Received: from mail.proteosys.com ([62.225.9.49]) by nummer-3.proteosys with Microsoft SMTPSVC(5.0.2195.5329); Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:54:09 +0200 Received: by mail.proteosys.com (8.12.2/8.12.2) with ESMTP id g7EBs7VP028367 for ; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:54:08 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C24389.4C54C680" Received: from listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (listserv.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.100.27]) by relay.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g7EBbedA006119; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:37:40 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from listserv (listserv.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.100.27]) by listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.2/8.12.2/SuSE Linux 0.6) with ESMTP id g7E3q18w009281; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:36:50 +0200 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft Exchange V6.5 Received: from LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE by LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE (LISTSERV-TCP/IP release 1.8d) with spool id 4278 for LATEX-L@LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:36:49 +0200 Received: from relay2.uni-heidelberg.de (relay2.uni-heidelberg.de [129.206.210.211]) by listserv.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.2/8.12.2/SuSE Linux 0.6) with ESMTP id g7EBQn3s010970 for ; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:26:49 +0200 Received: from mercury.ffn.ub.es (mercury.ffn.ub.es [161.116.80.2]) by relay2.uni-heidelberg.de (8.12.4/8.12.4) with ESMTP id g7EBQt2T014264 for ; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 13:26:59 +0200 (MET DST) Received: from ffn.ub.es (seva.ffn.ub.es [161.116.80.23]) by mercury.ffn.ub.es (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7EASYo26583 for ; Wed, 14 Aug 2002 12:28:34 +0200 Return-Path: X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.76 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 14 Aug 2002 11:54:10.0243 (UTC) FILETIME=[4D127130:01C24389] X-Accept-Language: ca,es-ES,en X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.6 (www dot roaringpenguin dot com slash mimedefang) Content-class: urn:content-classes:message Subject: LaTeX classes Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 11:25:17 +0100 Message-ID: A<3D5A300D.3801A7AE@ffn.ub.es> X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: Thread-Topic: LaTeX classes Thread-Index: AcJDiU0uRfJ48/z1SDC4hX3I8og2ig== From: "Daniel Arteaga" To: Reply-To: "Mailing list for the LaTeX3 project" Status: R X-Status: X-Keywords: X-UID: 4358 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C24389.4C54C680 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable The creation of a new LaTeX class requires a deep knowledge of TeX and LaTeX, and cannot be easily done by a "normal" user. There are not a lot of general purpose alternatives, and most of the people continues using standard LaTeX classes (specially article). However, many times standard classes are not completely satisfactory, and it is a usual practice to manually adapt titles, margins, spacings, headings, etc. in a not always optimum way. In most cases, the best would be to have a new adapted LaTeX class. Let me say that personally I don't find very nice standard classes, and I think that some aspects, such as title pages, are a bit rudimentary. The situation is somewhat similar in BibTeX: standard styles are are not always completely satisfactory. But, fortunately, in this case it is possible to easily create adapted styles with the custombib package, without knowing the BiBTeX style programming language. I wondered whether it could exist some similar utility for LaTeX classes, a package/program/utility that generates a new class from a list of questions, or from some other "user friendly" environment. Is there any plan to introduce this, or something similar, in the LaTeX3 future realse? Or perhaps it could be implemented as a package for LaTeX2e... Thank you very much for your attention, Daniel Arteaga ------_=_NextPart_001_01C24389.4C54C680 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable LaTeX classes

The creation of a new LaTeX class requires a deep = knowledge of TeX and
LaTeX, and cannot be easily done by a = "normal" user. There are not a lot
of general purpose alternatives, and most of the = people continues using
standard LaTeX classes (specially article). However, = many times standard
classes are not completely satisfactory, and it is a = usual practice to
manually adapt titles, margins, spacings, headings, = etc. in a not always
optimum way. In most cases, the best would be to have = a new adapted
LaTeX class.

Let me say that personally I don't find very nice = standard classes, and
I think that some aspects, such as title pages, are a = bit rudimentary.

The situation is somewhat similar in BibTeX: standard = styles are are not
always completely satisfactory. But, fortunately, in = this case it is
possible to easily create adapted styles with the = custombib package,
without knowing  the BiBTeX style programming = language.

I wondered whether it could exist some similar utility = for LaTeX
classes, a package/program/utility that generates a = new class from a
list of questions, or from some other "user = friendly" environment. Is
there any plan to introduce this, or something = similar, in the LaTeX3
future realse? Or perhaps it could be implemented as = a package for
LaTeX2e...

Thank you very much for your attention,

Daniel Arteaga

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