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authorKarl Berry <karl@gnu.org>1996-09-30 17:39:54 +0000
committerKarl Berry <karl@gnu.org>1996-09-30 17:39:54 +0000
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Changes for Texinfo 3.8 release; see ChangeLog.
Diffstat (limited to 'manual')
-rw-r--r--manual/texinfo.tex275
1 files changed, 169 insertions, 106 deletions
diff --git a/manual/texinfo.tex b/manual/texinfo.tex
index b609bb9..ac31d75 100644
--- a/manual/texinfo.tex
+++ b/manual/texinfo.tex
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
% This automatically updates the version number based on RCS.
\def\deftexinfoversion$#1: #2 ${\def\texinfoversion{#2}}
-\deftexinfoversion$Revision: 2.183 $
+\deftexinfoversion$Revision: 2.184 $
\message{Loading texinfo package [Version \texinfoversion]:}
% If in a .fmt file, print the version number
@@ -46,20 +46,20 @@
% Save some parts of plain tex whose names we will redefine.
-\let\ptextilde=\~
-\let\ptexlbrace=\{
-\let\ptexrbrace=\}
-\let\ptexdots=\dots
-\let\ptexdot=\.
-\let\ptexstar=\*
-\let\ptexend=\end
-\let\ptexbullet=\bullet
\let\ptexb=\b
+\let\ptexbullet=\bullet
\let\ptexc=\c
+\let\ptexcomma=\,
+\let\ptexdot=\.
+\let\ptexdots=\dots
+\let\ptexend=\end
+\let\ptexequiv = \equiv
\let\ptexi=\i
+\let\ptexlbrace=\{
+\let\ptexrbrace=\}
+\let\ptexstar=\*
\let\ptext=\t
-\let\ptexl=\l
-\let\ptexL=\L
+\let\ptextilde=\~
% Be sure we're in horizontal mode when doing a tie, since we make space
% equivalent to this in @example-like environments. Otherwise, a space
@@ -138,15 +138,24 @@
%---------------------End change-----------------------
% \onepageout takes a vbox as an argument. Note that \pagecontents
-% does insertions itself, but you have to call it yourself.
+% does insertions, but you have to call it yourself.
\chardef\PAGE=255 \output={\onepageout{\pagecontents\PAGE}}
-\def\onepageout#1{\hoffset=\normaloffset
-\ifodd\pageno \advance\hoffset by \bindingoffset
-\else \advance\hoffset by -\bindingoffset\fi
-{\escapechar=`\\\relax % makes sure backslash is used in output files.
-\shipout\vbox{{\let\hsize=\pagewidth \makeheadline} \pagebody{#1}%
-{\let\hsize=\pagewidth \makefootline}}}%
-\advancepageno \ifnum\outputpenalty>-20000 \else\dosupereject\fi}
+\def\onepageout#1{%
+ \hoffset=\normaloffset
+ \ifodd\pageno \advance\hoffset by \bindingoffset
+ \else \advance\hoffset by -\bindingoffset\fi
+ {%
+ \escapechar = `\\ % use backslash in output files.
+ \indexdummies
+ \shipout\vbox{%
+ {\let\hsize=\pagewidth \makeheadline}%
+ \pagebody{#1}%
+ {\let\hsize=\pagewidth \makefootline}%
+ }%
+ }%
+ \advancepageno
+ \ifnum\outputpenalty>-20000 \else\dosupereject\fi
+}
%%%% For @cropmarks command %%%%
@@ -367,11 +376,43 @@
%\def\'{{'}}
% Used to generate quoted braces.
-
\def\mylbrace {{\tt \char '173}}
\def\myrbrace {{\tt \char '175}}
\let\{=\mylbrace
\let\}=\myrbrace
+\begingroup
+ % Definitions to produce actual \{ & \} command in an index.
+ \catcode`\{ = 12 \catcode`\} = 12
+ \catcode`\[ = 1 \catcode`\] = 2
+ \catcode`\@ = 0 \catcode`\\ = 12
+ @gdef@lbracecmd[\{]%
+ @gdef@rbracecmd[\}]%
+@endgroup
+
+% Accents: @, @dotaccent @ringaccent @ubaraccent @udotaccent
+% Others are defined by plain TeX: @` @' @" @^ @~ @= @v @H.
+\let\, = \c
+\let\dotaccent = \.
+\def\ringaccent#1{{\accent23 #1}}
+\let\tieaccent = \t
+\let\ubaraccent = \b
+\let\udotaccent = \d
+
+% Other special characters: @questiondown @exclamdown
+% Plain TeX defines: @AA @AE @O @OE @L (and lowercase versions) @ss.
+\def\questiondown{?`}
+\def\exclamdown{!`}
+
+% Dotless i and dotless j, used for accents.
+\def\imacro{i}
+\def\jmacro{j}
+\def\dotless#1{%
+ \def\temp{#1}%
+ \ifx\temp\imacro \ptexi
+ \else\ifx\temp\jmacro \j
+ \else \errmessage{@dotless can be used only with i or j}%
+ \fi\fi
+}
% @: forces normal size whitespace following.
\def\:{\spacefactor=1000 }
@@ -726,6 +767,7 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
\immediate\write16{If you are running another version of TeX, relax.}
\immediate\write16{If you are running Unix TeX 3.0, kill this TeX process.}
\immediate\write16{ Then upgrade your TeX installation if you can.}
+ \immediate\write16{ (See ftp://ftp.gnu.ai.mit.edu/pub/gnu/TeX.README.)}
\immediate\write16{If you are stuck with version 3.0, run the}
\immediate\write16{ script ``tex3patch'' from the Texinfo distribution}
\immediate\write16{ to use a workaround.}
@@ -933,6 +975,7 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
\expandafter\expandafter\expandafter\appendixsetref{\lastnode}\fi
\global\let\lastnode=\relax}
+% @refill is a no-op.
\let\refill=\relax
% @setfilename is done at the beginning of every texinfo file.
@@ -1287,7 +1330,10 @@ where each line of input produces a line of output.}
\def\kbd#1{\def\look{#1}\expandafter\kbdfoo\look??\par}
-\def\l#1{{\li #1}\null} %
+% @l was never documented to mean ``switch to the Lisp font'',
+% and it is not used as such in any manual I can find. We need it for
+% Polish suppressed-l. --karl, 22sep96.
+%\def\l#1{{\li #1}\null}
\def\r#1{{\rm #1}} % roman font
% Use of \lowercase was suggested.
@@ -1929,7 +1975,8 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
% We don't need this so we don't use it.
\else
\global\advance\colcount by1
- \setbox0=\hbox{#1}%
+ \setbox0=\hbox{#1 }% Add a normal word space as a separator;
+ % typically that is always in the input, anyway.
\expandafter\xdef\csname col\the\colcount\endcsname{\the\wd0}%
\fi%
\fi%
@@ -1990,7 +2037,7 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
% In either case we will make \leftskip=\multitablecolspace:
\leftskip=\multitablecolspace
\fi
-\noindent##}\cr%
+\noindent##\multistrut}\cr%
% \everycr will reset column counter, \colcount, at the end of
% each line. Every column entry will cause \colcount to advance by one.
% The table preamble
@@ -2003,11 +2050,10 @@ July\or August\or September\or October\or November\or December\fi
\def\setmultitablespacing{% test to see if user has set \multitablelinespace.
% If so, do nothing. If not, give it an appropriate dimension based on
% current baselineskip.
-\setbox0=\vbox{Xy}
\ifdim\multitablelinespace=0pt
%% strut to put in table in case some entry doesn't have descenders,
%% to keep lines equally spaced
-\gdef\multistrut{\vrule height\ht0 depth\dp0 width0pt\relax}
+\let\multistrut = \strut
%% Test to see if parskip is larger than space between lines of
%% table. If not, do nothing.
%% If so, set to same dimension as multitablelinespace.
@@ -2126,24 +2172,31 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\def\L{\realbackslash L}%
\def\ss{\realbackslash ss}%
% Take care of texinfo commands likely to appear in an index entry.
+% (Must be a way to avoid doing expansion at all, and thus not have to
+% laboriously list every single command here.)
+\def\@{@}% will be @@ when we switch to @ as escape char.
+%\let\{ = \lbracecmd
+%\let\} = \rbracecmd
\def\_{{\realbackslash _}}%
\def\w{\realbackslash w }%
\def\bf{\realbackslash bf }%
-\def\rm{\realbackslash rm }%
+%\def\rm{\realbackslash rm }%
\def\sl{\realbackslash sl }%
\def\sf{\realbackslash sf}%
\def\tt{\realbackslash tt}%
\def\gtr{\realbackslash gtr}%
\def\less{\realbackslash less}%
\def\hat{\realbackslash hat}%
-\def\char{\realbackslash char}%
+%\def\char{\realbackslash char}%
\def\TeX{\realbackslash TeX}%
\def\dots{\realbackslash dots }%
\def\copyright{\realbackslash copyright }%
\def\tclose##1{\realbackslash tclose {##1}}%
\def\code##1{\realbackslash code {##1}}%
+\def\dotless##1{\realbackslash dotless {##1}}%
\def\samp##1{\realbackslash samp {##1}}%
-\def\t##1{\realbackslash r {##1}}%
+\def\,##1{\realbackslash ,{##1}}%
+\def\t##1{\realbackslash t {##1}}%
\def\r##1{\realbackslash r {##1}}%
\def\i##1{\realbackslash i {##1}}%
\def\b##1{\realbackslash b {##1}}%
@@ -2171,6 +2224,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\def\indexnofonts{%
% Just ignore accents.
+\let\,=\indexdummyfont
\let\"=\indexdummyfont
\let\`=\indexdummyfont
\let\'=\indexdummyfont
@@ -2183,6 +2237,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\let\u=\indexdummyfont
\let\v=\indexdummyfont
\let\H=\indexdummyfont
+\let\dotless=\indexdummyfont
% Take care of the plain tex special European modified letters.
\def\oe{oe}%
\def\ae{ae}%
@@ -2216,6 +2271,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\let\var=\indexdummyfont
\let\TeX=\indexdummytex
\let\dots=\indexdummydots
+\def\@{@}%
}
% To define \realbackslash, we must make \ not be an escape.
@@ -2231,29 +2287,37 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
% workhorse for all \fooindexes
% #1 is name of index, #2 is stuff to put there
\def\doind #1#2{%
-% Put the index entry in the margin if desired.
-\ifx\SETmarginindex\relax\else%
-\insert\margin{\hbox{\vrule height8pt depth3pt width0pt #2}}%
-\fi%
-{\count10=\lastpenalty %
-{\indexdummies % Must do this here, since \bf, etc expand at this stage
-\escapechar=`\\%
-{\let\folio=0% Expand all macros now EXCEPT \folio
-\def\rawbackslashxx{\indexbackslash}% \indexbackslash isn't defined now
-% so it will be output as is; and it will print as backslash in the indx.
-%
-% Now process the index-string once, with all font commands turned off,
-% to get the string to sort the index by.
-{\indexnofonts
-\xdef\temp1{#2}%
-}%
-% Now produce the complete index entry. We process the index-string again,
-% this time with font commands expanded, to get what to print in the index.
-\edef\temp{%
-\write \csname#1indfile\endcsname{%
-\realbackslash entry {\temp1}{\folio}{#2}}}%
-\temp }%
-}\penalty\count10}}
+ % Put the index entry in the margin if desired.
+ \ifx\SETmarginindex\relax\else
+ \insert\margin{\hbox{\vrule height8pt depth3pt width0pt #2}}%
+ \fi
+ {%
+ \count255=\lastpenalty
+ {%
+ \indexdummies % Must do this here, since \bf, etc expand at this stage
+ \escapechar=`\\
+ {%
+ \let\folio=0 % We will expand all macros now EXCEPT \folio.
+ \def\rawbackslashxx{\indexbackslash}% \indexbackslash isn't defined now
+ % so it will be output as is; and it will print as backslash.
+ %
+ % First process the index-string with all font commands turned off
+ % to get the string to sort by.
+ {\indexnofonts \xdef\indexsorttmp{#2}}%
+ %
+ % Now produce the complete index entry, with both the sort key and the
+ % original text, including any font commands.
+ \toks0 = {#2}%
+ \edef\temp{%
+ \write\csname#1indfile\endcsname{%
+ \realbackslash entry{\indexsorttmp}{\folio}{\the\toks0}}%
+ }%
+ \temp
+ }%
+ }%
+ \penalty\count255
+ }%
+}
\def\dosubind #1#2#3{%
{\count10=\lastpenalty %
@@ -2325,6 +2389,8 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
% character. It would be better to use @, but that's too big a change
% to make right now.
\catcode`\\ = 0
+ \catcode`\@ = 11
+ \escapechar = `\\
\begindoublecolumns
%
% See if the index file exists and is nonempty.
@@ -2440,15 +2506,15 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\noindent\hskip\secondaryindent\hbox{#1}\indexdotfill #2\par
}}
-%% Define two-column mode, which is used in indexes.
-%% Adapted from the TeXbook, page 416.
-\catcode `\@=11
+% Define two-column mode, which we use to typeset indexes.
+% Adapted from the TeXbook, page 416, which is to say,
+% the manmac.tex format used to print the TeXbook itself.
+\catcode`\@=11
\newbox\partialpage
-
\newdimen\doublecolumnhsize
-\def\begindoublecolumns{\begingroup
+\def\begindoublecolumns{\begingroup % ended by \enddoublecolumns
% Grab any single-column material above us.
\output = {\global\setbox\partialpage
=\vbox{\unvbox255\kern -\topskip \kern \baselineskip}}%
@@ -2481,48 +2547,47 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
% Double the \vsize as well. (We don't need a separate register here,
% since nobody clobbers \vsize.)
\vsize = 2\vsize
- \doublecolumnpagegoal
}
-
-\def\enddoublecolumns{\eject \endgroup \pagegoal=\vsize \unvbox\partialpage}
-
-\def\doublecolumnsplit{\splittopskip=\topskip \splitmaxdepth=\maxdepth
- \global\dimen@=\pageheight \global\advance\dimen@ by-\ht\partialpage
- \global\setbox1=\vsplit255 to\dimen@ \global\setbox0=\vbox{\unvbox1}
- \global\setbox3=\vsplit255 to\dimen@ \global\setbox2=\vbox{\unvbox3}
- \ifdim\ht0>\dimen@ \setbox255=\vbox{\unvbox0\unvbox2} \global\setbox255=\copy5 \fi
- \ifdim\ht2>\dimen@ \setbox255=\vbox{\unvbox0\unvbox2} \global\setbox255=\copy5 \fi
+\def\doublecolumnout{%
+ \splittopskip=\topskip \splitmaxdepth=\maxdepth
+ % Get the available space for the double columns -- the normal
+ % (undoubled) page height minus any material left over from the
+ % previous page.
+ \dimen@=\pageheight \advance\dimen@ by-\ht\partialpage
+ % box0 will be the left-hand column, box1 the right.
+ \setbox0=\vsplit255 to\dimen@ \setbox2=\vsplit255 to\dimen@
+ \onepageout\pagesofar
+ \unvbox255 \penalty\outputpenalty
}
-\def\doublecolumnpagegoal{%
- \dimen@=\vsize \advance\dimen@ by-2\ht\partialpage \global\pagegoal=\dimen@
+\def\pagesofar{%
+ % The contents of the output page -- any previous material,
+ % followed by the two boxes we just split.
+ \unvbox\partialpage
+ \hsize = \doublecolumnhsize
+ \wd0=\hsize \wd2=\hsize \hbox to\pagewidth{\box0\hfil\box2}%
}
-\def\pagesofar{\unvbox\partialpage %
- \hsize=\doublecolumnhsize % have to restore this since output routine
- \wd0=\hsize \wd2=\hsize \hbox to\pagewidth{\box0\hfil\box2}}
-\def\doublecolumnout{%
- \setbox5=\copy255
- {\vbadness=10000 \doublecolumnsplit}
- \ifvbox255
- \setbox0=\vtop to\dimen@{\unvbox0}
- \setbox2=\vtop to\dimen@{\unvbox2}
- \onepageout\pagesofar \unvbox255 \penalty\outputpenalty
- \else
- \setbox0=\vbox{\unvbox5}
- \ifvbox0
- \dimen@=\ht0 \advance\dimen@ by\topskip \advance\dimen@ by-\baselineskip
- \divide\dimen@ by2 \splittopskip=\topskip \splitmaxdepth=\maxdepth
- {\vbadness=10000
- \loop \global\setbox5=\copy0
- \setbox1=\vsplit5 to\dimen@
- \setbox3=\vsplit5 to\dimen@
- \ifvbox5 \global\advance\dimen@ by1pt \repeat
- \setbox0=\vbox to\dimen@{\unvbox1}
- \setbox2=\vbox to\dimen@{\unvbox3}
- \global\setbox\partialpage=\vbox{\pagesofar}
- \doublecolumnpagegoal
- }
- \fi
- \fi
+\def\enddoublecolumns{%
+ \output={\balancecolumns}\eject % split what we have
+ \endgroup
+ % Back to normal single-column typesetting, but take account of the
+ % fact that we just accumulated some stuff on the output page.
+ \pagegoal=\vsize
+}
+\def\balancecolumns{%
+ % Called on the last page of the double column material.
+ \setbox0=\vbox{\unvbox255}%
+ \dimen@ = \ht0
+ \advance\dimen@ by \topskip
+ \advance\dimen@ by-\baselineskip
+ \divide\dimen@ by 2
+ \splittopskip = \topskip
+ % Loop until we get a decent breakpoint.
+ {\vbadness=10000 \loop \global\setbox3=\copy0
+ \global\setbox1=\vsplit3 to\dimen@
+ \ifdim\ht3>\dimen@ \global\advance\dimen@ by1pt \repeat}%
+ \setbox0=\vbox to\dimen@{\unvbox1}%
+ \setbox2=\vbox to\dimen@{\unvbox3}%
+ \pagesofar
}
\catcode `\@=\other
@@ -3100,6 +3165,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\secfonts
\let\rm=\shortcontrm \let\bf=\shortcontbf \let\sl=\shortcontsl
\rm
+ \hyphenpenalty = 10000
\advance\baselineskip by 1pt % Open it up a little.
\def\secentry ##1##2##3##4{}
\def\unnumbsecentry ##1##2{}
@@ -3143,7 +3209,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
% This space should be plenty, since a single number is .5em, and the
% widest letter (M) is 1em, at least in the Computer Modern fonts.
% (This space doesn't include the extra space that gets added after
- % the label; that gets put in in \shortchapentry above.)
+ % the label; that gets put in by \shortchapentry above.)
\advance\dimen0 by 1.1em
\hbox to \dimen0{#1\hfil}%
}
@@ -3164,22 +3230,21 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\dosubsubsecentry{#2.#3.#4.#5\labelspace#1}{#6}}
\def\unnumbsubsubsecentry#1#2{\dosubsubsecentry{#1}{#2}}
-
% This parameter controls the indentation of the various levels.
\newdimen\tocindent \tocindent = 3pc
% Now for the actual typesetting. In all these, #1 is the text and #2 is the
% page number.
%
-% If the toc has to be broken over pages, we would want to be at chapters
+% If the toc has to be broken over pages, we want it to be at chapters
% if at all possible; hence the \penalty.
\def\dochapentry#1#2{%
- \penalty-300 \vskip\baselineskip
+ \penalty-300 \vskip1\baselineskip plus.33\baselineskip minus.25\baselineskip
\begingroup
\chapentryfonts
\tocentry{#1}{\dopageno{#2}}%
\endgroup
- \nobreak\vskip .25\baselineskip
+ \nobreak\vskip .25\baselineskip plus.1\baselineskip
}
\def\dosecentry#1#2{\begingroup
@@ -3204,7 +3269,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
%
% \turnoffactive is for the sake of @" used for umlauts.
\def\tocentry#1#2{\begingroup
- \hyphenpenalty = 10000
+ \vskip 0pt plus1pt % allow a little stretch for the sake of nice page breaks
\entry{\turnoffactive #1}{\turnoffactive #2}%
\endgroup}
@@ -3229,8 +3294,6 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\newbox\pushcharbox \newbox\bullbox
\newbox\equivbox \newbox\errorbox
-\let\ptexequiv = \equiv
-
%{\tentt
%\global\setbox\dblarrowbox = \hbox to 1em{\hfil$\Rightarrow$\hfil}
%\global\setbox\longdblarrowbox = \hbox to 1em{\hfil$\mapsto$\hfil}
@@ -3277,7 +3340,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\catcode `\$=3 \catcode `\&=4 \catcode `\#=6
\catcode `\^=7 \catcode `\_=8 \catcode `\~=13 \let~=\tie
\catcode `\%=14
-\catcode 43=12
+\catcode 43=12 % plus
\catcode`\"=12
\catcode`\==12
\catcode`\|=12
@@ -3285,6 +3348,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\catcode`\>=12
\escapechar=`\\
%
+\let\,=\ptexcomma
\let\~=\ptextilde
\let\{=\ptexlbrace
\let\}=\ptexrbrace
@@ -3295,8 +3359,7 @@ width0pt\relax} \fi
\def\enddots{\relax\ifmmode\endldots\else$\mathsurround=0pt \endldots\,$\fi}
\def\@{@}%
\let\bullet=\ptexbullet
-\let\b=\ptexb \let\c=\ptexc \let\i=\ptexi \let\t=\ptext \let\l=\ptexl
-\let\L=\ptexL
+\let\b=\ptexb \let\c=\ptexc \let\i=\ptexi \let\t=\ptext
%
\let\Etex=\endgroup}