[tug-consult] Toward a TeX Live book publishing scheme and website

[Peter Flynn]

On 05/06/2022 00:10, Peter Flynn wrote:
On 04/06/2022 23:06, Lloyd R. Prentice wrote:
> Help us reach out to more than 1.6 million self-publishers in need 
> of your professional guidance.
[...]
> Primary packages

A couple of things I noticed on reviewing this:

fontspec — if the design needs arbitrary font sizes, it is essential to
start the file with

    \RequirePackage{fix-cm}

otherwise you'll get step-sizes and lots of error messages.

biblatex — using biber, not bibtex

geometry — setting real-life paper trim sizes (eg trade paperback) can 
be tricky when the editor/publisher may want to print drafts on an
office printer using A4 or Letter.

xcolor — if this is going to be used with (eg) hyperref, it is critical
to preset any options at the start, eg

    \PassOptionsToPackage{svgnames}{xcolor}

hyperref — it's important to set sensible colors or fonts for links,
if you're going to use them, eg

    \hypersetup{colorlinks,linkcolor=Blue,urlcolor=DarkGreen,
      citecolor=DarkRed}
    \AtBeginDocument{\renewcommand{\UrlFont}{\ttfamily}}

Traditional titling page sequences need to be available, eg

Crits
Author blurb
Also by
Title
Legal blurb
Dedication
Plot quotes
Half title

(some need \cleardoublepage), so environments to save boxes will be 
needed so that \maketitle can do the full job.

Peter