ó. In the <code>tabbing</code>
-environment, pushes current column to the right of the previous column
-(see <a href="#tabbing">tabbing</a>).
+<p>ó Acute accent.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\.</code></dt>
<dd><a name="index-_005c_002e-_0028dot_002dover-accent_0029"></a>
<a name="index-dot-accent"></a>
<a name="index-dot_002dover-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a dot accent over the following, as in ȯ.
+<p>ȯ Dot accent.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\=</code></dt>
@@ -18880,7 +18900,7 @@
<a name="index-macron-accent"></a>
<a name="index-overbar-accent"></a>
<a name="index-bar_002dover-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a macron (overbar) accent over the following, as in ō.
+<p>ō Macron (overbar) accent.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\^</code></dt>
@@ -18889,7 +18909,7 @@
<a name="index-_005ccapitalcircumflex"></a>
<a name="index-circumflex-accent"></a>
<a name="index-hat-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a circumflex (hat) accent over the following, as in ô.
+<p>ô Circumflex (hat) accent.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\`</code></dt>
@@ -18897,9 +18917,7 @@
<dd><a name="index-_005c_0060-_0028grave-accent_0029"></a>
<a name="index-_005ccapitalgrave"></a>
<a name="index-grave-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a grave accent over the following, as in ò. In the
-<code>tabbing</code> environment, move following text to the right margin
-(see <a href="#tabbing">tabbing</a>).
+<p>ò Grave accent.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\~</code></dt>
@@ -18907,22 +18925,29 @@
<dd><a name="index-_005c_007e-_0028tilde-accent_0029"></a>
<a name="index-_005ccapitaltilde"></a>
<a name="index-tilde-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a tilde accent over the following, as in ñ.
+<p>ñ Tilde accent.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\b</code></dt>
<dd><a name="index-_005cb-_0028bar_002dunder-accent_0029"></a>
<a name="index-bar_002dunder-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a bar accent under the following, as in o_. See
-also <code>\underbar</code> hereinafter.
+<p>o_ Bar accent underneath.
</p>
+<a name="index-_005cunderbar"></a>
+<a name="index-underbar"></a>
+<p>Related to this, <code>\underbar{<var>text</var>}</code> produces a bar under
+<var>text</var>. The argument is always processed in LR mode
+(see <a href="#Modes">Modes</a>). The bar is always a fixed position under the baseline,
+thus crossing through descenders. See also <code>\underline</code> in
+<a href="#Math-miscellany">Math miscellany</a>.
+</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\c</code></dt>
<dt><code>\capitalcedilla</code></dt>
<dd><a name="index-_005cc-_0028cedilla-accent_0029"></a>
<a name="index-_005ccapitalcedilla"></a>
<a name="index-cedilla-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a cedilla accent under the following, as in ç.
+<p>ç Cedilla accent underneath.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\d</code></dt>
@@ -18930,7 +18955,7 @@
<dd><a name="index-_005cd-_0028dot_002dunder-accent_0029"></a>
<a name="index-_005ccapitaldotaccent"></a>
<a name="index-dot_002dunder-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a dot accent under the following, as in ọ.
+<p>ọ Dot accent underneath.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\H</code></dt>
@@ -18938,28 +18963,15 @@
<dd><a name="index-_005cH-_0028Hungarian-umlaut-accent_0029"></a>
<a name="index-_005ccapitalhungarumlaut"></a>
<a name="index-hungarian-umlaut-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a long Hungarian umlaut accent over the following, as in ő.
+<p>ő Long Hungarian umlaut accent.
</p>
</dd>
-<dt><code>\i</code></dt>
-<dd><a name="index-_005ci-_0028dotless-i_0029"></a>
-<a name="index-dotless-i"></a>
-<p>Produces a dotless i, as in ‘i’.
-</p>
-</dd>
-<dt><code>\j</code></dt>
-<dd><a name="index-_005cj-_0028dotless-j_0029"></a>
-<a name="index-dotless-j"></a>
-<p>Produces a dotless j, as in ‘j’.
-</p>
-</dd>
<dt><code>\k</code></dt>
<dt><code>\capitalogonek</code></dt>
<dd><a name="index-_005ck-_0028ogonek_0029"></a>
<a name="index-_005ccapitalogonek"></a>
<a name="index-ogonek"></a>
-<p>Produces a letter with ogonek, as in ‘ǫ’. Not available in
-the OT1 encoding.
+<p>ǫ Ogonek. Not available in the OT1 encoding.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\r</code></dt>
@@ -18967,7 +18979,7 @@
<dd><a name="index-_005cr-_0028ring-accent_0029"></a>
<a name="index-_005ccapitalring"></a>
<a name="index-ring-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a ring accent, as in ‘o*’.
+<p>o* Ring accent.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\t</code></dt>
@@ -18979,8 +18991,8 @@
<a name="index-_005cnewtie"></a>
<a name="index-_005ccapitalnewtie"></a>
<a name="index-tie_002dafter-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a tie-after accent, as in ‘oo[’. The
-<code>\newtie</code> form is centered in its box.
+<p>oo[ Tie-after accent. The <code>\newtie</code> form is centered in
+its box.
</p>
</dd>
<dt><code>\u</code></dt>
@@ -18988,19 +19000,9 @@
<dd><a name="index-_005cu-_0028breve-accent_0029"></a>
<a name="index-_005ccapitalbreve"></a>
<a name="index-breve-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a breve accent, as in ‘ŏ’.
+<p>ŏ Breve accent.
</p>
</dd>
-<dt><code>\underbar</code></dt>
-<dd><a name="index-_005cunderbar"></a>
-<a name="index-underbar"></a>
-<p>Not exactly an accent, this produces a bar under the argument text.
-The argument is always processed in horizontal mode. The bar is
-always a fixed position under the baseline, thus crossing through
-descenders. See also <code>\underline</code> in <a href="#Math-miscellany">Math miscellany</a>.
-See also <code>\b</code> above.
-</p>
-</dd>
<dt><code>\v</code></dt>
<dt><code>\capitalcaron</code></dt>
<dd><a name="index-_005cv-_0028breve-accent_0029"></a>
@@ -19008,7 +19010,7 @@
<a name="index-hacek-accent"></a>
<a name="index-check-accent"></a>
<a name="index-caron-accent"></a>
-<p>Produces a háček (check, caron) accent, as in ‘ǒ’.
+<p>ǒ Háček (check, caron) accent.
</p>
</dd>
</dl>
@@ -19030,8 +19032,8 @@
<a name="index-non_002dEnglish-characters"></a>
<a name="index-characters_002c-non_002dEnglish"></a>
-<p>Here are the basic LaTeX commands for inserting letters (beyond
-A–Z) extending the Latin alphabet, used primarily in languages other
+<p>Here are the basic LaTeX commands for inserting letters beyond
+A–Z that extend the Latin alphabet, used primarily in languages other
than English.
</p>
<dl compact="compact">
@@ -19144,29 +19146,48 @@
<a name="index-_005crule"></a>
-<p>Synopsis:
+<p>Synopsis, one of:
</p>
<div class="example">
-<pre class="example">\rule[<var>raise</var>]{<var>width</var>}{<var>thickness</var>}
+<pre class="example">\rule{<var>width</var>}{<var>thickness</var>}
+\rule[<var>raise</var>]{<var>width</var>}{<var>thickness</var>}
</pre></div>
-<p>The <code>\rule</code> command produces <em>rules</em>, that is, lines or
-rectangles. The arguments are:
+<p>Produce a <em>rule</em>, a rectangle.
</p>
-<dl compact="compact">
-<dt><var>raise</var></dt>
-<dd><p>How high to raise the rule (optional).
+<a name="index-Halmos-symbol"></a>
+<a name="index-tombstone"></a>
+<p>This produces a rectangular blob of ink, sometimes called a Halmos
+symbol, often used to mark the end of a proof.
</p>
-</dd>
-<dt><var>width</var></dt>
-<dd><p>The length of the rule (mandatory).
+<div class="example">
+<pre class="example">\newcommand{\qedsymbol}{\rule{0.4em}{2ex}}
+</pre></div>
+
+<a name="index-package_002c-amsthm-1"></a>
+<a name="index-amsthm-package-1"></a>
+
+<p>The <samp>amsthm</samp> package includes this command, with a somewhat
+different-looking symbol.
</p>
-</dd>
-<dt><var>thickness</var></dt>
-<dd><p>The thickness of the rule (mandatory).
-</p></dd>
-</dl>
+<p>The mandatory arguments <var>width</var> and <var>thickness</var> are rigid
+lengths (see <a href="#Lengths">Lengths</a>). The optional argument <var>raise</var> is also a
+rigid length, and tells LaTeX how much to raise the rule above the
+baseline, or lower it if the length is negative.
+</p>
+<p>This produces a line, a rectangle that is wide but not tall.
+</p>
+<div class="example">
+<pre class="example">\noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.4pt}
+</pre></div>
+<p>The line is the width of the page and 0.4 points tall. This line
+thickness is common in LaTeX.
+</p>
+<p>A rule that has zero width, or zero thickness, will not show up in the
+output, but can cause LaTeX to change the output around it.
+See <a href="#g_t_005cstrut">\strut</a> for examples.
+</p>
<hr>
<a name="g_t_005ctoday"></a>
@@ -19179,17 +19200,28 @@
<a name="index-_005ctoday"></a>
<a name="index-date_002c-today_0027s"></a>
+<a name="index-today_0027s-date"></a>
-<p>The <code>\today</code> command produces today’s date, in the format
-‘<samp><var>month</var> <var>dd</var>, <var>yyyy</var></samp>’; for example, ‘<samp>July 4, 1976</samp>’.
-It uses the predefined counters <code>\day</code>, <code>\month</code>, and
-<code>\year</code> (see <a href="#g_t_005cday-_005cmonth-_005cyear">\day \month \year</a>) to do this. It is not
-updated as the program runs.
+<p>Synopsis:
</p>
-<p>Multilingual packages like <samp>babel</samp> or classes like <samp>lettre</samp>,
-among others, will localize <code>\today</code>. For example, the following
-will output ‘<samp>4 juillet 1976</samp>’:
+<div class="example">
+<pre class="example">\today
+</pre></div>
+
+<p>Produce today’s date in the format ‘<samp><var>month</var> <var>dd</var>,
+<var>yyyy</var></samp>’. An example of a date in that format is ‘<samp>July 4,
+1976</samp>’.
</p>
+<a name="index-package_002c-babel-3"></a>
+<a name="index-babel-package-3"></a>
+
+<a name="index-package_002c-polyglossia-1"></a>
+<a name="index-polyglossia-package-1"></a>
+
+<p>Multilingual packages such as <samp>babel</samp> or <samp>polyglossia</samp>, or
+classes such as <samp>lettre</samp>, will localize <code>\today</code>. For example,
+the following will output ‘<samp>4 juillet 1976</samp>’:
+</p>
<div class="example">
<pre class="example">\year=1976 \month=7 \day=4
\documentclass{minimal}
@@ -19202,9 +19234,12 @@
<a name="index-package_002c-datetime"></a>
<a name="index-datetime-package"></a>
-<p>The <code>datetime</code> package, among others, can produce a wide variety
-of other date formats.
+<p>A number of package on CTAN work with dates. One is <samp>datetime</samp> package
+which can produce a wide variety of date formats, including ISO standards.
</p>
+<p>The date is not updated as the LaTeX process runs, so in principle the
+date could be incorrect by the time the program finishes.
+</p>
<hr>
<a name="Splitting-the-input"></a>
@@ -20252,25 +20287,31 @@
<p>
Next: <a href="#g_t_005ctypeout" accesskey="n" rel="next">\typeout</a>, Up: <a href="#Terminal-input_002foutput" accesskey="u" rel="up">Terminal input/output</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
-<a name="g_t_005ctypein_005bcmd_005d_007bmsg_007d"></a>
-<h3 class="section">27.1 <code>\typein[<var>cmd</var>]{<var>msg</var>}</code></h3>
+<a name="g_t_005ctypein-1"></a>
+<h3 class="section">27.1 <code>\typein</code></h3>
<a name="index-_005ctypein"></a>
-<p>Synopsis:
+<p>Synopsis, one of:
</p>
<div class="example">
-<pre class="example">\typein[\<var>cmd</var>]{<var>msg</var>}
+<pre class="example">\typein{<var>prompt-msg</var>}
+\typein[<var>cmd</var>]{<var>prompt-msg</var>}
</pre></div>
-<p><code>\typein</code> prints <var>msg</var> on the terminal and causes LaTeX to
-stop and wait for you to type a line of input, ending with return. If
-the optional <code>\<var>cmd</var></code> argument is omitted, the typed input is
-processed as if it had been included in the input file in place of the
-<code>\typein</code> command. If the <code>\<var>cmd</var></code> argument is present, it
-must be a command name. This command name is then defined or
-redefined to be the typed input.
+<p>Print <var>prompt-msg</var> on the terminal and cause LaTeX to stop and
+wait for you to type a line of input. This line of input ends when you
+hit the return key.
</p>
+<p>The first command version, <code>\typein{<var>prompt-msg</var>}</code>, causes
+the input you typed to be processed as if it had been included in the
+input file in place of the <code>\typein</code> command.
+</p>
+<p>In the second command version the optional argument <code><var>cmd</var></code>
+argument must be a command name — it must begin with a backslash, \.
+This command name is then defined or redefined to be the input that you
+typed.
+</p>
<hr>
<a name="g_t_005ctypeout"></a>
@@ -20278,8 +20319,8 @@
<p>
Previous: <a href="#g_t_005ctypein" accesskey="p" rel="prev">\typein</a>, Up: <a href="#Terminal-input_002foutput" accesskey="u" rel="up">Terminal input/output</a> [<a href="#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="#Concept-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
</div>
-<a name="g_t_005ctypeout_007bmsg_007d"></a>
-<h3 class="section">27.2 <code>\typeout{<var>msg</var>}</code></h3>
+<a name="g_t_005ctypeout-1"></a>
+<h3 class="section">27.2 <code>\typeout</code></h3>
<a name="index-_005ctypeout"></a>
@@ -20289,15 +20330,16 @@
<pre class="example">\typeout{<var>msg</var>}
</pre></div>
-<p>Prints <code>msg</code> on the terminal and in the <code>log</code> file.
-Commands in <code>msg</code> that are defined with <code>\newcommand</code> or
+<p>Print <code>msg</code> on the terminal and in the <code>log</code> file.
+</p>
+<p>Commands in <code>msg</code> that are defined with <code>\newcommand</code> or
<code>\renewcommand</code> (among others) are replaced by their definitions
before being printed.
</p>
<p>LaTeX’s usual rules for treating multiple spaces as a single space
-and ignoring spaces after a command name apply to <code>msg</code>. A
-<code>\space</code> command in <code>msg</code> causes a single space to be
-printed, independent of surrounding spaces. A <code>^^J</code> in
+and ignoring spaces after a command name apply to <code>msg</code>. To get
+a single space independent of surrounding spaces, use the
+<code>\space</code> command in <code>msg</code>. A <code>^^J</code> in
<code>msg</code> prints a newline.
</p>
@@ -20747,6 +20789,7 @@
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-amsmath-package-7"><code>amsmath</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Colon-character-_0026-_005ccolon">Colon character & \colon</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-amsmath-package_002c-replacing-eqnarray">amsmath <span class="roman">package, replacing <code>eqnarray</code></span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#eqnarray">eqnarray</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-amsthm-package"><code>amsthm</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#theorem">theorem</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-amsthm-package-1"><code>amsthm</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005crule">\rule</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-appendices">appendices</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cappendix">\appendix</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-appendix">appendix</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cappendix">\appendix</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-appendix-package"><code>appendix</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cappendix">\appendix</a></td></tr>
@@ -20768,6 +20811,7 @@
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-babel-package"><code>babel</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cchapter">\chapter</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-babel-package-1"><code>babel</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#thebibliography">thebibliography</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-babel-package-2"><code>babel</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Accents">Accents</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-babel-package-3"><code>babel</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005ctoday">\today</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-background_002c-colored">background, colored</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Colored-pages">Colored pages</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-backslash_002c-in-text">backslash, in text</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Text-symbols">Text symbols</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-bar_002c-double-vertical_002c-in-text">bar, double vertical, in text</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Text-symbols">Text symbols</a></td></tr>
@@ -21073,6 +21117,7 @@
<tr><th><a name="Concept-Index_cp_letter-H">H</a></th><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-hacek-accent_002c-math">háček accent, math</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Math-accents">Math accents</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-hacek-accent">hacek accent</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Accents">Accents</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Halmos-symbol">Halmos symbol</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005crule">\rule</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-hat-accent">hat accent</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Accents">Accents</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-hat-accent_002c-math">hat accent, math</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Math-accents">Math accents</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-header-style">header style</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cpagestyle">\pagestyle</a></td></tr>
@@ -21295,12 +21340,14 @@
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-amsmath-6"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>amsmath</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Colon-character-_0026-_005ccolon">Colon character & \colon</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-amsmath-7"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>amsmath</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Colon-character-_0026-_005ccolon">Colon character & \colon</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-amsthm"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>amsthm</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#theorem">theorem</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-amsthm-1"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>amsthm</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005crule">\rule</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-appendix"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>appendix</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cappendix">\appendix</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-Asymptote"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>Asymptote</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cstrut">\strut</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-Asymptote-1"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>Asymptote</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cmbox-_0026-_005cmakebox">\mbox & \makebox</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-babel"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>babel</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cchapter">\chapter</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-babel-1"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>babel</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#thebibliography">thebibliography</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-babel-2"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>babel</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Accents">Accents</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-babel-3"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>babel</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005ctoday">\today</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-bigfoot"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>bigfoot</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Footnotes-of-footnotes">Footnotes of footnotes</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-bm"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>bm</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cboldmath-_0026-_005cunboldmath">\boldmath & \unboldmath</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-cleveref"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>cleveref</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Cross-references">Cross references</a></td></tr>
@@ -21339,6 +21386,8 @@
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-minted-1"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>minted</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#verbatim">verbatim</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-multind"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>multind</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Indexes">Indexes</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-pict2e"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>pict2e</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cline">\line</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-polyglossia"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>polyglossia</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Accents">Accents</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-polyglossia-1"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>polyglossia</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005ctoday">\today</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-setspace"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>setspace</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Low_002dlevel-font-commands">Low-level font commands</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-showidx"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>showidx</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Indexes">Indexes</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-package_002c-siunitx"><span class="roman">package</span>, <code>siunitx</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_007e">~</a></td></tr>
@@ -21401,6 +21450,8 @@
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-poetry_002c-an-environment-for">poetry, an environment for</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#verse">verse</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-Point">Point</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Units-of-length">Units of length</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-polish-l">polish l</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Additional-Latin-letters">Additional Latin letters</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-polyglossia-package"><code>polyglossia</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Accents">Accents</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-polyglossia-package-1"><code>polyglossia</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005ctoday">\today</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-portrait-orientation">portrait orientation</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Document-class-options">Document class options</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-position_002c-in-picture">position, in picture</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#picture">picture</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-positional-parameter">positional parameter</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005cnewcommand-_0026-_005crenewcommand">\newcommand & \renewcommand</a></td></tr>
@@ -21590,6 +21641,8 @@
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-titlesec-package-2"><code>titlesec</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005csection">\section</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-titlesec-package-3"><code>titlesec</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005csubsection">\subsection</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-titlesec-package-4"><code>titlesec</code> <span class="roman">package</span></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005csubsubsection-_0026-_005cparagraph-_0026-_005csubparagraph">\subsubsection & \paragraph & \subparagraph</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-today_0027s-date">today’s date</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005ctoday">\today</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-tombstone">tombstone</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#g_t_005crule">\rule</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-trademark-symbol">trademark symbol</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Text-symbols">Text symbols</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-transcript-file">transcript file</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Output-files">Output files</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-TrueType-fonts">TrueType fonts</a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#TeX-engines">TeX engines</a></td></tr>
@@ -22599,6 +22652,7 @@
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005ctextrightarrow"><code>\textrightarrow</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Text-symbols">Text symbols</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005ctextrm"><code>\textrm</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Font-styles">Font styles</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005ctextsc"><code>\textsc</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Font-styles">Font styles</a></td></tr>
+<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005ctextsection"><code>\textsection</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Text-symbols">Text symbols</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005ctextsf"><code>\textsf</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Font-styles">Font styles</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005ctextsl"><code>\textsl</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Font-styles">Font styles</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td valign="top"><a href="#index-_005ctextsterling"><code>\textsterling</code></a>:</td><td> </td><td valign="top"><a href="#Text-symbols">Text symbols</a></td></tr>
Modified: trunk/latex2e.info
===================================================================
--- trunk/latex2e.info 2018-06-21 16:00:49 UTC (rev 660)
+++ trunk/latex2e.info 2018-06-21 22:45:36 UTC (rev 661)
@@ -10949,7 +10949,7 @@
WIDTH. See the example below of zero-width boxes.
In the WIDTH argument you can use the following lengths that refer to
-the dimension of the box that LaTeX gets on typsetting TEXT: '\depth',
+the dimension of the box that LaTeX gets on typesetting TEXT: '\depth',
'\height', '\width', '\totalheight' (this is the box's height plus its
depth).
@@ -12472,17 +12472,18 @@
LaTeX provides commands to generate a number of non-letter symbols in
running text. Some of these, especially the more obscure ones, are not
-available in OT1; you may need to load the 'textcomp' package.
+available in OT1. Unless you are using XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX then you may
+need to load the 'textcomp' package.
'\copyright'
'\textcopyright'
- The copyright symbol, (C).
+ (C) The copyright symbol.
'\dag'
- The dagger symbol (in text).
+ U+2020 The dagger symbol (in text).
'\ddag'
- The double dagger symbol (in text).
+ U+2021 The double dagger symbol (in text).
'\LaTeX'
The LaTeX logo.
@@ -12494,158 +12495,163 @@
'\guillemotright (>>)'
'\guilsinglleft (<)'
'\guilsinglright (>)'
- Double and single angle quotation marks, commonly used in French:
- <<, >>, <, >.
+ <<, >>, <, > Double and single angle quotation marks, commonly used
+ in French.
'\ldots'
'\dots'
'\textellipsis'
- An ellipsis (three dots at the baseline): '...'. '\ldots' and
- '\dots' also work in math mode.
+ ... An ellipsis (three dots at the baseline): '\ldots' and '\dots'
+ also work in math mode.
'\lq'
- Left (opening) quote: '.
+ ' Left (opening) quote.
'\P'
'\textparagraph'
- Paragraph sign (pilcrow): U+00B6.
+ U+00B6 Paragraph sign (pilcrow).
'\pounds'
'\textsterling'
- English pounds sterling: #.
+ # English pounds sterling.
'\quotedblbase (,,)'
'\quotesinglbase (,)'
- Double and single quotation marks on the baseline: ,, and ,.
+ ,, and , Double and single quotation marks on the baseline.
'\rq'
- Right (closing) quote: '.
+ ' Right (closing) quote.
'\S'
- \itemx \textsection Section sign: U+00A7.
+'\textsection'
+ U+00A7 Section sign.
'\TeX'
The TeX logo.
'\textasciicircum'
- ASCII circumflex: ^.
+ ^ ASCII circumflex.
'\textasciitilde'
- ASCII tilde: ~.
+ ~ ASCII tilde.
'\textasteriskcentered'
- Centered asterisk: *.
+ * Centered asterisk.
'\textbackslash'
- Backslash: \.
+ \ Backslash.
'\textbar'
- Vertical bar: |.
+ | Vertical bar.
'\textbardbl'
- Double vertical bar.
+ U+23F8 Double vertical bar.
'\textbigcircle'
- Big circle symbol.
+ U+25EF Big circle symbol.
'\textbraceleft'
- Left brace: {.
+ { Left brace.
'\textbraceright'
- Right brace: }.
+ } Right brace.
'\textbullet'
- Bullet: *.
+ * Bullet.
'\textcircled{LETTER}'
- LETTER in a circle, as in (R).
+ U+24B6 Circle around LETTER.
'\textcompwordmark'
'\textcapitalcompwordmark'
'\textascendercompwordmark'
- Composite word mark (invisible). The '\textcapital...' form has
- the cap height of the font, while the '\textascender...' form has
- the ascender height.
+ Used to separate letters that would normally ligature. For
+ example, 'f\textcompwordmark i' produces 'fi' without a ligature.
+ This is most useful in non-English languages. The
+ '\textcapitalcompwordmark' form has the cap height of the font
+ while the '\textascendercompwordmark' form has the ascender height.
'\textdagger'
- Dagger: \dag.
+ U+2020 Dagger.
'\textdaggerdbl'
- Double dagger: \ddag.
+ U+2021 Double dagger.
'\textdollar (or '\$')'
- Dollar sign: $.
+ $ Dollar sign.
'\textemdash (or '---')'
- Em-dash: -- (for punctuation).
+ -- Em-dash (used for punctuation, as in 'The playoffs --- if you
+ are fortunate enough to make the playoffs --- is more like a
+ sprint.').
'\textendash (or '--')'
- En-dash: - (for ranges).
+ - En-dash (used for ranges, as in 'See pages 12--14').
'\texteuro'
- The Euro symbol: Euro.
+ Euro Euro symbol.
'\textexclamdown (or '!`')'
- Upside down exclamation point: !.
+ ! Upside down exclamation point.
'\textgreater'
- Greater than: >.
+ > Greater than symbol.
'\textless'
- Less than: <.
+ < Less than symbol.
'\textleftarrow'
- Left arrow.
+ U+2190 Left arrow.
'\textordfeminine'
'\textordmasculine'
- Feminine and masculine ordinal symbols: a, o.
+ a, o Feminine and masculine ordinal symbols.
'\textperiodcentered'
- Centered period: U+00B7.
+ U+00B7 Centered period.
'\textquestiondown (or '?`')'
- Upside down question mark: ?.
+ ? Upside down question mark.
'\textquotedblleft (or '``')'
- Double left quote: ".
+ " Double left quote.
'\textquotedblright (or '''')'
- Double right quote: ".
+ " Double right quote.
'\textquoteleft (or '`')'
- Single left quote: '.
+ ' Single left quote.
'\textquoteright (or ''')'
- Single right quote: '.
+ ' Single right quote.
'\textquotesingle'
- Straight single quote. (From TS1 encoding.)
+ U+0027 Straight single quote. (From TS1 encoding.)
'\textquotestraightbase'
'\textquotestraightdblbase'
Single and double straight quotes on the baseline.
'\textregistered'
- Registered symbol: (R).
+ (R) Registered symbol.
'\textrightarrow'
- Right arrow.
+ U+2192 Right arrow.
'\textthreequartersemdash'
- "Three-quarters" em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
+ U+FE58 "Three-quarters" em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
'\texttrademark'
- Trademark symbol: U+2122.
+ U+2122 Trademark symbol.
'\texttwelveudash'
- "Two-thirds" em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
+ U+FE58 "Two-thirds" em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
'\textunderscore'
- Underscore: _.
+ _ Underscore.
'\textvisiblespace'
- Visible space symbol.
+ U+2423 Visible space symbol.
File: latex2e.info, Node: Accents, Next: Additional Latin letters, Prev: Text symbols, Up: Special insertions
@@ -12654,97 +12660,89 @@
============
LaTeX has wide support for many of the world's scripts and languages,
-through the 'babel' package and related support. This section does not
-attempt to cover all that support. It merely lists the core LaTeX
-commands for creating accented characters.
+through the 'babel' package and related support if you are using
+pdfLaTeX, or 'polyglossia' if you are using XeLaTeX or LuaLaTeX. This
+section does not cover that support. It only lists the core LaTeX
+commands for creating accented characters. The '\capital...' commands
+shown here produce alternative forms for use with capital letters.
+These are not available with OT1.
- The '\capital...' commands produce alternative forms for use with
-capital letters. These are not available with OT1.
+ Below, to make them easier to find, the accents are all illustrated
+with lowercase 'o'.
+ Note that '\i' produces a dotless i, and '\j' produces a dotless j.
+These are often used in place of their dotted counterparts when they are
+accented.
+
'\"'
'\capitaldieresis'
- Produces an umlaut (dieresis), as in o".
+ o" Umlaut (dieresis).
'\''
'\capitalacute'
- Produces an acute accent, as in o'. In the 'tabbing' environment,
- pushes current column to the right of the previous column (*note
- tabbing::).
+ o' Acute accent.
'\.'
- Produces a dot accent over the following, as in o..
+ o. Dot accent.
'\='
'\capitalmacron'
- Produces a macron (overbar) accent over the following, as in o=.
+ o= Macron (overbar) accent.
'\^'
'\capitalcircumflex'
- Produces a circumflex (hat) accent over the following, as in o^.
+ o^ Circumflex (hat) accent.
'\`'
'\capitalgrave'
- Produces a grave accent over the following, as in o`. In the
- 'tabbing' environment, move following text to the right margin
- (*note tabbing::).
+ o` Grave accent.
'\~'
'\capitaltilde'
- Produces a tilde accent over the following, as in n~.
+ n~ Tilde accent.
'\b'
- Produces a bar accent under the following, as in o_. See also
- '\underbar' hereinafter.
+ o_ Bar accent underneath.
+ Related to this, '\underbar{TEXT}' produces a bar under TEXT. The
+ argument is always processed in LR mode (*note Modes::). The bar
+ is always a fixed position under the baseline, thus crossing
+ through descenders. See also '\underline' in *note Math
+ miscellany::.
+
'\c'
'\capitalcedilla'
- Produces a cedilla accent under the following, as in c,.
+ c, Cedilla accent underneath.
'\d'
'\capitaldotaccent'
- Produces a dot accent under the following, as in .o.
+ .o Dot accent underneath.
'\H'
'\capitalhungarumlaut'
- Produces a long Hungarian umlaut accent over the following, as in
- o''.
+ o'' Long Hungarian umlaut accent.
-'\i'
- Produces a dotless i, as in 'i'.
-
-'\j'
- Produces a dotless j, as in 'j'.
-
'\k'
'\capitalogonek'
- Produces a letter with ogonek, as in 'o;'. Not available in the
- OT1 encoding.
+ o; Ogonek. Not available in the OT1 encoding.
'\r'
'\capitalring'
- Produces a ring accent, as in 'o*'.
+ o* Ring accent.
'\t'
'\capitaltie'
'\newtie'
'\capitalnewtie'
- Produces a tie-after accent, as in 'oo['. The '\newtie' form is
- centered in its box.
+ oo[ Tie-after accent. The '\newtie' form is centered in its box.
'\u'
'\capitalbreve'
- Produces a breve accent, as in 'o('.
+ o( Breve accent.
-'\underbar'
- Not exactly an accent, this produces a bar under the argument text.
- The argument is always processed in horizontal mode. The bar is
- always a fixed position under the baseline, thus crossing through
- descenders. See also '\underline' in *note Math miscellany::. See
- also '\b' above.
-
'\v'
'\capitalcaron'
- Produces a ha'c<ek (check, caron) accent, as in 'o<'.
+ o< Ha'c<ek (check, caron) accent.
File: latex2e.info, Node: Additional Latin letters, Next: \rule, Prev: Accents, Up: Special insertions
@@ -12752,8 +12750,8 @@
23.6 Additional Latin letters
=============================
-Here are the basic LaTeX commands for inserting letters (beyond A-Z)
-extending the Latin alphabet, used primarily in languages other than
+Here are the basic LaTeX commands for inserting letters beyond A-Z that
+extend the Latin alphabet, used primarily in languages other than
English.
'\aa'
@@ -12812,37 +12810,54 @@
23.7 '\rule'
============
-Synopsis:
+Synopsis, one of:
+ \rule{WIDTH}{THICKNESS}
\rule[RAISE]{WIDTH}{THICKNESS}
- The '\rule' command produces "rules", that is, lines or rectangles.
-The arguments are:
+ Produce a "rule", a rectangle.
-RAISE
- How high to raise the rule (optional).
+ This produces a rectangular blob of ink, sometimes called a Halmos
+symbol, often used to mark the end of a proof.
-WIDTH
- The length of the rule (mandatory).
+ \newcommand{\qedsymbol}{\rule{0.4em}{2ex}}
-THICKNESS
- The thickness of the rule (mandatory).
+The 'amsthm' package includes this command, with a somewhat
+different-looking symbol.
+ The mandatory arguments WIDTH and THICKNESS are rigid lengths (*note
+Lengths::). The optional argument RAISE is also a rigid length, and
+tells LaTeX how much to raise the rule above the baseline, or lower it
+if the length is negative.
+
+ This produces a line, a rectangle that is wide but not tall.
+
+ \noindent\rule{\textwidth}{0.4pt}
+
+The line is the width of the page and 0.4 points tall. This line
+thickness is common in LaTeX.
+
+ A rule that has zero width, or zero thickness, will not show up in
+the output, but can cause LaTeX to change the output around it. *Note
+\strut:: for examples.
+
File: latex2e.info, Node: \today, Prev: \rule, Up: Special insertions
23.8 '\today'
=============
-The '\today' command produces today's date, in the format 'MONTH DD,
-YYYY'; for example, 'July 4, 1976'. It uses the predefined counters
-'\day', '\month', and '\year' (*note \day \month \year::) to do this.
-It is not updated as the program runs.
+Synopsis:
- Multilingual packages like 'babel' or classes like 'lettre', among
-others, will localize '\today'. For example, the following will output
-'4 juillet 1976':
+ \today
+ Produce today's date in the format 'MONTH DD, YYYY'. An example of a
+date in that format is 'July 4, 1976'.
+
+ Multilingual packages such as 'babel' or 'polyglossia', or classes
+such as 'lettre', will localize '\today'. For example, the following
+will output '4 juillet 1976':
+
\year=1976 \month=7 \day=4
\documentclass{minimal}
\usepackage[french]{babel}
@@ -12850,9 +12865,13 @@
\today
\end{document}
- The 'datetime' package, among others, can produce a wide variety of
-other date formats.
+ A number of package on CTAN work with dates. One is 'datetime'
+package which can produce a wide variety of date formats, including ISO
+standards.
+ The date is not updated as the LaTeX process runs, so in principle
+the date could be incorrect by the time the program finishes.
+
File: latex2e.info, Node: Splitting the input, Next: Front/back matter, Prev: Special insertions, Up: Top
@@ -13585,38 +13604,47 @@
File: latex2e.info, Node: \typein, Next: \typeout, Up: Terminal input/output
-27.1 '\typein[CMD]{MSG}'
-========================
+27.1 '\typein'
+==============
-Synopsis:
+Synopsis, one of:
- \typein[\CMD]{MSG}
+ \typein{PROMPT-MSG}
+ \typein[CMD]{PROMPT-MSG}
- '\typein' prints MSG on the terminal and causes LaTeX to stop and
-wait for you to type a line of input, ending with return. If the
-optional '\CMD' argument is omitted, the typed input is processed as if
-it had been included in the input file in place of the '\typein'
-command. If the '\CMD' argument is present, it must be a command name.
-This command name is then defined or redefined to be the typed input.
+ Print PROMPT-MSG on the terminal and cause LaTeX to stop and wait for
+you to type a line of input. This line of input ends when you hit the
+return key.
+ The first command version, '\typein{PROMPT-MSG}', causes the input
+you typed to be processed as if it had been included in the input file
+in place of the '\typein' command.
+
+ In the second command version the optional argument 'CMD' argument
+must be a command name -- it must begin with a backslash, \. This
+command name is then defined or redefined to be the input that you
+typed.
+
File: latex2e.info, Node: \typeout, Prev: \typein, Up: Terminal input/output
-27.2 '\typeout{MSG}'
-====================
+27.2 '\typeout'
+===============
Synopsis:
\typeout{MSG}
- Prints 'msg' on the terminal and in the 'log' file. Commands in
-'msg' that are defined with '\newcommand' or '\renewcommand' (among
-others) are replaced by their definitions before being printed.
+ Print 'msg' on the terminal and in the 'log' file.
+ Commands in 'msg' that are defined with '\newcommand' or
+'\renewcommand' (among others) are replaced by their definitions before
+being printed.
+
LaTeX's usual rules for treating multiple spaces as a single space
-and ignoring spaces after a command name apply to 'msg'. A '\space'
-command in 'msg' causes a single space to be printed, independent of
-surrounding spaces. A '^^J' in 'msg' prints a newline.
+and ignoring spaces after a command name apply to 'msg'. To get a
+single space independent of surrounding spaces, use the '\space' command
+in 'msg'. A '^^J' in 'msg' prints a newline.
File: latex2e.info, Node: Command line, Next: Document templates, Prev: Terminal input/output, Up: Top
@@ -13916,7 +13944,7 @@
* accents, mathematical: Math accents. (line 6)
* accessing any character of a font: Symbols by font position.
(line 6)
-* acute accent: Accents. (line 20)
+* acute accent: Accents. (line 27)
* acute accent, math: Math accents. (line 11)
* additional packages, loading: Additional packages. (line 6)
* ae ligature: Additional Latin letters.
@@ -13938,18 +13966,19 @@
(line 19)
* amsmath package, replacing eqnarray: eqnarray. (line 6)
* amsthm package: theorem. (line 28)
+* amsthm package <1>: \rule. (line 18)
* appendices: \appendix. (line 6)
* appendix: \appendix. (line 6)
* appendix package: \appendix. (line 29)
* aring: Additional Latin letters.
(line 12)
* arrays, math: array. (line 6)
-* arrow, left, in text: Text symbols. (line 131)
-* arrow, right, in text: Text symbols. (line 166)
-* ascender height: Text symbols. (line 99)
-* ASCII circumflex, in text: Text symbols. (line 64)
-* ASCII tilde, in text: Text symbols. (line 67)
-* asterisk, centered, in text: Text symbols. (line 70)
+* arrow, left, in text: Text symbols. (line 137)
+* arrow, right, in text: Text symbols. (line 172)
+* ascender height: Text symbols. (line 101)
+* ASCII circumflex, in text: Text symbols. (line 66)
+* ASCII tilde, in text: Text symbols. (line 69)
+* asterisk, centered, in text: Text symbols. (line 72)
* Asymptote package: \strut. (line 62)
* Asymptote package <1>: \mbox & \makebox. (line 70)
* at clause, in font definitions: \newfont. (line 19)
@@ -13958,13 +13987,14 @@
* babel package: \chapter. (line 70)
* babel package <1>: thebibliography. (line 53)
* babel package <2>: Accents. (line 6)
+* babel package <3>: \today. (line 13)
* background, colored: Colored pages. (line 6)
-* backslash, in text: Text symbols. (line 73)
-* bar, double vertical, in text: Text symbols. (line 79)
-* bar, vertical, in text: Text symbols. (line 76)
-* bar-over accent: Accents. (line 29)
+* backslash, in text: Text symbols. (line 75)
+* bar, double vertical, in text: Text symbols. (line 81)
+* bar, vertical, in text: Text symbols. (line 78)
+* bar-over accent: Accents. (line 34)
* bar-over accent, math: Math accents. (line 14)
-* bar-under accent: Accents. (line 46)
+* bar-under accent: Accents. (line 49)
* basics of LaTeX: Overview. (line 6)
* beamer template and class: beamer template. (line 6)
* beginning of document hook: \AtBeginDocument. (line 6)
@@ -13973,7 +14003,7 @@
* bibliography, creating (automatically): Using BibTeX. (line 6)
* bibliography, creating (manually): thebibliography. (line 6)
* bibTeX, using: Using BibTeX. (line 6)
-* big circle symbols, in text: Text symbols. (line 82)
+* big circle symbols, in text: Text symbols. (line 84)
* Big point: Units of length. (line 20)
* bigfoot package: Footnotes of footnotes.
(line 6)
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* box, save: \sbox & \savebox. (line 6)
* box, use saved box: \usebox. (line 6)
* boxes: Boxes. (line 6)
-* brace, left, in text: Text symbols. (line 85)
-* brace, right, in text: Text symbols. (line 88)
+* brace, left, in text: Text symbols. (line 87)
+* brace, right, in text: Text symbols. (line 90)
* breaking lines: Line breaking. (line 6)
* breaking pages: Page breaking. (line 6)
* breaks, multiplication discretionary: \*. (line 6)
-* breve accent: Accents. (line 86)
+* breve accent: Accents. (line 85)
* breve accent, math: Math accents. (line 17)
* bug reporting: About this document. (line 21)
* bullet symbol: Math symbols. (line 119)
-* bullet, in text: Text symbols. (line 91)
+* bullet, in text: Text symbols. (line 93)
* bulleted lists: itemize. (line 6)
* calligraphic fonts: Calligraphic. (line 6)
* calligraphic letters for math: Font styles. (line 74)
-* cap height: Text symbols. (line 99)
-* caron accent: Accents. (line 97)
+* cap height: Text symbols. (line 101)
+* caron accent: Accents. (line 89)
* catcode: \makeatletter and \makeatother.
(line 18)
* category code, character: \makeatletter and \makeatother.
(line 18)
* cc list, in letters: \cc. (line 6)
-* cedilla accent: Accents. (line 51)
-* centered asterisk, in text: Text symbols. (line 70)
+* cedilla accent: Accents. (line 59)
+* centered asterisk, in text: Text symbols. (line 72)
* centered equations: Document class options.
(line 57)
-* centered period, in text: Text symbols. (line 138)
+* centered period, in text: Text symbols. (line 144)
* centering text, declaration for: \centering. (line 6)
* centering text, environment for: center. (line 6)
* Centimeter: Units of length. (line 24)
@@ -14040,14 +14070,14 @@
(line 6)
* characters, reserved: Reserved characters. (line 6)
* characters, special: Reserved characters. (line 6)
-* check accent: Accents. (line 97)
+* check accent: Accents. (line 89)
* check accent, math: Math accents. (line 20)
* Cicero: Units of length. (line 33)
-* circle symbol, big, in text: Text symbols. (line 82)
-* circled letter, in text: Text symbols. (line 94)
-* circumflex accent: Accents. (line 33)
+* circle symbol, big, in text: Text symbols. (line 84)
+* circled letter, in text: Text symbols. (line 96)
+* circumflex accent: Accents. (line 38)
* circumflex accent, math: Math accents. (line 32)
-* circumflex, ASCII, in text: Text symbols. (line 64)
+* circumflex, ASCII, in text: Text symbols. (line 66)
* citation key: \bibitem. (line 15)
* class and package commands: Class and package commands.
(line 6)
@@ -14069,7 +14099,7 @@
* cleveref package: Cross references. (line 38)
* cleveref package <1>: \footnotemark. (line 48)
* closing letters: \closing. (line 6)
-* closing quote: Text symbols. (line 55)
+* closing quote: Text symbols. (line 56)
* code, typesetting: verbatim. (line 6)
* colon character: Colon character & \colon.
(line 6)
@@ -14103,12 +14133,12 @@
* commands, redefining: \newcommand & \renewcommand.
(line 6)
* commands, star-variants: \@ifstar. (line 6)
-* composite word mark, in text: Text symbols. (line 99)
+* composite word mark, in text: Text symbols. (line 101)
* computer programs, typesetting: verbatim. (line 6)
* configuration, graphics package: Graphics package configuration.
(line 6)
* contents file: Output files. (line 43)
-* copyright symbol: Text symbols. (line 12)
+* copyright symbol: Text symbols. (line 13)
* counters, a list of: Counters. (line 6)
* counters, defining new: \newcounter. (line 6)
* counters, getting value of: \value. (line 6)
@@ -14124,14 +14154,14 @@
* cross references, resolving: Output files. (line 33)
* cross referencing with page number: \pageref. (line 6)
* cross referencing, symbolic: \ref. (line 6)
-* currency, dollar: Text symbols. (line 110)
-* currency, euro: Text symbols. (line 119)
-* dagger, double, in text: Text symbols. (line 107)
-* dagger, in text: Text symbols. (line 15)
-* dagger, in text <1>: Text symbols. (line 104)
+* currency, dollar: Text symbols. (line 114)
+* currency, euro: Text symbols. (line 125)
+* dagger, double, in text: Text symbols. (line 111)
+* dagger, in text: Text symbols. (line 16)
+* dagger, in text <1>: Text symbols. (line 108)
* date, for titlepage: \maketitle. (line 51)
* date, today's: \today. (line 6)
-* datetime package: \today. (line 22)
+* datetime package: \today. (line 24)
* define color: Define colors. (line 6)
* defining a new command: \newcommand & \renewcommand.
(line 6)
@@ -14145,7 +14175,7 @@
* description lists, creating: description. (line 6)
* design size, in font definitions: \newfont. (line 19)
* Didot point: Units of length. (line 30)
-* dieresis accent: Accents. (line 16)
+* dieresis accent: Accents. (line 23)
* difference between class and package: Class and package construction.
(line 15)
* discretionary breaks, multiplication: \*. (line 6)
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* document class, defined: Starting and ending. (line 14)
* document classes: Document classes. (line 6)
* document templates: Document templates. (line 6)
-* dollar sign: Text symbols. (line 110)
-* dot accent: Accents. (line 25)
+* dollar sign: Text symbols. (line 114)
+* dot accent: Accents. (line 30)
* dot over accent, math: Math accents. (line 26)
-* dot-over accent: Accents. (line 25)
-* dot-under accent: Accents. (line 55)
-* dotless i: Accents. (line 63)
+* dot-over accent: Accents. (line 30)
+* dot-under accent: Accents. (line 63)
+* dotless i: Accents. (line 17)
* dotless i, math: Math symbols. (line 271)
-* dotless j: Accents. (line 66)
+* dotless j: Accents. (line 17)
* dotless j, math: Math symbols. (line 293)
* dots: Ellipses. (line 6)
-* double angle quotation marks: Text symbols. (line 30)
-* double dagger, in text: Text symbols. (line 18)
-* double dagger, in text <1>: Text symbols. (line 107)
+* double angle quotation marks: Text symbols. (line 31)
+* double dagger, in text: Text symbols. (line 19)
+* double dagger, in text <1>: Text symbols. (line 111)
* double dot accent, math: Math accents. (line 23)
-* double guillemets: Text symbols. (line 30)
-* double left quote: Text symbols. (line 144)
-* double low-9 quotation mark: Text symbols. (line 52)
-* double quote, straight base: Text symbols. (line 160)
-* double right quote: Text symbols. (line 147)
+* double guillemets: Text symbols. (line 31)
+* double left quote: Text symbols. (line 150)
+* double low-9 quotation mark: Text symbols. (line 53)
+* double quote, straight base: Text symbols. (line 166)
+* double right quote: Text symbols. (line 153)
* double spacing: Low-level font commands.
(line 118)
-* double vertical bar, in text: Text symbols. (line 79)
+* double vertical bar, in text: Text symbols. (line 81)
* doublestruck: Blackboard bold. (line 6)
-* e-dash: Text symbols. (line 116)
+* e-dash: Text symbols. (line 122)
* e-TeX: TeX engines. (line 12)
* ellipses: Ellipses. (line 6)
-* ellipsis: Text symbols. (line 36)
+* ellipsis: Text symbols. (line 37)
* em: Units of length. (line 38)
-* em-dash: Text symbols. (line 113)
-* em-dash, three-quarters: Text symbols. (line 169)
-* em-dash, two-thirds: Text symbols. (line 175)
+* em-dash: Text symbols. (line 117)
+* em-dash, three-quarters: Text symbols. (line 175)
+* em-dash, two-thirds: Text symbols. (line 181)
* emphasis: Font styles. (line 59)
* enclosure list: \encl. (line 6)
* end of document hook: \AtEndDocument. (line 6)
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(line 20)
* etoolbox package: Class and package commands.
(line 110)
-* euro symbol: Text symbols. (line 119)
+* euro symbol: Text symbols. (line 125)
* ex: Units of length. (line 38)
-* exclamation point, upside-down: Text symbols. (line 122)
+* exclamation point, upside-down: Text symbols. (line 128)
* exponent: Subscripts & superscripts.
(line 6)
* extended Latin: Additional Latin letters.
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* fancyhdr package <1>: \pagestyle. (line 13)
* fancyvrb package: tabbing. (line 145)
* fancyvrb package <1>: verbatim. (line 37)
-* feminine ordinal symbol: Text symbols. (line 135)
+* feminine ordinal symbol: Text symbols. (line 141)
* figure number, cross referencing: \ref. (line 6)
* figures, footnotes in: minipage. (line 112)
* figures, inserting: figure. (line 6)
@@ -14284,7 +14314,7 @@
* forward references, resolving: Output files. (line 33)
* fraction: \frac. (line 6)
* fragile commands: \protect. (line 6)
-* French quotation marks: Text symbols. (line 30)
+* French quotation marks: Text symbols. (line 31)
* functions, math: Math functions. (line 6)
* geometry package: Document class options.
(line 40)
@@ -14313,14 +14343,15 @@
* graphics, resizing <1>: \resizebox. (line 6)
* graphics, scaling: \scalebox. (line 6)
* graphics, scaling <1>: \resizebox. (line 6)
-* grave accent: Accents. (line 37)
+* grave accent: Accents. (line 42)
* grave accent, math: Math accents. (line 29)
-* greater than symbol, in text: Text symbols. (line 125)
+* greater than symbol, in text: Text symbols. (line 131)
* greek letters: Math symbols. (line 6)
* group, and environments: Environments. (line 18)
* ha'c<ek accent, math: Math accents. (line 20)
-* hacek accent: Accents. (line 97)
-* hat accent: Accents. (line 33)
+* hacek accent: Accents. (line 89)
+* Halmos symbol: \rule. (line 13)
+* hat accent: Accents. (line 38)
* hat accent, math: Math accents. (line 32)
* header style: \pagestyle. (line 6)
* header, parameters for: Page layout parameters.
@@ -14329,7 +14360,7 @@
* here, putting floats: Floats. (line 52)
* horizontal space: \hss. (line 6)
* horizontal space, stretchable: \hss. (line 6)
-* hungarian umlaut accent: Accents. (line 59)
+* hungarian umlaut accent: Accents. (line 67)
* hyperref package: \footnotemark. (line 48)
* hyperref package <1>: \pagenumbering. (line 45)
* hyphenation, defining: \hyphenation. (line 6)
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* Lamport, Leslie: Overview. (line 6)
* landscape orientation: Document class options.
(line 60)
-* LaTeX logo: Text symbols. (line 21)
+* LaTeX logo: Text symbols. (line 22)
* LaTeX overview: Overview. (line 6)
* LaTeX Project team: About this document. (line 17)
* LaTeX vs. LaTeX2e: About this document. (line 13)
-* LaTeX2e logo: Text symbols. (line 24)
+* LaTeX2e logo: Text symbols. (line 25)
* Latin letters, additional: Additional Latin letters.
(line 6)
* layout commands: Layout. (line 6)
* layout, page parameters for: Page layout parameters.
(line 6)
-* left angle quotation marks: Text symbols. (line 30)
-* left arrow, in text: Text symbols. (line 131)
-* left brace, in text: Text symbols. (line 85)
-* left quote: Text symbols. (line 40)
-* left quote, double: Text symbols. (line 144)
-* left quote, single: Text symbols. (line 150)
+* left angle quotation marks: Text symbols. (line 31)
+* left arrow, in text: Text symbols. (line 137)
+* left brace, in text: Text symbols. (line 87)
+* left quote: Text symbols. (line 41)
+* left quote, double: Text symbols. (line 150)
+* left quote, single: Text symbols. (line 156)
* left-hand equation numbers: Document class options.
(line 63)
* left-justifying text: \raggedright. (line 6)
@@ -14409,7 +14440,7 @@
* lengths, defining and using: Lengths. (line 6)
* lengths, predefined: Predefined lengths. (line 6)
* lengths, setting: \setlength. (line 6)
-* less than symbol, in text: Text symbols. (line 128)
+* less than symbol, in text: Text symbols. (line 134)
* letters, accented: Accents. (line 6)
* letters, additional Latin: Additional Latin letters.
(line 6)
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* lists of items, numbered: enumerate. (line 6)
* loading additional packages: Additional packages. (line 6)
* log file: Output files. (line 28)
-* logo, LaTeX: Text symbols. (line 21)
-* logo, LaTeX2e: Text symbols. (line 24)
-* logo, TeX: Text symbols. (line 61)
+* logo, LaTeX: Text symbols. (line 22)
+* logo, LaTeX2e: Text symbols. (line 25)
+* logo, TeX: Text symbols. (line 63)
* long command: Class and package commands.
(line 23)
-* low-9 quotation marks, single and double: Text symbols. (line 52)
+* low-9 quotation marks, single and double: Text symbols. (line 53)
* low-level font commands: Low-level font commands.
(line 6)
* lowercase: Upper and lower case.
@@ -14453,7 +14484,7 @@
* LuaTeX: TeX engines. (line 29)
* m-width: Units of length. (line 38)
* macro package, LaTeX as: Overview. (line 11)
-* macron accent: Accents. (line 29)
+* macron accent: Accents. (line 34)
* macron accent, math: Math accents. (line 14)
* macros2e package: \makeatletter and \makeatother.
(line 39)
@@ -14464,7 +14495,7 @@
* making a title page: titlepage. (line 6)
* making paragraphs: Making paragraphs. (line 6)
* marginal notes: Marginal notes. (line 6)
-* masculine ordinal symbol: Text symbols. (line 135)
+* masculine ordinal symbol: Text symbols. (line 141)
* matching brackets: \left & \right. (line 6)
* matching parentheses: \left & \right. (line 6)
* math accents: Math accents. (line 6)
@@ -14523,10 +14554,10 @@
* oblique font: Font styles. (line 89)
* oe ligature: Additional Latin letters.
(line 48)
-* ogonek: Accents. (line 70)
+* ogonek: Accents. (line 71)
* old-style numerals: Font styles. (line 134)
* one-column output: \onecolumn. (line 6)
-* opening quote: Text symbols. (line 40)
+* opening quote: Text symbols. (line 41)
* OpenType fonts: TeX engines. (line 6)
* options, class: Class and package commands.
(line 66)
@@ -14543,11 +14574,11 @@
(line 6)
* options, package <1>: Class and package commands.
(line 66)
-* ordinals, feminine and masculine: Text symbols. (line 135)
+* ordinals, feminine and masculine: Text symbols. (line 141)
* oslash: Additional Latin letters.
(line 44)
* outer paragraph mode: Modes. (line 46)
-* overbar accent: Accents. (line 29)
+* overbar accent: Accents. (line 34)
* overdot accent, math: Math accents. (line 26)
* overlining: Over- and Underlining.
(line 6)
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* package, amsmath <7>: Colon character & \colon.
(line 19)
* package, amsthm: theorem. (line 28)
+* package, amsthm <1>: \rule. (line 18)
* package, appendix: \appendix. (line 29)
* package, Asymptote: \strut. (line 62)
* package, Asymptote <1>: \mbox & \makebox. (line 70)
* package, babel: \chapter. (line 70)
* package, babel <1>: thebibliography. (line 53)
* package, babel <2>: Accents. (line 6)
+* package, babel <3>: \today. (line 13)
* package, bigfoot: Footnotes of footnotes.
(line 6)
* package, bm: \boldmath & \unboldmath.
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* package, cleveref <1>: \footnotemark. (line 48)
* package, cprotect: verbatim. (line 26)
* package, cprotect <1>: \verb. (line 34)
-* package, datetime: \today. (line 22)
+* package, datetime: \today. (line 24)
* package, enumitem: list. (line 248)
* package, envlab: \makelabels. (line 49)
* package, etoolbox: Class and package commands.
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* package, minted <1>: verbatim. (line 31)
* package, multind: Indexes. (line 39)
* package, pict2e: \line. (line 35)
+* package, polyglossia: Accents. (line 6)
+* package, polyglossia <1>: \today. (line 13)
* package, setspace: Low-level font commands.
(line 118)
* package, showidx: Indexes. (line 35)
@@ -14670,7 +14705,7 @@
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* paragraph mode: Modes. (line 12)
* paragraph mode <1>: \parbox. (line 6)
-* paragraph symbol: Text symbols. (line 44)
+* paragraph symbol: Text symbols. (line 45)
* paragraph, ending: \par. (line 6)
* paragraph, in a box: \parbox. (line 6)
* paragraphs: Making paragraphs. (line 6)
@@ -14685,14 +14720,14 @@
* pdfTeX: Output files. (line 20)
* pdfTeX engine: TeX engines. (line 12)
* period, abbreviation-ending: \@. (line 6)
-* period, centered, in text: Text symbols. (line 138)
+* period, centered, in text: Text symbols. (line 144)
* period, sentence-ending: \@. (line 6)
* period, spacing after: \@. (line 6)
* pica: Units of length. (line 14)
* pict2e package: \line. (line 35)
* pict2e package <1>: \line. (line 35)
* pictures, creating: picture. (line 6)
-* pilcrow: Text symbols. (line 44)
+* pilcrow: Text symbols. (line 45)
* placement of floats: Floats. (line 31)
* PNG files: Graphics package configuration.
(line 6)
@@ -14701,23 +14736,25 @@
* Point: Units of length. (line 10)
* polish l: Additional Latin letters.
(line 36)
+* polyglossia package: Accents. (line 6)
+* polyglossia package <1>: \today. (line 13)
* portrait orientation: Document class options.
(line 60)
* position, in picture: picture. (line 77)
* positional parameter: \newcommand & \renewcommand.
(line 52)
* postscript, in letters: \ps. (line 6)
-* pounds symbol: Text symbols. (line 48)
+* pounds symbol: Text symbols. (line 49)
* preamble, defined: Starting and ending. (line 19)
* predefined lengths: Predefined lengths. (line 6)
* prompt, *: Command line. (line 18)
* pronunciation: Overview. (line 24)
* quad: Spacing in math mode.
(line 50)
-* question mark, upside-down: Text symbols. (line 141)
-* quotation marks, French: Text symbols. (line 30)
-* quote, single straight: Text symbols. (line 156)
-* quote, straight base: Text symbols. (line 160)
+* question mark, upside-down: Text symbols. (line 147)
+* quotation marks, French: Text symbols. (line 31)
+* quote, single straight: Text symbols. (line 162)
+* quote, straight base: Text symbols. (line 166)
* quoted text with paragraph indentation, displaying: quotation & quote.
(line 6)
* quoted text without paragraph indentation, displaying: quotation & quote.
@@ -14731,19 +14768,19 @@
(line 6)
* reference, forward: Cross references. (line 27)
* references, resolving forward: Output files. (line 33)
-* registered symbol: Text symbols. (line 163)
+* registered symbol: Text symbols. (line 169)
* relation, text above: \stackrel. (line 6)
* remarks in the margin: Marginal notes. (line 6)
* reporting bugs: About this document. (line 21)
* reserved characters: Reserved characters. (line 6)
* resizing: \scalebox. (line 6)
* resizing <1>: \resizebox. (line 6)
-* right angle quotation marks: Text symbols. (line 30)
-* right arrow, in text: Text symbols. (line 166)
-* right brace, in text: Text symbols. (line 88)
-* right quote: Text symbols. (line 55)
-* right quote, double: Text symbols. (line 147)
-* right quote, single: Text symbols. (line 153)
+* right angle quotation marks: Text symbols. (line 31)
+* right arrow, in text: Text symbols. (line 172)
+* right brace, in text: Text symbols. (line 90)
+* right quote: Text symbols. (line 56)
+* right quote, double: Text symbols. (line 153)
+* right quote, single: Text symbols. (line 159)
* right-hand equation numbers: Document class options.
(line 63)
* right-justifying text: \raggedleft. (line 6)
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* section <1>: \section. (line 6)
* section number, cross referencing: \ref. (line 6)
* section numbers, printing: Sectioning. (line 62)
-* section symbol: Text symbols. (line 58)
+* section symbol: Text symbols. (line 60)
* section, redefining: \@startsection. (line 6)
* sectioning commands: Sectioning. (line 6)
* sectioning, part: \part. (line 6)
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(line 52)
* showidx package: Indexes. (line 35)
* simulating typed text: verbatim. (line 6)
-* single angle quotation marks: Text symbols. (line 30)
-* single guillemets: Text symbols. (line 30)
-* single left quote: Text symbols. (line 150)
-* single low-9 quotation mark: Text symbols. (line 52)
-* single quote, straight: Text symbols. (line 156)
-* single right quote: Text symbols. (line 153)
+* single angle quotation marks: Text symbols. (line 31)
+* single guillemets: Text symbols. (line 31)
+* single left quote: Text symbols. (line 156)
+* single low-9 quotation mark: Text symbols. (line 53)
+* single quote, straight: Text symbols. (line 162)
+* single right quote: Text symbols. (line 159)
* siunitx package: ~. (line 32)
* sizes of text: Font sizes. (line 6)
* skip register, plain TeX: \newlength. (line 6)
@@ -14815,7 +14852,7 @@
(line 6)
* spacing, inter-sentence: \frenchspacing. (line 6)
* spacing, inter-sentence <1>: \normalsfcodes. (line 6)
-* Spanish ordinals, feminine and masculine: Text symbols. (line 135)
+* Spanish ordinals, feminine and masculine: Text symbols. (line 141)
* special characters: Reserved characters. (line 6)
* special characters <1>: Additional Latin letters.
(line 6)
@@ -14833,10 +14870,10 @@
* starting and ending: Starting and ending. (line 6)
* starting on a right-hand page: \clearpage & \cleardoublepage.
(line 6)
-* sterling symbol: Text symbols. (line 48)
-* straight double quote, base: Text symbols. (line 160)
-* straight quote, base: Text symbols. (line 160)
-* straight single quote: Text symbols. (line 156)
+* sterling symbol: Text symbols. (line 49)
+* straight double quote, base: Text symbols. (line 166)
+* straight quote, base: Text symbols. (line 166)
+* straight single quote: Text symbols. (line 162)
* stretch, infinite horizontal: \hfill. (line 6)
* stretch, infinite vertical: \vfill. (line 6)
* stretch, omitting vertical: \raggedbottom. (line 6)
@@ -14876,7 +14913,7 @@
* templates, document: Document templates. (line 6)
* terminal input/output: Terminal input/output.
(line 6)
-* TeX logo: Text symbols. (line 61)
+* TeX logo: Text symbols. (line 63)
* text symbols: Text symbols. (line 6)
* text, resizing: \scalebox. (line 6)
* text, resizing <1>: \resizebox. (line 6)
@@ -14899,14 +14936,14 @@
(line 6)
* thorn, Icelandic letter: Additional Latin letters.
(line 56)
-* three-quarters em-dash: Text symbols. (line 169)
+* three-quarters em-dash: Text symbols. (line 175)
* tie: ~. (line 6)
* tie-after accent: Accents. (line 81)
* TikZ package: \strut. (line 62)
* TikZ package <1>: \mbox & \makebox. (line 69)
-* tilde accent: Accents. (line 43)
+* tilde accent: Accents. (line 46)
* tilde accent, math: Math accents. (line 38)
-* tilde, ASCII, in text: Text symbols. (line 67)
+* tilde, ASCII, in text: Text symbols. (line 69)
* title page, separate or run-in: Document class options.
(line 71)
* title pages, creating: titlepage. (line 6)
@@ -14918,12 +14955,14 @@
* titlesec package <3>: \subsection. (line 52)
* titlesec package <4>: \subsubsection & \paragraph & \subparagraph.
(line 65)
-* trademark symbol: Text symbols. (line 172)
+* today's date: \today. (line 6)
+* tombstone: \rule. (line 13)
+* trademark symbol: Text symbols. (line 178)
* transcript file: Output files. (line 28)
* TrueType fonts: TeX engines. (line 6)
* TUGboat template: tugboat template. (line 6)
* two-column output: \twocolumn. (line 6)
-* two-thirds em-dash: Text symbols. (line 175)
+* two-thirds em-dash: Text symbols. (line 181)
* type styles: Font styles. (line 6)
* typed text, simulating: verbatim. (line 6)
* typeface sizes: Font sizes. (line 6)
@@ -14932,11 +14971,11 @@
* typewriter labels in lists: description. (line 34)
* ulem package: Over- and Underlining.
(line 15)
-* umlaut accent: Accents. (line 16)
-* underbar: Accents. (line 89)
+* umlaut accent: Accents. (line 23)
+* underbar: Accents. (line 51)
* underlining: Over- and Underlining.
(line 6)
-* underscore, in text: Text symbols. (line 178)
+* underscore, in text: Text symbols. (line 184)
* Unicode input, native: TeX engines. (line 6)
* units, of length: Units of length. (line 6)
* unofficial nature of this manual: About this document. (line 17)
@@ -14951,15 +14990,15 @@
* verbatim text: verbatim. (line 6)
* verbatim text, inline: \verb. (line 6)
* verbatimbox package: verbatim. (line 37)
-* vertical bar, double, in text: Text symbols. (line 79)
-* vertical bar, in text: Text symbols. (line 76)
+* vertical bar, double, in text: Text symbols. (line 81)
+* vertical bar, in text: Text symbols. (line 78)
* vertical mode: Modes. (line 33)
* vertical space: \vspace. (line 6)
* vertical space <1>: \addvspace. (line 6)
* vertical space before paragraphs: \parindent & \parskip.
(line 6)
* visible space: \verb. (line 12)
-* visible space symbol, in text: Text symbols. (line 181)
+* visible space symbol, in text: Text symbols. (line 187)
* weights, of fonts: Low-level font commands.
(line 58)
* white space: Spaces. (line 6)
@@ -15010,12 +15049,12 @@
(line 6)
* \!: Spacing in math mode.
(line 45)
-* \" (umlaut accent): Accents. (line 16)
+* \" (umlaut accent): Accents. (line 23)
* \#: Reserved characters. (line 13)
* \$: Reserved characters. (line 13)
* \%: Reserved characters. (line 13)
* \&: Reserved characters. (line 13)
-* \' (acute accent): Accents. (line 20)
+* \' (acute accent): Accents. (line 27)
* \' (tabbing): tabbing. (line 87)
* \*: \*. (line 6)
* \+: tabbing. (line 79)
@@ -15023,14 +15062,14 @@
(line 31)
* \-: tabbing. (line 83)
* \- (hyphenation): \- (hyphenation). (line 6)
-* \. (dot-over accent): Accents. (line 25)
+* \. (dot-over accent): Accents. (line 30)
* \/: \/. (line 6)
* \:: Spacing in math mode.
(line 27)
* \;: Spacing in math mode.
(line 22)
* \<: tabbing. (line 75)
-* \= (macron accent): Accents. (line 29)
+* \= (macron accent): Accents. (line 34)
* \= (tabbing): tabbing. (line 69)
* \>: tabbing. (line 73)
* \> <1>: Spacing in math mode.
@@ -15095,7 +15134,7 @@
(line 14)
* \author{NAME1 \and NAME2 \and ...}: \maketitle. (line 42)
* \a` (grave accent in tabbing): tabbing. (line 103)
-* \b (bar-under accent): Accents. (line 46)
+* \b (bar-under accent): Accents. (line 49)
* \backmatter: \frontmatter & \mainmatter & \backmatter.
(line 6)
* \backslash: Math symbols. (line 56)
@@ -15139,24 +15178,24 @@
* \Box: Math symbols. (line 113)
* \breve: Math accents. (line 16)
* \bullet: Math symbols. (line 118)
-* \c (cedilla accent): Accents. (line 51)
+* \c (cedilla accent): Accents. (line 59)
* \cal: Font styles. (line 73)
* \cap: Math symbols. (line 121)
-* \capitalacute: Accents. (line 20)
-* \capitalbreve: Accents. (line 86)
-* \capitalcaron: Accents. (line 97)
-* \capitalcedilla: Accents. (line 51)
-* \capitalcircumflex: Accents. (line 33)
-* \capitaldieresis: Accents. (line 16)
-* \capitaldotaccent: Accents. (line 55)
-* \capitalgrave: Accents. (line 37)
-* \capitalhungarumlaut: Accents. (line 59)
-* \capitalmacron: Accents. (line 29)
+* \capitalacute: Accents. (line 27)
+* \capitalbreve: Accents. (line 85)
+* \capitalcaron: Accents. (line 89)
+* \capitalcedilla: Accents. (line 59)
+* \capitalcircumflex: Accents. (line 38)
+* \capitaldieresis: Accents. (line 23)
+* \capitaldotaccent: Accents. (line 63)
+* \capitalgrave: Accents. (line 42)
+* \capitalhungarumlaut: Accents. (line 67)
+* \capitalmacron: Accents. (line 34)
* \capitalnewtie: Accents. (line 81)
-* \capitalogonek: Accents. (line 70)
+* \capitalogonek: Accents. (line 71)
* \capitalring: Accents. (line 75)
* \capitaltie: Accents. (line 81)
-* \capitaltilde: Accents. (line 43)
+* \capitaltilde: Accents. (line 46)
* \caption: figure. (line 42)
* \caption <1>: table. (line 47)
* \cc: \cc. (line 6)
@@ -15212,7 +15251,7 @@
* \cong: Math symbols. (line 146)
* \contentsline: \addcontentsline. (line 33)
* \coprod: Math symbols. (line 149)
-* \copyright: Text symbols. (line 10)
+* \copyright: Text symbols. (line 11)
* \cos: Math functions. (line 24)
* \cosh: Math functions. (line 27)
* \cot: Math functions. (line 30)
@@ -15221,8 +15260,8 @@
* \cup: Math symbols. (line 152)
* \CurrentOption: Class and package commands.
(line 60)
-* \d (dot-under accent): Accents. (line 55)
-* \dag: Text symbols. (line 14)
+* \d (dot-under accent): Accents. (line 63)
+* \dag: Text symbols. (line 15)
* \dagger: Math symbols. (line 157)
* \dashbox: \dashbox. (line 6)
* \dashv: Math symbols. (line 160)
@@ -15233,7 +15272,7 @@
* \dbltextfloatsep: \twocolumn. (line 82)
* \dbltopfraction: \twocolumn. (line 47)
* \dbltopnumber: \twocolumn. (line 87)
-* \ddag: Text symbols. (line 17)
+* \ddag: Text symbols. (line 18)
* \ddagger: Math symbols. (line 164)
* \ddot: Math accents. (line 22)
* \ddots: Ellipses. (line 21)
@@ -15273,7 +15312,7 @@
* \doteq: Math symbols. (line 187)
* \dotfill: \hrulefill & \dotfill.
(line 6)
-* \dots: Text symbols. (line 34)
+* \dots: Text symbols. (line 35)
* \doublerulesep: tabular. (line 168)
* \downarrow: Math symbols. (line 191)
* \Downarrow: Math symbols. (line 195)
@@ -15361,11 +15400,11 @@
* \graphicspath: \graphicspath. (line 6)
* \graphpaper: \graphpaper. (line 6)
* \grave: Math accents. (line 28)
-* \guillemotleft (<<): Text symbols. (line 26)
-* \guillemotright (>>): Text symbols. (line 27)
-* \guilsinglleft (<): Text symbols. (line 28)
-* \guilsinglright (>): Text symbols. (line 29)
-* \H (Hungarian umlaut accent): Accents. (line 59)
+* \guillemotleft (<<): Text symbols. (line 27)
+* \guillemotright (>>): Text symbols. (line 28)
+* \guilsinglleft (<): Text symbols. (line 29)
+* \guilsinglright (>): Text symbols. (line 30)
+* \H (Hungarian umlaut accent): Accents. (line 67)
* \hat: Math accents. (line 31)
* \hbar: Math symbols. (line 251)
* \headheight: Page layout parameters.
@@ -15394,7 +15433,7 @@
* \huge: Font sizes. (line 11)
* \Huge: Font sizes. (line 11)
* \hyphenation: \hyphenation. (line 6)
-* \i (dotless i): Accents. (line 63)
+* \i (dotless i): Accents. (line 17)
* \iff: Math symbols. (line 263)
* \IfFileExists: Class and package commands.
(line 127)
@@ -15435,10 +15474,10 @@
* \itemindent: list. (line 78)
* \itemsep: list. (line 82)
* \itshape: Font styles. (line 33)
-* \j (dotless j): Accents. (line 66)
+* \j (dotless j): Accents. (line 17)
* \jmath: Math symbols. (line 292)
* \Join: Math symbols. (line 288)
-* \k (ogonek): Accents. (line 70)
+* \k (ogonek): Accents. (line 71)
* \kappa: Math symbols. (line 296)
* \ker: Math functions. (line 60)
* \kill: tabbing. (line 107)
@@ -15464,13 +15503,13 @@
* \large: Font sizes. (line 11)
* \Large: Font sizes. (line 11)
* \LARGE: Font sizes. (line 11)
-* \LaTeX: Text symbols. (line 20)
-* \LaTeXe: Text symbols. (line 23)
+* \LaTeX: Text symbols. (line 21)
+* \LaTeXe: Text symbols. (line 24)
* \lbrace: Math symbols. (line 315)
* \lbrack: Math symbols. (line 319)
* \lceil: Math symbols. (line 323)
* \ldots: Ellipses. (line 24)
-* \ldots <1>: Text symbols. (line 33)
+* \ldots <1>: Text symbols. (line 34)
* \le: Math symbols. (line 327)
* \leadsto: Math symbols. (line 331)
* \left: \left & \right. (line 6)
@@ -15523,7 +15562,7 @@
* \longmapsto: Math symbols. (line 394)
* \longrightarrow: Math symbols. (line 399)
* \lor: Math symbols. (line 404)
-* \lq: Text symbols. (line 39)
+* \lq: Text symbols. (line 40)
* \mainmatter: \frontmatter & \mainmatter & \backmatter.
(line 6)
* \makebox: \mbox & \makebox. (line 6)
@@ -15667,7 +15706,7 @@
* \overline{TEXT}: Over- and Underlining.
(line 21)
* \owns: Math symbols. (line 509)
-* \P: Text symbols. (line 42)
+* \P: Text symbols. (line 43)
* \PackageError: Class and package commands.
(line 41)
* \PackageInfo: Class and package commands.
@@ -15725,7 +15764,7 @@
* \pmod: Math functions. (line 87)
* \poptabs: tabbing. (line 113)
* \poptabs <1>: tabbing. (line 114)
-* \pounds: Text symbols. (line 46)
+* \pounds: Text symbols. (line 47)
* \Pr: Math functions. (line 90)
* \prec: Math symbols. (line 539)
* \preceq: Math symbols. (line 542)
@@ -15759,8 +15798,8 @@
(line 50)
* \quad <1>: \enspace & \quad & \qquad.
(line 6)
-* \quotedblbase (,,): Text symbols. (line 50)
-* \quotesinglbase (,): Text symbols. (line 51)
+* \quotedblbase (,,): Text symbols. (line 51)
+* \quotesinglbase (,): Text symbols. (line 52)
* \r (ring accent): Accents. (line 75)
* \raggedbottom: \raggedbottom. (line 6)
* \raggedleft: \raggedleft. (line 6)
@@ -15803,9 +15842,9 @@
* \Roman{COUNTER}: \alph \Alph \arabic \roman \Roman \fnsymbol.
(line 32)
* \rotatebox: \rotatebox. (line 6)
-* \rq: Text symbols. (line 54)
+* \rq: Text symbols. (line 55)
* \rule: \rule. (line 6)
-* \S: Text symbols. (line 57)
+* \S: Text symbols. (line 58)
* \savebox: \sbox & \savebox. (line 6)
* \sbox: \sbox & \savebox. (line 6)
* \sc: Font styles. (line 82)
@@ -15892,72 +15931,73 @@
* \tanh: Math functions. (line 108)
* \tau: Math symbols. (line 736)
* \telephone: \telephone. (line 6)
-* \TeX: Text symbols. (line 60)
-* \textascendercompwordmark: Text symbols. (line 98)
-* \textasciicircum: Text symbols. (line 63)
-* \textasciitilde: Text symbols. (line 66)
-* \textasteriskcentered: Text symbols. (line 69)
+* \TeX: Text symbols. (line 62)
+* \textascendercompwordmark: Text symbols. (line 100)
+* \textasciicircum: Text symbols. (line 65)
+* \textasciitilde: Text symbols. (line 68)
+* \textasteriskcentered: Text symbols. (line 71)
* \textbackslash: Reserved characters. (line 20)
-* \textbackslash <1>: Text symbols. (line 72)
-* \textbar: Text symbols. (line 75)
-* \textbardbl: Text symbols. (line 78)
+* \textbackslash <1>: Text symbols. (line 74)
+* \textbar: Text symbols. (line 77)
+* \textbardbl: Text symbols. (line 80)
* \textbf: Font styles. (line 39)
-* \textbigcircle: Text symbols. (line 81)
-* \textbraceleft: Text symbols. (line 84)
-* \textbraceright: Text symbols. (line 87)
-* \textbullet: Text symbols. (line 90)
-* \textcapitalcompwordmark: Text symbols. (line 97)
-* \textcircled{LETTER}: Text symbols. (line 93)
-* \textcompwordmark: Text symbols. (line 96)
-* \textcopyright: Text symbols. (line 11)
-* \textdagger: Text symbols. (line 103)
-* \textdaggerdbl: Text symbols. (line 106)
-* \textdollar (or \$): Text symbols. (line 109)
-* \textellipsis: Text symbols. (line 35)
-* \textemdash (or ---): Text symbols. (line 112)
-* \textendash (or --): Text symbols. (line 115)
-* \texteuro: Text symbols. (line 118)
-* \textexclamdown (or !`): Text symbols. (line 121)
+* \textbigcircle: Text symbols. (line 83)
+* \textbraceleft: Text symbols. (line 86)
+* \textbraceright: Text symbols. (line 89)
+* \textbullet: Text symbols. (line 92)
+* \textcapitalcompwordmark: Text symbols. (line 99)
+* \textcircled{LETTER}: Text symbols. (line 95)
+* \textcompwordmark: Text symbols. (line 98)
+* \textcopyright: Text symbols. (line 12)
+* \textdagger: Text symbols. (line 107)
+* \textdaggerdbl: Text symbols. (line 110)
+* \textdollar (or \$): Text symbols. (line 113)
+* \textellipsis: Text symbols. (line 36)
+* \textemdash (or ---): Text symbols. (line 116)
+* \textendash (or --): Text symbols. (line 121)
+* \texteuro: Text symbols. (line 124)
+* \textexclamdown (or !`): Text symbols. (line 127)
* \textfloatsep: Floats. (line 123)
* \textfloatsep <1>: Floats. (line 124)
* \textfraction: Floats. (line 102)
* \textfraction <1>: Floats. (line 103)
-* \textgreater: Text symbols. (line 124)
+* \textgreater: Text symbols. (line 130)
* \textheight: Page layout parameters.
(line 91)
* \textheight <1>: Page layout parameters.
(line 92)
* \textit: Font styles. (line 33)
-* \textleftarrow: Text symbols. (line 130)
-* \textless: Text symbols. (line 127)
+* \textleftarrow: Text symbols. (line 136)
+* \textless: Text symbols. (line 133)
* \textmd: Font styles. (line 36)
* \textnormal: Font styles. (line 57)
-* \textordfeminine: Text symbols. (line 133)
-* \textordmasculine: Text symbols. (line 134)
-* \textparagraph: Text symbols. (line 43)
-* \textperiodcentered: Text symbols. (line 137)
-* \textquestiondown (or ?`): Text symbols. (line 140)
-* \textquotedblleft (or ``): Text symbols. (line 143)
-* \textquotedblright (or ''): Text symbols. (line 146)
-* \textquoteleft (or `): Text symbols. (line 149)
-* \textquoteright (or '): Text symbols. (line 152)
-* \textquotesingle: Text symbols. (line 155)
-* \textquotestraightbase: Text symbols. (line 158)
-* \textquotestraightdblbase: Text symbols. (line 159)
-* \textregistered: Text symbols. (line 162)
-* \textrightarrow: Text symbols. (line 165)
+* \textordfeminine: Text symbols. (line 139)
+* \textordmasculine: Text symbols. (line 140)
+* \textparagraph: Text symbols. (line 44)
+* \textperiodcentered: Text symbols. (line 143)
+* \textquestiondown (or ?`): Text symbols. (line 146)
+* \textquotedblleft (or ``): Text symbols. (line 149)
+* \textquotedblright (or ''): Text symbols. (line 152)
+* \textquoteleft (or `): Text symbols. (line 155)
+* \textquoteright (or '): Text symbols. (line 158)
+* \textquotesingle: Text symbols. (line 161)
+* \textquotestraightbase: Text symbols. (line 164)
+* \textquotestraightdblbase: Text symbols. (line 165)
+* \textregistered: Text symbols. (line 168)
+* \textrightarrow: Text symbols. (line 171)
* \textrm: Font styles. (line 30)
* \textsc: Font styles. (line 51)
+* \textsection: Text symbols. (line 59)
* \textsf: Font styles. (line 48)
* \textsl: Font styles. (line 45)
-* \textsterling: Text symbols. (line 47)
-* \textthreequartersemdash: Text symbols. (line 168)
-* \texttrademark: Text symbols. (line 171)
+* \textsterling: Text symbols. (line 48)
+* \textthreequartersemdash: Text symbols. (line 174)
+* \texttrademark: Text symbols. (line 177)
* \texttt: Font styles. (line 54)
-* \texttwelveudash: Text symbols. (line 174)
-* \textunderscore: Text symbols. (line 177)
+* \texttwelveudash: Text symbols. (line 180)
+* \textunderscore: Text symbols. (line 183)
* \textup: Font styles. (line 42)
-* \textvisiblespace: Text symbols. (line 180)
+* \textvisiblespace: Text symbols. (line 186)
* \textwidth: Page layout parameters.
(line 99)
* \textwidth <1>: Page layout parameters.
@@ -16002,12 +16042,12 @@
* \twocolumn: \twocolumn. (line 6)
* \typein: \typein. (line 6)
* \typeout: \typeout. (line 6)
-* \u (breve accent): Accents. (line 86)
+* \u (breve accent): Accents. (line 85)
* \unboldmath: \boldmath & \unboldmath.
(line 6)
* \unboldmath <1>: \boldmath & \unboldmath.
(line 14)
-* \underbar: Accents. (line 89)
+* \underbar: Accents. (line 51)
* \underbrace{MATH}: Over- and Underlining.
(line 26)
* \underline{TEXT}: Over- and Underlining.
@@ -16029,7 +16069,7 @@
* \usefont: Low-level font commands.
(line 139)
* \usepackage: Additional packages. (line 6)
-* \v (breve accent): Accents. (line 97)
+* \v (breve accent): Accents. (line 89)
* \value: \value. (line 6)
* \vanothing: Math symbols. (line 826)
* \varepsilon: Math symbols. (line 821)
@@ -16073,15 +16113,15 @@
* \\ force line break: \\. (line 6)
* \\* (for eqnarray): eqnarray. (line 37)
* \^: Reserved characters. (line 20)
-* \^ (circumflex accent): Accents. (line 33)
+* \^ (circumflex accent): Accents. (line 38)
* \_: Reserved characters. (line 13)
-* \` (grave accent): Accents. (line 37)
+* \` (grave accent): Accents. (line 42)
* \` (tabbing): tabbing. (line 93)
* \{: Reserved characters. (line 13)
* \|: Math symbols. (line 24)
* \}: Reserved characters. (line 13)
* \~: Reserved characters. (line 20)
-* \~ (tilde accent): Accents. (line 43)
+* \~ (tilde accent): Accents. (line 46)
* ^: Subscripts & superscripts.
(line 6)
* _: Subscripts & superscripts.
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Modified: trunk/latex2e.pdf
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Modified: trunk/latex2e.texi
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--- trunk/latex2e.texi 2018-06-21 16:00:49 UTC (rev 660)
+++ trunk/latex2e.texi 2018-06-21 22:45:36 UTC (rev 661)
@@ -15218,23 +15218,24 @@
@cindex symbols, text
@findex textcomp @r{package}
- at LaTeX{} provides commands to generate a number of non-letter symbols
-in running text. Some of these, especially the more obscure ones, are
-not available in OT1; you may need to load the @code{textcomp} package.
+ at LaTeX{} provides commands to generate a number of non-letter symbols in
+running text. Some of these, especially the more obscure ones, are not
+available in OT1. Unless you are using Xe at LaTeX{} or Lua at LaTeX{} then
+you may need to load the @code{textcomp} package.
@ftable @code
@item \copyright
@itemx \textcopyright
@cindex copyright symbol
-The copyright symbol, @copyright{}.
+ at copyright{} The copyright symbol.
@item \dag
@cindex dagger, in text
-The dagger symbol (in text).
+ at BES{2020, at math{\dag}} The dagger symbol (in text).
@item \ddag
@cindex double dagger, in text
-The double dagger symbol (in text).
+ at BES{2021, at math{\ddag}} The double dagger symbol (in text).
@item \LaTeX
@cindex @LaTeX{} logo
@@ -15258,50 +15259,50 @@
@cindex single angle quotation marks
@cindex French quotation marks
@cindex quotation marks, French
-Double and single angle quotation marks, commonly used in French:
- at guillemotleft{}, @guillemotright{}, @guilsinglleft{}, @guilsinglright{}.
+ at guillemotleft{}, @guillemotright{}, @guilsinglleft{}, @guilsinglright{}
+Double and single angle quotation marks, commonly used in French.
@item \ldots
@itemx \dots
@itemx \textellipsis
@cindex ellipsis
-An ellipsis (three dots at the baseline): `@dots{}'. @code{\ldots}
+ at dots{} An ellipsis (three dots at the baseline): @code{\ldots}
and @code{\dots} also work in math mode.
@item \lq
@cindex left quote
@cindex opening quote
-Left (opening) quote: `.
+` Left (opening) quote.
@item \P
@itemx \textparagraph
@cindex paragraph symbol
@cindex pilcrow
-Paragraph sign (pilcrow): @BES{00B6,\P}.
+ at BES{00B6,\P} Paragraph sign (pilcrow).
@item \pounds
@itemx \textsterling
@cindex pounds symbol
@cindex sterling symbol
-English pounds sterling: @pounds{}.
+ at pounds{} English pounds sterling.
@item \quotedblbase @r{(@quotedblbase{})}
@itemx \quotesinglbase @r{(@quotesinglbase{})}
@cindex double low-9 quotation mark
@cindex single low-9 quotation mark
@cindex low-9 quotation marks, single and double
-Double and single quotation marks on the baseline:
- at quotedblbase{} and @quotesinglbase{}.
+ at quotedblbase{} and @quotesinglbase{}
+Double and single quotation marks on the baseline.
@item \rq
@cindex right quote
@cindex closing quote
-Right (closing) quote: '.
+' Right (closing) quote.
@item \S
-\itemx \textsection
+ at itemx \textsection
@cindex section symbol
-Section sign: @BES{00A7,\S}.
+ at BES{00A7,\S} Section sign.
@item \TeX
@cindex @TeX{} logo
@@ -15311,55 +15312,55 @@
@item \textasciicircum
@cindex circumflex, ASCII, in text
@cindex ASCII circumflex, in text
-ASCII circumflex: ^.
+^ ASCII circumflex.
@item \textasciitilde
@cindex tilde, ASCII, in text
@cindex ASCII tilde, in text
-ASCII tilde: ~.
+~ ASCII tilde.
@item \textasteriskcentered
@cindex asterisk, centered, in text
@cindex centered asterisk, in text
-Centered asterisk: *.
+* Centered asterisk.
@item \textbackslash
@cindex backslash, in text
-Backslash: \.
+\ Backslash.
@item \textbar
@cindex vertical bar, in text
@cindex bar, vertical, in text
-Vertical bar: |.
+| Vertical bar.
@item \textbardbl
@cindex vertical bar, double, in text
@cindex bar, double vertical, in text
@cindex double vertical bar, in text
-Double vertical bar.
+ at BES{23F8,||} Double vertical bar.
@item \textbigcircle
@cindex big circle symbols, in text
@cindex circle symbol, big, in text
-Big circle symbol.
+ at BES{25EF,} Big circle symbol.
@item \textbraceleft
@cindex left brace, in text
@cindex brace, left, in text
-Left brace: @{.
+@{ Left brace.
@item \textbraceright
@cindex right brace, in text
@cindex brace, right, in text
-Right brace: @}.
+@} Right brace.
@item \textbullet
@cindex bullet, in text
-Bullet: @bullet{}.
+ at bullet{} Bullet.
@item \textcircled@{@var{letter}@}
@cindex circled letter, in text
- at var{letter} in a circle, as in @registeredsymbol{}.
+ at BES{24B6,} Circle around @var{letter}.
@item \textcompwordmark
@itemx \textcapitalcompwordmark
@@ -15367,53 +15368,57 @@
@cindex composite word mark, in text
@cindex cap height
@cindex ascender height
-Composite word mark (invisible). The @code{\textcapital...} form
-has the cap height of the font, while the @code{\textascender...} form
-has the ascender height.
+Used to separate letters that would normally ligature. For example,
+ at code{f\textcompwordmark i} produces @samp{fi} without a ligature. This
+is most useful in non-English languages. The
+ at code{\textcapitalcompwordmark} form has the cap height of the font
+while the @code{\textascendercompwordmark} form has the ascender height.
@item \textdagger
@cindex dagger, in text
-Dagger: @math{\dag}.
+ at BES{2020, at math{\dag}} Dagger.
@item \textdaggerdbl
@cindex dagger, double, in text
@cindex double dagger, in text
-Double dagger: @math{\ddag}.
+ at BES{2021, at math{\ddag}} Double dagger.
@item \textdollar @r{(or @code{\$})}
@cindex dollar sign
@cindex currency, dollar
-Dollar sign: $.
+$ Dollar sign.
@item \textemdash @r{(or @code{---})}
@cindex em-dash
-Em-dash: --- (for punctuation).
+--- Em-dash (used for punctuation, as in
+ at code{The playoffs --- if you are fortunate enough to make the playoffs ---
+is more like a sprint.}).
@item \textendash @r{(or @code{--})}
@cindex e-dash
-En-dash: -- (for ranges).
+-- En-dash (used for ranges, as in @code{See pages 12--14}).
@item \texteuro
@cindex euro symbol
@cindex currency, euro
-The Euro symbol: @euro{}.
+ at euro{} Euro symbol.
@item \textexclamdown @r{(or @code{!`})}
@cindex exclamation point, upside-down
-Upside down exclamation point: @exclamdown{}.
+ at exclamdown{} Upside down exclamation point.
@item \textgreater
@cindex greater than symbol, in text
-Greater than: >.
+> Greater than symbol.
@item \textless
@cindex less than symbol, in text
-Less than: <.
+< Less than symbol.
@item \textleftarrow
@cindex arrow, left, in text
@cindex left arrow, in text
-Left arrow.
+ at BES{2190,} Left arrow.
@item \textordfeminine
@itemx \textordmasculine
@@ -15421,42 +15426,42 @@
@cindex masculine ordinal symbol
@cindex ordinals, feminine and masculine
@cindex Spanish ordinals, feminine and masculine
-Feminine and masculine ordinal symbols: @ordf{}, @ordm{}.
+ at ordf{}, @ordm{} Feminine and masculine ordinal symbols.
@item \textperiodcentered
@cindex period, centered, in text
@cindex centered period, in text
-Centered period: @BES{00B7,\cdot}.
+ at BES{00B7,\cdot} Centered period.
@item \textquestiondown @r{(or @code{?`})}
@cindex question mark, upside-down
-Upside down question mark: @questiondown{}.
+ at questiondown{} Upside down question mark.
@item \textquotedblleft @r{(or @code{``})}
@cindex left quote, double
@cindex double left quote
-Double left quote: ``.
+`` Double left quote.
@item \textquotedblright @r{(or @code{''})}
@cindex right quote, double
@cindex double right quote
-Double right quote: ''.
+'' Double right quote.
@item \textquoteleft @r{(or @code{`})}
@cindex left quote, single
@cindex single left quote
-Single left quote: `.
+` Single left quote.
@item \textquoteright @r{(or @code{'})}
@cindex right quote, single
@cindex single right quote
-Single right quote: '.
+' Single right quote.
@item \textquotesingle
@cindex quote, single straight
@cindex straight single quote
@cindex single quote, straight
-Straight single quote. (From TS1 encoding.)
+ at BES{0027,} Straight single quote. (From TS1 encoding.)
@item \textquotestraightbase
@itemx \textquotestraightdblbase
@@ -15464,38 +15469,40 @@
@cindex straight quote, base
@cindex double quote, straight base
@cindex straight double quote, base
+ at c Unicode doesn't have these https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quotation_mark
Single and double straight quotes on the baseline.
@item \textregistered
@cindex registered symbol
-Registered symbol: @registeredsymbol{}.
+ at registeredsymbol{} Registered symbol.
@item \textrightarrow
@cindex arrow, right, in text
@cindex right arrow, in text
-Right arrow.
+ at BES{2192,} Right arrow.
@item \textthreequartersemdash
@cindex three-quarters em-dash
@cindex em-dash, three-quarters
-``Three-quarters'' em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
+ at BES{FE58,} ``Three-quarters'' em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
@item \texttrademark
@cindex trademark symbol
-Trademark symbol: @BES{2122,^{\hbox{TM}}}.
+ at BES{2122,^{\hbox{TM}}} Trademark symbol.
+ at c ?? Diff from \textthreequartersemdash? In Unicode?
@item \texttwelveudash
@cindex two-thirds em-dash
@cindex em-dash, two-thirds
-``Two-thirds'' em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
+ at BES{FE58,} ``Two-thirds'' em-dash, between en-dash and em-dash.
@item \textunderscore
@cindex underscore, in text
-Underscore: _.
+_ Underscore.
@item \textvisiblespace
@cindex visible space symbol, in text
-Visible space symbol.
+ at BES{2423,} Visible space symbol.
@end ftable
@@ -15508,15 +15515,30 @@
@cindex letters, accented
@PkgIndex{babel}
+ at PkgIndex{polyglossia}
@cindex multilingual support
- at LaTeX{} has wide support for many of the world's scripts and
-languages, through the @code{babel} package and related support. This
-section does not attempt to cover all that support. It merely lists
-the core @LaTeX{} commands for creating accented characters.
+ at LaTeX{} has wide support for many of the world's scripts and languages,
+through the @code{babel} package and related support if you are using
+pdf at LaTeX{}, or @file{polyglossia} if you are using Xe at LaTeX{} or
+Lua at LaTeX{}. This section does not cover that support. It only lists
+the core @LaTeX{} commands for creating accented characters. The
+ at code{\capital...} commands shown here produce alternative forms for use
+with capital letters. These are not available with OT1.
-The @code{\capital...} commands produce alternative forms for use with
-capital letters. These are not available with OT1.
+Below, to make them easier to find, the accents are all illustrated with
+lowercase @samp{o}.
+ at findex \i @r{(dotless i)}
+ at cindex dotless i
+Note that @code{\i} produces a dotless i,
+ at c @dotless{i},
+ at findex \j @r{(dotless j)}
+ at cindex dotless j
+and @code{\j} produces a dotless j.
+ at c @dotless{j}.
+These are often used in place of their dotted counterparts when they are
+accented.
+
@table @code
@item \"
@itemx \capitaldieresis
@@ -15524,22 +15546,20 @@
@findex \capitaldieresis
@cindex umlaut accent
@cindex dieresis accent
-Produces an umlaut (dieresis), as in @"{o}.
+@"{o} Umlaut (dieresis).
@item \'
@itemx \capitalacute
@findex \' @r{(acute accent)}
@findex \capitalacute
@cindex acute accent
-Produces an acute accent, as in @'{o}. In the @code{tabbing}
-environment, pushes current column to the right of the previous column
-(@pxref{tabbing}).
+@'{o} Acute accent.
@item \.
@findex \. @r{(dot-over accent)}
@cindex dot accent
@cindex dot-over accent
-Produces a dot accent over the following, as in @dotaccent{o}.
+ at dotaccent{o} Dot accent.
@item \=
@itemx \capitalmacron
@@ -15548,7 +15568,7 @@
@cindex macron accent
@cindex overbar accent
@cindex bar-over accent
-Produces a macron (overbar) accent over the following, as in @={o}.
+@={o} Macron (overbar) accent.
@item \^
@itemx \capitalcircumflex
@@ -15556,75 +15576,69 @@
@findex \capitalcircumflex
@cindex circumflex accent
@cindex hat accent
-Produces a circumflex (hat) accent over the following, as in @^{o}.
+@^{o} Circumflex (hat) accent.
@item \`
@itemx \capitalgrave
@findex \` @r{(grave accent)}
@findex \capitalgrave
@cindex grave accent
-Produces a grave accent over the following, as in @`{o}. In the
- at code{tabbing} environment, move following text to the right margin
-(@pxref{tabbing}).
+@`{o} Grave accent.
@item \~
@itemx \capitaltilde
@findex \~ @r{(tilde accent)}
@findex \capitaltilde
@cindex tilde accent
-Produces a tilde accent over the following, as in @~{n}.
+@~{n} Tilde accent.
@item \b
@findex \b @r{(bar-under accent)}
@cindex bar-under accent
-Produces a bar accent under the following, as in @ubaraccent{o}. See
-also @code{\underbar} hereinafter.
+ at ubaraccent{o} Bar accent underneath.
+ at findex \underbar
+ at cindex underbar
+Related to this, @code{\underbar@{@var{text}@}} produces a bar under
+ at var{text}. The argument is always processed in LR mode
+(@pxref{Modes}). The bar is always a fixed position under the baseline,
+thus crossing through descenders. See also @code{\underline} in
+ at ref{Math miscellany}.
+
@item \c
@itemx \capitalcedilla
@findex \c @r{(cedilla accent)}
@findex \capitalcedilla
@cindex cedilla accent
-Produces a cedilla accent under the following, as in @,{c}.
+@,{c} Cedilla accent underneath.
@item \d
@itemx \capitaldotaccent
@findex \d @r{(dot-under accent)}
@findex \capitaldotaccent
@cindex dot-under accent
-Produces a dot accent under the following, as in @udotaccent{o}.
+ at udotaccent{o} Dot accent underneath.
@item \H
@itemx \capitalhungarumlaut
@findex \H @r{(Hungarian umlaut accent)}
@findex \capitalhungarumlaut
@cindex hungarian umlaut accent
-Produces a long Hungarian umlaut accent over the following, as in @H{o}.
+ at H{o} Long Hungarian umlaut accent.
- at item \i
- at findex \i @r{(dotless i)}
- at cindex dotless i
-Produces a dotless i, as in `@dotless{i}'.
-
- at item \j
- at findex \j @r{(dotless j)}
- at cindex dotless j
-Produces a dotless j, as in `@dotless{j}'.
-
@item \k
@itemx \capitalogonek
@findex \k @r{(ogonek)}
@findex \capitalogonek
@cindex ogonek
-Produces a letter with ogonek, as in `@ogonek{o}'. Not available in
-the OT1 encoding.
+ at ogonek{o} Ogonek. Not available in the OT1 encoding.
@item \r
@itemx \capitalring
@findex \r @r{(ring accent)}
@findex \capitalring
@cindex ring accent
-Produces a ring accent, as in `@ringaccent{o}'.
+ at ringaccent{o} Ring accent.
@item \t
@itemx \capitaltie
@@ -15635,25 +15649,16 @@
@findex \newtie
@findex \capitalnewtie
@cindex tie-after accent
-Produces a tie-after accent, as in `@tieaccent{oo}'. The
- at code{\newtie} form is centered in its box.
+ at tieaccent{oo} Tie-after accent. The @code{\newtie} form is centered in
+its box.
@item \u
@itemx \capitalbreve
@findex \u @r{(breve accent)}
@findex \capitalbreve
@cindex breve accent
-Produces a breve accent, as in `@u{o}'.
+ at u{o} Breve accent.
- at item \underbar
- at findex \underbar
- at cindex underbar
-Not exactly an accent, this produces a bar under the argument text.
-The argument is always processed in horizontal mode. The bar is
-always a fixed position under the baseline, thus crossing through
-descenders. See also @code{\underline} in @ref{Math miscellany}.
-See also @code{\b} above.
-
@item \v
@itemx \capitalcaron
@findex \v @r{(breve accent)}
@@ -15661,7 +15666,7 @@
@cindex hacek accent
@cindex check accent
@cindex caron accent
-Produces a h@'a at v{c}ek (check, caron) accent, as in `@v{o}'.
+ at v{o} H@'a at v{c}ek (check, caron) accent.
@end table
@@ -15677,8 +15682,8 @@
@cindex non-English characters
@cindex characters, non-English
-Here are the basic @LaTeX{} commands for inserting letters (beyond
-A--Z) extending the Latin alphabet, used primarily in languages other
+Here are the basic @LaTeX{} commands for inserting letters beyond
+A--Z that extend the Latin alphabet, used primarily in languages other
than English.
@table @code
@@ -15774,43 +15779,74 @@
@findex \rule
-Synopsis:
+Synopsis, one of:
@example
+\rule@{@var{width}@}@{@var{thickness}@}
\rule[@var{raise}]@{@var{width}@}@{@var{thickness}@}
@end example
-The @code{\rule} command produces @dfn{rules}, that is, lines or
-rectangles. The arguments are:
+Produce a @dfn{rule}, a rectangle.
- at table @var
- at item raise
-How high to raise the rule (optional).
+ at cindex Halmos symbol
+ at cindex tombstone
+This produces a rectangular blob of ink, sometimes called a Halmos
+symbol, often used to mark the end of a proof.
- at item width
-The length of the rule (mandatory).
+ at example
+\newcommand@{\qedsymbol@}@{\rule@{0.4em@}@{2ex@}@}
+ at end example
- at item thickness
-The thickness of the rule (mandatory).
- at end table
+ at PkgIndex{amsthm}
+ at noindent
+The @file{amsthm} package includes this command, with a somewhat
+different-looking symbol.
+The mandatory arguments @var{width} and @var{thickness} are rigid
+lengths (@pxref{Lengths}). The optional argument @var{raise} is also a
+rigid length, and tells @LaTeX{} how much to raise the rule above the
+baseline, or lower it if the length is negative.
+This produces a line, a rectangle that is wide but not tall.
+
+ at example
+\noindent\rule@{\textwidth@}@{0.4pt@}
+ at end example
+
+ at noindent
+The line is the width of the page and 0.4 at tie{}points tall. This line
+thickness is common in @LaTeX{}.
+
+A rule that has zero width, or zero thickness, will not show up in the
+output, but can cause @LaTeX{} to change the output around it.
+ at xref{\strut} for examples.
+
+
@node \today
@section @code{\today}
@findex \today
@cindex date, today's
+ at cindex today's date
-The @code{\today} command produces today's date, in the format
- at samp{@var{month} @var{dd}, @var{yyyy}}; for example, @samp{July 4, 1976}.
-It uses the predefined counters @code{\day}, @code{\month}, and
- at code{\year} (@pxref{\day \month \year}) to do this. It is not
-updated as the program runs.
+Synopsis:
-Multilingual packages like @file{babel} or classes like @file{lettre},
-among others, will localize @code{\today}. For example, the following
-will output @samp{4 juillet 1976}:
+ at example
+\today
+ at end example
+Produce today's date in the format @samp{@var{month} @var{dd},
+ at var{yyyy}}. An example of a date in that format is @samp{July 4,
+1976}.
+ at c It uses the predefined counters @code{\day}, @code{\month}, and
+ at c @code{\year} (@pxref{\day \month \year}) to do this.
+
+ at PkgIndex{babel}
+ at PkgIndex{polyglossia}
+Multilingual packages such as @file{babel} or @file{polyglossia}, or
+classes such as @file{lettre}, will localize @code{\today}. For example,
+the following will output @samp{4 juillet 1976}:
+
@example
\year=1976 \month=7 \day=4
\documentclass@{minimal@}
@@ -15821,10 +15857,13 @@
@end example
@PkgIndex{datetime}
-The @code{datetime} package, among others, can produce a wide variety
-of other date formats.
+A number of package on CTAN work with dates. One is @file{datetime} package
+which can produce a wide variety of date formats, including ISO standards.
+The date is not updated as the @LaTeX{} process runs, so in principle the
+date could be incorrect by the time the program finishes.
+
@node Splitting the input
@chapter Splitting the input
@@ -16708,27 +16747,33 @@
@node \typein
- at section @code{\typein[@var{cmd}]@{@var{msg}@}}
+ at section @code{\typein}
@findex \typein
-Synopsis:
+Synopsis, one of:
@example
-\typein[\@var{cmd}]@{@var{msg}@}
+\typein@{@var{prompt-msg}@}
+\typein[@var{cmd}]@{@var{prompt-msg}@}
@end example
- at code{\typein} prints @var{msg} on the terminal and causes @LaTeX{} to
-stop and wait for you to type a line of input, ending with return. If
-the optional @code{\@var{cmd}} argument is omitted, the typed input is
-processed as if it had been included in the input file in place of the
- at code{\typein} command. If the @code{\@var{cmd}} argument is present, it
-must be a command name. This command name is then defined or
-redefined to be the typed input.
+Print @var{prompt-msg} on the terminal and cause @LaTeX{} to stop and
+wait for you to type a line of input. This line of input ends when you
+hit the return key.
+The first command version, @code{\typein@{@var{prompt-msg}@}}, causes
+the input you typed to be processed as if it had been included in the
+input file in place of the @code{\typein} command.
+In the second command version the optional argument @code{@var{cmd}}
+argument must be a command name --- it must begin with a backslash, \.
+This command name is then defined or redefined to be the input that you
+typed.
+
+
@node \typeout
- at section @code{\typeout@{@var{msg}@}}
+ at section @code{\typeout}
@findex \typeout
@@ -16738,15 +16783,16 @@
\typeout@{@var{msg}@}
@end example
-Prints @code{msg} on the terminal and in the @code{log} file.
+Print @code{msg} on the terminal and in the @code{log} file.
+
Commands in @code{msg} that are defined with @code{\newcommand} or
@code{\renewcommand} (among others) are replaced by their definitions
before being printed.
@LaTeX{}'s usual rules for treating multiple spaces as a single space
-and ignoring spaces after a command name apply to @code{msg}. A
- at code{\space} command in @code{msg} causes a single space to be
-printed, independent of surrounding spaces. A @code{^^J} in
+and ignoring spaces after a command name apply to @code{msg}. To get
+a single space independent of surrounding spaces, use the
+ at code{\space} command in @code{msg}. A @code{^^J} in
@code{msg} prints a newline.
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