DHOSEK@HMCVAX.CLAREMONT.EDU (Don Hosek--ymir archive) (05/31/91)
I've just uploaded the babel system of style options to ymir.claremont.edu:[anonymous.tex.babel.babel-system] The system came with support for several languages whose files have been moved to the appropriate subdirectories: ymir.claremont.edu:[anonymous.tex.babel.dutch]dutch.doc/sty ymir.claremont.edu:[anonymous.tex.babel.english]english.doc/sty ymir.claremont.edu:[anonymous.tex.babel.french]francais.doc/sty ymir.claremont.edu:[anonymous.tex.babel.german]germanb.doc/sty ymir.claremont.edu:[anonymous.tex.babel.italian]italian.doc/sty ymir.claremont.edu:[anonymous.tex.babel.spanish]spanish.doc/sty All of the above files were obtained from listserv@hearn on 30-May-1991. In addition, as they are created, styles for other languages will be placed in their subdirectories as necessary. This includes, at present ymir.claremont.edu:[anonymous.tex.babel.russian]russian.sty The below was excerpted from the readme file: I am pleased to announce the babel system of style options to be used with the standard LaTeX document styles. This system consists of any number of language-specific files and an underlying common file, babel.sty. The common file redefines various parts of the standard document styles, replacing english texts with macros. These macros are defined in the language-specific files that will be published in TUGboat. Currently I have language-specific files for dutch (ofcourse), german, english french, italian and spanish. (For the german and french parts I used Hubert Partl's german.sty) An extra feature of this system is that it offers a possibility to switch between languages. Anyone who likes to test this, please contact me. Please not that this is quite a different approach as the one discussed by Joachim Schrod in TUGboat Volume 11 No1. He describes a system where the actual LaTeX sources files are modified and a new .fmt file has to be built. All of that is not necessary to use my approach. -dh -- Don Hosek | To retrieve files from ymir via the mailserver, dhosek@ymir.claremont.edu | send a message to mailserv@ymir.claremont.edu Quixote Digital Typography | with a line saying send [DIRECTORY]FILENAME 714-625-0147 | where DIRECTORY is the FTP directory (sans ---------------------------+ "anonymous") and FILENAME is the filename, e.g. "send [tex]00readme.txt". There is a list of files in each directory under the name 00files.txt. Binary files are not available by this technique.