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From: Paul Thompson <patjah@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
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I have a project that might help. You may or may not know that I am the aut=
hor of a class newlfm which does letters, stationary, etc. Perhaps a good p=
roject might be to rewrite this class into the new docstrip and new specifi=
cations. I would probably need some guidance, but I would hope to write it =
for the summer TeX conference.=0A=A0=0APaul Thompson/Joy Hembel=0A=0A=0APro=
fessor and Senior Scientist=0ADirector, Methodology and Data Analysis Cente=
r=0ASanford Research/USD=0A2301 E 60th St N=0ASioux Falls, SD    57104=0A=
=0A=0AO: 605-312-6462=A0=A0 M: 618-974-0473=A0 H: 605-332-1587=A0 F: 605-32=
8-0401=0A=0A=0A909 N. Charleston Circle=0ASioux Falls, SD 57110=0A605-332-1=
587=0A=0A=0A________________________________=0A From: Joseph Wright <joseph=
.wright@MORNINGSTAR2.CO.UK>=0ATo: LATEX-L@LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE =0ASen=
t: Sunday, March 16, 2014 6:24 AM=0ASubject: Re: Current up-to-date documen=
tation=0A =0A=0AOn 15/03/2014 18:00, Paul Thompson wrote:=0A> I have gone t=
o /texlive//Contents/live/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel and grabbed the doc=
uments. Is this the most contemporary and current stuff about using the new=
 tools? Are there other documents available? Would someone suggest a readin=
g order to minimize confusion?=0A>=A0 =0A> Paul Thompson/Joy Hembel=0A=0AWe=
 current distribute (all PDFs)=0A=0A- expl3=0A- l3style-guide=0A- interface=
3=0A- source3 (might currently be missing!)=0A=0AI'd start with expl3: it's=
 an overview of the ideas. The style guide=0Adocument is as you'd expect a =
guide to help programmes. The main ref. is=0Ainterface3: it's not really a =
guide, more of a reference work. Other=0Athan the kernel team, I'd hope no-=
one really needs to print off and read=0Asource3!=0A=0AFor learning to use =
expl3, we currently don't have a 'complete' guide.=0AI've posted a series o=
f articles on my blog that are meant to partially=0Aaddress this:=0Ahttp://=
www.texdev.net/2014/02/02/programming-latex3-a-summary-so-far/.=0A=0AWe (th=
e team) know that there is a book in development as a proper aid=0Ato help =
new expl3 programmers. However, at the moment I don't think=0Athere is an E=
TA on it.=0A--=0AJoseph Wright
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<html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:bo=
okman old style, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>I have a=
 project that might help. You may or may not know that I am the author of a=
 class newlfm which does letters, stationary, etc. Perhaps a good project m=
ight be to rewrite this class into the new docstrip and new specifications.=
 I would probably need some guidance, but I would hope to write it for the =
summer TeX conference.</span></div><div></div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>Paul Th=
ompson/Joy Hembel</div><div><br><br></div><div>Professor and Senior Scienti=
st<br>Director, Methodology and Data Analysis Center<br>Sanford Research/US=
D<br>2301 E 60th St N<br>Sioux Falls, SD    57104</div><br><div><br></div><=
div>O: 605-312-6462&nbsp;&nbsp; M: 618-974-0473&nbsp; H: 605-332-1587&nbsp;=
 F: 605-328-0401</div><div><br><br></div><div>909 N. Charleston Circle<br>S=
ioux Falls, SD 57110<br>605-332-1587</div><br>  <div
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size: 12pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', tim=
es, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> <hr size=3D"1">  <font size=
=3D"2" face=3D"Arial"> <b><span style=3D"font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b=
> Joseph Wright &lt;joseph.wright@MORNINGSTAR2.CO.UK&gt;<br> <b><span style=
=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> LATEX-L@LISTSERV.UNI-HEIDELBERG.DE <=
br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Sunday, March 16=
, 2014 6:24 AM<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b=
> Re: Current up-to-date documentation<br> </font> </div> <div class=3D"y_m=
sg_container"><br>=0AOn 15/03/2014 18:00, Paul Thompson wrote:<br>&gt; I ha=
ve gone to /texlive//Contents/live/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel and grabbe=
d the documents. Is this the most contemporary and current stuff about usin=
g the new tools? Are there other documents available? Would someone suggest=
 a reading order to minimize confusion?<br>&gt;&nbsp; <br>&gt; Paul Thompso=
n/Joy Hembel<br><br>We current distribute (all PDFs)<br><br> - expl3<br> - =
l3style-guide<br> - interface3<br> - source3 (might currently be missing!)<=
br><br>I'd start with expl3: it's an overview of the ideas. The style guide=
<br>document is as you'd expect a guide to help programmes. The main ref. i=
s<br>interface3: it's not really a guide, more of a reference work. Other<b=
r>than the kernel team, I'd hope no-one really needs to print off and read<=
br>source3!<br><br>For learning to use expl3, we currently don't have a 'co=
mplete' guide.<br>I've posted a series of articles on my blog that are mean=
t to
 partially<br>address this:<br>http://www.texdev.net/2014/02/02/programming=
-latex3-a-summary-so-far/.<br><br>We (the team) know that there is a book i=
n development as a proper aid<br>to help new expl3 programmers. However, at=
 the moment I don't think<br>there is an ETA on it.<br>--<br>Joseph Wright<=
br><br><br></div> </div> </div>  </div></body></html>
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