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Document 687 Information about miscellaneous LaTeX packagesVersion: 5.x - Scientific WorkPlace & Scientific Word In addition to the more frequently used packages installed with the program, these LaTeX packages are included with SWP and SW. Many are installed in the TCITeX/TeX/LaTeX/contrib directory or one of its subdirectories. apreambl.texThis file is used by the abstyles BibTeX styles. Installed in the LaTeX/contrib/bibtex subdirectory. Find more information about BibTeX in
Find more information about BibTeX Bibliography Styles. bibunitsThe package generates separate bibliographies for different units (parts) of the text (currently only one of chapters, sections, or bibunit-environments). Installed in the latex209/contrib/misc subdirectory. For more information, use an ASCII editor to open TCITeX/TeX/latex209/contrib/misc/BIBUNITS.STY and find the brief documentation at the beginning of the file. biometricsThe package is required for the biometrics document class and when using the BibTeX style biometrics. Installed in the LaTeX/SWmisc/biometrics subdirectory. ceaThe package is required when using the BibTeX style cea. Installed in the LaTeX/contrib/misc subdirectory. dotlessjThe package creates an artificial dotless j (\j and \jmath) for use with font sets without that character. It requires the LaTeX color package. It does not require any explicit PostScript support. Installed in the LaTeX/contrib/carlisle subdirectory. eurosymThe program automatically inserts the eurosym package in your document when the Euro symbol (€) is selected from the Miscellaneous Symbols panel. The package defaults to the official Euro symbol, but variations are available. Installed in the LaTeX/eurosym directory. everyselThe everysel package provides some hooks into the NFSS font select commands. This package is required by the ragged2e package. Installed in the LaTeX/contrib/ms subdirectory. namedThe package is used with the named BibTeX style. Installed in the LaTeX/contrib/bibtex subdirectory. path
Computer filenames, host names, and email addresses tend to be long strings
that cause line breaking problems for TeX. The path package defines a macro,
pict2eThe package extends the existing LaTeX picture environment, using the familiar technique (see the graphics and color packages) of driver files. The package documentation has examples of use, showing where things are improved by comparison with the LaTeX picture environment. A driver is not available for the TrueTeX Previewer, so the package is only useful when creating PDF with the program. Installed in the LaTeX/contrib/pict2e subdirectory. plainThe package typesets plain TeX markup in LaTeX documents. Within \begin{plain} ... \end{plain} most plain TeX constructs work, including commands such as \over, which might have been disabled by other LaTeX packages such as amsmath. Installed in the LaTeX/contrib/carlisle subdirectory. For more information, use an ASCII editor to open these files:
pspictureThe package reimplements picture mode to use dvips specials, thus removing restrictions on available slopes, etc. Previously distributed in other/misc. Should be re-implemented to accept graphics package style driver options. This package is unlikely to work with the TrueTeX previewer. Installed in the LaTeX/contrib/carlisle subdirectory. rawfontsThe rawfonts LaTeX2e package provides an emulation of LaTeX 2.09 documents that use low-level commands such as \tenrm. Installed in the LaTeX/required/tools subdirectory as part of the Standard LaTeX Tools Bundle. sciciteThe package modifies the normal LaTeX citation behavior to sort citation numbers into ascending order and adjust citation spacing for Science magazine. somedefsThe package is a sample "programmer's toolkit" package, for use by package writers. Installed in the LaTeX/required/tools subdirectory. traceTo assist in troubleshooting problems, the trace package defines commands that turn tracing on and off and write the tracing information to a file. Installed in the LaTeX/required/tools subdirectory. For more information, use an ASCII editor to open the file TCITeX/TeX/LaTeX/required/tools/trace.dtx. typehtmlThe package typesets HTML directly from LaTeX. You can process the file html.ins to produce the typehtml.sty package file. Process the file typehtml.dtx to produce examples, documentation, and code listings. Currently this package can handle almost all of HTML2, and most of the math fragment of the draft HTML3. Installed in the LaTeX/contrib/carlisle subdirectory. ws-book-harThe package is required when using the BibTeX style ws-book-har. Installed in the LaTeX/SWmisc/wspc/Books subdirectory. ws-bool-vanThe package is required when using the BibTeX style ws-book-van. Installed in the LaTeX/SWmisc/wspc/Books subdirectory.
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