[latexrefman-commits] [SCM] latexrefman updated: r1171 - trunk

[Karl Berry]

Author: karl
Date: 2024-05-12 22:50:08 +0000 (Sun, 12 May 2024)
New Revision: 1171

Modified:
   trunk/ANNOUNCE.tmpl
   trunk/ChangeLog
   trunk/latex2e.texi
Log:
May 24 release final tweaks

Modified: trunk/ANNOUNCE.tmpl
===================================================================
--- trunk/ANNOUNCE.tmpl	2024-05-09 17:39:42 UTC (rev 1170)
+++ trunk/ANNOUNCE.tmpl	2024-05-12 22:50:08 UTC (rev 1171)
@@ -1,27 +1,31 @@
 An update of the unofficial LaTeX2e reference manual is available.
 
-We have updated the unofficial LaTeX2e reference manual.
-
 The easiest way to view the manual is by visiting:
   https://latexref.xyz
-It is available in TeX distributions and on CTAN at:
-    https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo
+It is also available in TeX distributions and on CTAN at:
+  https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo
     
-Since the last update there have been many changes.  Among them:
-  * 
+Notable changes since the last release:
 
 
-There is a separately maintained French translation of this manual; see
-https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo-fr. There is also a Spanish
-translation, which is in great need of a volunteer to bring it up to
-date. If you are interested, please contact us.
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 
-Suggestions, bug reports, all discussion welcome.  Mailing list
-details are at https://lists.tug.org/latexrefman.
+There is a separately maintained French translation of this manual:
+  https://ctan.org/pkg/latex2e-help-texinfo-fr
 
-Contributions of any kind are very welcome.  Some ideas are at
-https://latexref.xyz/dev/writing.html.
+There is also a Spanish translation, which has not yet been updated for
+this release. We welcome any updates or new translations.
 
+Suggestions, bug reports, all discussion welcome. 
+Mailing list details: https://lists.tug.org/latexrefman
+(in short, email latexrefman at tug.org; you need not subscribe to post)
+
+Contributions of any kind are very welcome.  Some ideas:
+  https://latexref.xyz/dev/writing.html
+
 If you'd like to host a mirror of the manual, whether to have a
-convenient local reference or to offer a service to the community,
-instructions are at https://latexref.xyz/dev/mirroring.html.
+convenient local reference or to offer a service to the community:
+  https://latexref.xyz/dev/mirroring.html
+
+Repository and development information:
+  https://latexref.xyz/dev/

Modified: trunk/ChangeLog
===================================================================
--- trunk/ChangeLog	2024-05-09 17:39:42 UTC (rev 1170)
+++ trunk/ChangeLog	2024-05-12 22:50:08 UTC (rev 1171)
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+2024-05-12  Karl Berry  <karl at freefriends.org>
+
+	* May 2024 release to CTAN.
+
+	* latex2e.texi (fontenc package): tweak encoding text.
+	* ANNOUNCE.tmpl: tweak this too.
+
 2024-05-09  Karl Berry  <karl at freefriends.org>
 
 	* latex2e.texi (\protect): update for current LaTeX; most commands

Modified: trunk/latex2e.texi
===================================================================
--- trunk/latex2e.texi	2024-05-09 17:39:42 UTC (rev 1170)
+++ trunk/latex2e.texi	2024-05-12 22:50:08 UTC (rev 1171)
@@ -1426,7 +1426,8 @@
 output can be copied and pasted.  (The optional second line allows you
 to directly enter accented characters into your source file.)
 
- at PkgIndex{lmodern} @PkgIndex{cm-super}
+ at PkgIndex{lmodern}
+ at PkgIndex{cm-super}
 If you are using an encoding such as @code{T1} and the characters appear
 blurry or do not magnify well then your fonts may be bitmapped,
 sometimes called raster or Type at tie{}3.  You want vector fonts.  Use a
@@ -1438,21 +1439,26 @@
 @file{@var{font_encoding}enc.def}.  It also sets @code{\encodingdefault}
 to be the last encoding in the option list.
 
-These are the common values for @var{font_encoding}.
+These are the common values for @var{font_encoding}:
 
 @table @code
 @item OT1
-The original encoding for @TeX{}.  Limited to mostly English characters.
+ at cindex OT1 encoding
+The original 7-bit encoding for @TeX{}.  Limited to mostly English characters.
 
 @item OMS, OML
 Math symbols and math letters encoding.
 
 @item T1
- at TeX{} text extended.  Sometimes called the Cork encoding for the Users
-Group meeting where it was developed.  Gives access to most European
-accented characters.  The most common option for this package.
+ at cindex T1 encoding
+ at cindex Cork encoding
+ at TeX{} text extended.  Sometimes called the Cork encoding for the
+users group meeting where it was developed (1990).  Gives access to
+most European accented characters.  The most common option for this
+package.
 
 @item TS1
+ at cindex TS1 (text companion) encoding
 Text Companion encoding.
 @end table
 
@@ -1468,13 +1474,13 @@
 fonts before loading @file{fontenc}, to prevent the system from loading
 any @code{T1}@tie{}encoded fonts from the default.
 
-The @LaTeX{} team reserve encoding names starting with: @samp{T} for the
-standard text encodings with 256 characters, @samp{TS} for symbols that
-extend the corresponding T encodings, @samp{X} for test encodings,
- at samp{M} for standard math encodings with 256 characters, @samp{A} for
-special applications, @samp{OT} for standard text encodings with 128
-characters, and @samp{OM} for standard math encodings with 128
-characters (@samp{O} stands for @samp{obsolete}).
+The @LaTeX{} team reserves encoding names starting with: @samp{T} for
+the standard text encodings with 256 characters, @samp{TS} for symbols
+that extend the corresponding T encodings, @samp{X} for test
+encodings, @samp{M} for standard math encodings with 256 characters,
+ at samp{A} for special applications, @samp{OT} for standard text
+encodings with 128 characters, and @samp{OM} for standard math
+encodings with 128 characters (@samp{O} stands for @samp{obsolete}).
 
 This package provides a number of commands, detailed below.  Many of
 them are encoding-specific, so if you have defined a command that works
@@ -1482,9 +1488,9 @@
 is not in effect.
 
 @menu
-* \DeclareFontEncoding::           Define an encoding.
-* \DeclareTextAccent::             Define an accent in the encoding.
-* \DeclareTextAccentDefault::      Fallback for using an accent in the encoding.
+* \DeclareFontEncoding::          Define an encoding.
+* \DeclareTextAccent::            Define an accent in the encoding.
+* \DeclareTextAccentDefault::     Fallback for using an accent in the encoding.
 * \DeclareTextCommand & \ProvideTextCommand::  New encoding-specific command.
 * \DeclareTextCommandDefault & \ProvideTextCommandDefault::  Fallback for encoding-specific commands.
 * \DeclareTextComposite::   Directly access an accented glyph, in the encoding.