RE: Version 3.13 of Lout now available

[Matěj Cepl]

Would be there anybody so nice and create some builds for us poor
fellows on M$ operating systems?

                Thanx
                                Matthew

> -----Původní zpráva-----
> Od:   address@hidden [SMTP:address@hidden
> Odesláno:     8. února 1999 5:57
> Komu: address@hidden
> Předmět:      Version 3.13 of Lout now available
> 
> Version 3.13 of Lout is now available from the usual place:
> 
>     ftp://ftp.cs.usyd.edu.au/jeff/lout/lout-3.13.tar.gz
> 
> There is a copy of the User's Guide put up separately:
> 
>     ftp://ftp.cs.usyd.edu.au/jeff/lout/lout-3.13.user.ps.gz
> 
> And there is a diff file from Version 3.12 to 3.13:
> 
>     ftp://ftp.cs.usyd.edu.au/jeff/lout/lout-3.12-to-3.13.gz
> 
> Please let me know of any problems with it.  I'm determined that this
> version will soon replace 3.08 as the "current stable version", but
> for that to happen I need some assurance that it is installing and
> running smoothly.  And please keep your comments and suggestions
> about Lout rolling in.
> 
> Jeff Kingston
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> 
> Changes and new features introduced in Version 3.13 [released February
> 1999]
> 
>     Bug fixes
>     Gaps between galley components may have "u" (unbreakable) suffix,
> meaning
>       that the galley may not be broken at this gap (for expert users)
>     @StartHSpan, @StartVSpan, @StartHVSpan, @HSpan, @VSpan (spanning
> cols, rows)
>     unbreakablefirst @Break and unbreakablelast @Break (stops widows,
> orphans)
>     named parameters may import their parent, like body parameters
> (expert)
>     definitions and named parameters may have multiple names (expert)
>     @OneOf symbol chooses result that contains desired galley target
> (expert)
>     @HLimited, @VLimited symbols for further control over use of space
> (expert)
>     @ListInterruptItem and @ListNewPage: interrupts, page breaks
> between items
>     @Verbatim symbol now built-in, so no longer limited to Unix
>     @RawVerbatim like @Verbatim but preserves initial spaces on first
> line
>     0rt gap for left justification of the preceding object (expert)
>     @Background symbol for printing one object in the background of
> another
>     Maximum depth of @Includes increased from 7 to 10
>     New table formatting package, see User's Guide (old one is still
> there)
>     New @Meld symbol for better melding of index entries (expert)
>     Option to @FootNote for choosing your own footnote label
>     Optional full-width abstracts in technical reports
>     Hungarian language including Hungarian-specific heading formats
> 
>     *** IMPORTANT: TWO CHANGES THAT ARE NOT UPWARDLY COMPATIBLE ***
> 
>     (1)  The @Abstract symbol in technical reports now comes before
> the
>          // symbol, not after it.  See User's Guide for details.
> 
>     (2)  Setup file arrangements have changed.  You now need to have
> one
>          @SysInclude line for each package you use.  For example,
> 
>             Previous versions           Version 3.13
>             ---------------------------------------------
> 
>             @SysInclude { eq }          @SysInclude { eq }
>             @SysInclude { ddoc }        @SysInclude { diag }
>                                         @SysInclude { doc }
> 
>          Import clauses in mydefs files also have to change:
> 
>             Previous versions           Version 3.13
>             ---------------------------------------------
> 
>             import @DocumentLayout      import @BasicSetup
>             import @CPrint              import @CPSetup
>             import @DiagramPrint        import @DiagSetup
> 
>          Sorry for the inconvenience, but the old system was
> inconsistent
>          and was tending towards an unsustainable combinatorial
> explosion
>          of setup files.  No changes *within* documents are needed,
> and
>          these new arrangements do not affect the content of the
> packages.
>          The user's guide documents it all.
> 
> Things that ought to be done but haven't been done yet
> 
>     Review and possible inclusion of new @Eq symbol by Mark Shields
>     pdfmark in PostScript output
>     Review Uwe's proposal for moving word row marks to the baseline
>     Implement Mark Burton's suggestion for "freshpage" as well as
> "newpage"
>     Several suggestions for enhancing the overhead transparencies
> package