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ALPHA LaTeX MACROS
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Welcome to the Alpha LaTeX macros, a package designed to simplify the
input and processing of LaTeX documents.  This is the "LaTeX Help"
file available from the System help menu (under the question mark).
To navigate this file quickly, activate the window's mark menu by
pressing the 'M' icon on the toolbar at the right.

This help file is an Alpha hypertext document.  On a color monitor,
links are colored green and underlined.  (On a monochrome monitor,
they are just underlined.)  Click on a link to jump to another part of
the document or open another help file.  Press <Ctl .> to return the
cursor to its previous position.  Note: Some links are URLs to
documents on the World Wide Web, which require an Internet connection.
These links are surrounded by angle brackets < > below.

This is the help file for latex.tcl 4.1 (compatible with LaTeX 2e).

There are a number of available Alpha packages which enhance the
use of LaTeX mode: latexSizes, bibConvert, bibEngine, and Vince's
Additions.  You may wish to download and test some of these to
see whether you'd find them useful.
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The following Alpha LaTeX help documents are available:

    • User's Guide:        an introduction to the Alpha LaTeX macros
    • LaTeX Menus:         commands and bindings (organized by menu)
    • LaTeX Key Bindings:  commands and bindings (organized by command key)

Clicking on one of these links opens a .tex file and inserts the LaTeX
menu into your menubar.  To typeset the document, pull down the LaTeX
menu and choose the 'typeset' command on the Typeset submenu (or press
<Cmd T>).  Choose the 'view' or 'print' command on the Typeset submenu
to view or print the document (or press <Shf Cmd V> or <Shf Cmd P>),
respectively.

The User's Guide has been converted to HTML (with LaTeX2HTML) and is
included with the full version of Alpha:

    • User's Guide:        an introduction to the Alpha LaTeX macros

Click on the above link to open the corresponding .html file and
insert the HTML menu into your menubar.  To view the document in your
browser, pull down the HTML menu and choose the 'Send file to browser'
command (or press <Shf Cmd S>).

AlphaLite users may obtain the HTML version of the User's Guide by
downloading an archive from the Web:

  <http://www.npac.syr.edu/users/trscavo/Alpha/latex_docs.sit.hqx>

After this file is downloaded and unpacked, move the "LaTeX" folder
from the archive into the same folder as the Alpha application,
replacing the incomplete "LaTeX" folder that's already there.

The latest version of the HTML User's Guide is also online at URL

  <http://www.npac.syr.edu/users/trscavo/Alpha/docs/latex_guide/>

Also, if you have a moment, please visit my LaTeX Web page:

    An Introduction to LaTeX and AMS-LaTeX
    <http://web.syr.edu/~trscavo/latex.html>

Happy LaTeXing!

Cheers,
Tom Scavo
<mailto:[e-mail]>
<http://web.syr.edu/~trscavo/>


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VERSION HISTORY
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Changes in Version 4.1

Here's brief documentation on new features:

You can use menu::insert to add items to pretty much all of the latex
menu.  For instance if you've defined a new format, you can add that
to the menu with 'menu::insert Format items end Vince-Article' (say).
See general Alpha documentation for more details on that command.
You'll have to scan through the file 'latexMenu.tcl' to find the name
of the menu to which you want to add something.

You may want the latexSizes package (available separately)

You may want to try electricCompletions (try the completions tutorial
for latex mode).

 • latexSizes package a little better.
 • smart-Paste now works for TeX mode.
 • nicer handling of TeXinBackground flag -- the typeset menu changes
   to reflect the value of the flag.
 • bug fixes in latexComm.tcl
 • menus rewritten to allow user additions using Alpha's new
   'menu::insert' commands.
 • Vince Darley <[e-mail]> has taken over maintenance
   of LaTeX mode.
 • Better support for elec-Completions
 • Format menu works
 • Simplified quite a few things
 • LateX Help menu item works again
 • Renamed *AppSig to *AppSign so there's no conflict with 'Helpers'
 • LaTeX menu icon switching now handled by Alpha.
 • Textures code only registered if we use textures.
 • requires Alpha 7.0fc1p2
 • smartScripts now use a pref-binding so international users can use
   them more easily.
 •

Changes in Version 4.0

 • Updated for Alpha 7.0.  Old versions will not work.

Changes in Version 3.3

 • AMS-LaTeX is here!  Check the "AMS-LaTeX" menu item on the
 "LaTeX Utilities" submenu.
 • Added the command 'chooseEnvironment' (bound to <Shf Cmd E>) to
 the "Environments" and "Math Environments" submenus.  This
 command is a convenient keyboard-bound method of inserting LaTeX
 environments.  The 'general' command, previously bound to <Opt
 F12>, is gone.
 • Added the identifiers "fig:", "tbl:", and "eq:" to the \label
 commands generated inside figure, table, and equation
 environments, respectively.  Also added the "eq:" identifier to
 the eqnarray environment.
 • Made improvements to the sectioning commands on the Sectioning
 submenu.  In particular, the \part and \chapter commands include
 \thispagestyle{empty} by default.
 • Added the starred equivalents of all the sectioning commands.
 With the Sectioning submenu down, press the <Opt> key to access
 these new commands.
 • Fixed a bug in 'typeset' so that it now recognizes a window
 with a funny title like "foo.tex <2>".
 • Added a "Text Commands" submenu with many new commands.
 • Removed 'ellipsis', 'em-dash', and 'en-dash' from the
 Miscellaneous submenu.  The latter two commands are now on the
 "Text Commands" submenu.
 • Replaced the 'ß' command on the International submenu with
 the 'ss' and 'SS' commands, which insert the LaTeX commands \ss
 and \SS, respectively, at the insertion point.
 • Changed the name of 'isDocumentSelected' (in latexEngine.tcl)
 to 'isSelectionAll', so that it corresponds with 'isSelection'
 in procs.tcl.
 • Moved the procs 'latex', 'bibtex', and 'makeindex' from
 latexMacros.tcl to latexComm.tcl.
 • Created a new file called latexUtilities.tcl, which is sourced
 on demand.  Moved the procs 'deleteTabStops', 'deleteComments',
 'convertQuotes', and 'convertDollarSigns' from latexMacros.tcl
 to latexUtilities.tcl.
 • Added the commands "Convert Accents to LaTeX" and "Convert
 LaTeX to Accents" to the LaTeX Utilities submenu.  The
 corresponding code (in latexUtilities.tcl) was written by
 F. Miguel Dionísio <[e-mail]>.
 • Created a new file called latexNavigation.tcl, which is
 sourced on demand.  Moved many of the procs on the Goto submenu
 from latexMacros.tcl to latexNavigation.tcl.
 • The file latexSmart.tcl is now sourced on demand.
 • Added the command 'deleteProc' to latexEngine.tcl, which does
 the obvious thing.
 • Updated the LaTeX documentation.

Changes in Version 3.2t

 • Added a new Textures' interface, specifically designed for
 Textures version 1.8.  The primary advantage of Textures over the
 other TeX implementations is the capability of multiple windows,
 which Alpha now supports.
 • Added non-functional menu filters to the Text Size, International,
 and Arrows submenus, which appears to fix some problems.  (I have no
 idea why this works!)  Thanks to Johan Linde <[e-mail]> for
 the suggestion.
 • Fixed the 'll' command on the Relations submenu.
 • Fixed a bug that prevented users from specifying the "latexMenu"
 in Config:Global:Menus.
 • Added a "LaTeX Help" command to the LaTeX menu.  This command
 does the same thing as choosing "LaTeX Help" from the System help
 menu (under the question mark).
 • Updated the LaTeX documentation.

Changes in Version 3.2

 • Rewrote and reorganized the Alpha LaTeX documentation.  The primary
 help file is now distributed as both a LaTeX file and an HTML file
 (generated by latex2html).  See the "LaTeX Help" document on the
 System help menu (under the question mark) for a summary.
 • Totally rewrote latexMenu.tcl so that it's more modular.  Users may
 now easily modify the LaTeX menu.  (See the "Installation" section
 in the new User's Guide.)
 • Implemented Chris Higgins' <[e-mail]> version of
 latexProjects.tcl.  Later implemented Vince Darley's
 <[e-mail]> more powerful version of latexProjects.tcl.
 In the end, however, Vince incorporated LaTeX projects directly into
 the Fileset menu.
 • Put 'typeset' on a dynamic submenu called Typeset.  The 'typeset'
 command (bound to <Cmd T>) now displays the name of the file to be
 typeset.  If the current file can not be typeset (e.g., if it's a .log
 file or an .aux file) or if there are no open windows, the user is
 asked to locate a file to be typeset.
 • Modified 'typesetSelection' so that it resolves top-level input
 files.  In other words, there's a high probability that the current
 selection will be typeset by the TeX app without error or warning.
 Thanks to Pierre Basso <[e-mail]> for bug reports
 and advice.
 • Added a 'typesetClipboard' command to the Typeset submenu, bound
 to <Shf Cmd T>.  The contents of the clipboard are sent to the TeX
 application in a plain vanilla LaTeX wrapper.
 • Added 'viewDVI' and 'printDVI' to the Typeset submenu, bound to <Shf
 Cmd V> and <Shf Cmd P>, respectively.  Also added 'dvips', 'viewPS',
 and 'printPS' to the Typeset submenu.  All commands display the name
 of the file to be processed.
 • Added 'bibtex' and 'makeindex' to the Typeset submenu.  All known
 BibTeX and MakeIndex apps are supported.
 • Any LaTeX auxiliary file (.log, .aux, etc.) may be opened and
 displayed.  While the Typeset submenu is down, press the option key
 to see various 'open' commands.  Other such commands are found on
 the "Other Files" submenu on the Typeset submenu, including a
 command that lets you open any file in the current directory (bound
 to <Shf Cmd O>).
 • Relocated the 'removeAuxiliaryFiles' command from the LaTeX Utilities
 submenu to the new Typeset submenu.
 • Alpha LaTeX now writes all temporary files to "$PREFS:tmp:", which
 makes them easier to remove.  All temporary files are removed once,
 at launch; however, the new command 'removeTemporaryFiles' on the
 Typeset submenu removes all temporary files immediately.
 • The short menu is now installed by default.  Remove the tick on
 "Short LaTeX Menu" (a checkable menu item) on the "LaTeX Utilities"
 submenu to install the long menu.
 • Alpha now launches applications by signature, not name.  This
 means you can freely change the names of your TeX-related apps, so
 long as the applications themselves don't mind. :-)  Application
 signatures may be viewed and removed with the 'viewSavedSetting' and
 'removeSavedSetting' commands on the Config menu.
 • Every time 'texSig' is altered (either by choosing the command
 'removeSavedSetting' on the Config menu or opening a new TeX app),
 the LaTeX menu is rebuilt and the corresponding small icon is
 inserted into Alpha's menu bar.  For most users, this will be a
 one-time operation.
 • Alpha's TeX mode search path (used when cmd-dbl-clicking the
 arguments of \input and \include commands, for instance) has been
 extended to *two* levels of subfolders.  First, the current directory
 is searched, then 'TeXInputs' (a global variable optionally set with
 the 'appPaths' command on the Config menu) and finally any TeX-inputs
 folder recognized by your TeX app.  The search path is generated the
 first time it's needed (rather than on-the-fly) and thereafter when
 the values 'texSig' or 'TeXInputs' are changed (i.e., not very often).
 • The proc 'buildSubMenu' in DblClickAux.tcl has been modified
 to accomodate its use in latexMenu.tcl.  (See below for a
 description of the new 'packages' submenu.)
 • Redesigned the Documents submenu.  Choosing "New Document" (or
 pressing <Shf Cmd N>) brings up a dialog with a pop-up menu of
 standard document types.  This command creates a new TeX window,
 inserts a document of the requested type, and automatically runs
 the 'options' command (which is still on the Documents submenu).
 The old commands 'article', 'letter', etc. will be found on the
 "Insert Document" subsubmenu.  Each such command behaves as it did
 before, that is, it inserts a document template into an empty window
 or wraps the entire contents of the current window.
 • Modified the 'usepackage' command (bound to <Ctl Opt U>) on the
 Documents submenu so that it inserts "\usepackage" immediately after
 the \documentclass command regardless of the current location of the
 insertion point.
 • Added 'filecontentsAll' to the Documents submenu, which creates a
 single, self-contained LaTeX document (for file transfer, say) from
 the current document.
 • Added a flag called 'buildPkgsSubmenu', which is turned off by
 default.  Check this flag in the 'currentMode:flags' dialog on the
 Config menu to enable the Packages submenu (see below).
 • The Packages submenu contains a list of all packages known to the
 TeX app.  Choosing one of these packages inserts the corresponding
 \usepackage command into the preamble of the current document.  To
 build this submenu, enable the flag 'buildPkgsSubmenu' as described
 above, and then choose the 'rebuildDocumentsSubmenu' command on the
 Documents submenu.
 • SmartScripts are temporarily turned off when the cursor is inside
 the required argument of any LaTeX command taking a filename as input
 (e.g., \input, \include, \usepackage, \documentclass, etc.).  Vince
 Darley <[e-mail]> provided the essential ingredient for
 this new feature.
 • The commands 'latex', 'bibtex', and 'makeindex' on the Goto
 submenu recognize additional TeX-related applications.
 • Added 'writeFile' (complementary to 'readFile') to DblClickAux.tcl.
 • Improved the DirectTeX Pro interface courtesy of Ivan Alves
 <[e-mail]>.
 • Added the general-purpose procs 'buildStructure', 'insertStructure',
 'wrapStructure', and 'doWrapStructure' to latexEngine.tcl.  (Tcl
 programmers take note!)
 • Added the flag 'useBrackets', set to false, by default.  If set
 to true, "\[...\]" will be used in multi-line math displays instead
 of "\begin{displaymath}...\end{displaymath}".
 • The body of a table or figure environment now begins with a
 \centering command (not \centerline).
 • Multi-line delimiters have finally arrived!  With the Delimiters
 submenu down, press the <Opt> key to see the possibilities.
 • Added 'overrightarrow' and 'overleftarrow' to the Grouping submenu.
 • Fixed a bug in 'gotoTabStop', a proc in latexMacros.tcl used by
 'nextTabStop' and 'prevTabStop'.
 • Changed the command key for the 'chooseCommand' command on the
 LaTeX Utilities submenu from <Shf Cmd T> to <Shf Cmd C>.  (Sorry,
 Pete!)
 • Changed the name of the TeX mode variable 'boxMacroName' to
 'boxMacroNames'.  The latter now takes a *list* of macro names, which
 is set to "includegraphics includegraphics*" by default.
 • The TeX mode flag 'useBoxMacro' is gone.  When inserting a figure
 environment, the user is asked to choose one of the box macros stored
 in 'boxMacroNames'.  If the choice is left blank, the current
 selection (if there is one) is wrapped inside the figure environment.

Changes in Version 3.1

 • Pete added Vince Darley's excellent fill routines to Alpha proper.
 LaTeX users, in particular, will notice big improvements when filling
 paragraphs and regions in TeX mode.
 • Implemented a shortened version of the LaTeX menu, which may be
 installed by checking 'shortLaTeXMenu' on the LaTeX Utilities submenu.
 • Fixed some bugs in 'chooseCommand' and generalized it so that other
 modes could use it as well.  Changed its command key from <Opt Cmd T>
 to <Shf Cmd T> to accomodate the new 'typesetSelection' command
 described below.
 • Added a new command called 'typesetSelection' <Opt Cmd T>, which
 typesets any selection (i.e., region) within the document environment.
 To see this new command, pull down the main menu, and with the cursor on
 the 'typeset' command, press the <Opt> key.
 • The LaTeX utility 'removeAuxiliaryFiles' now searches for ALL auxiliary
 files in the current directory, regardless of the base filename.  Two
 buttons were also added to the dialog:  the command "rm ext" removes all
 files with the same extension as the file displayed in the dialog, and
 "rm all" removes all auxiliary files from the current directory without
 prompting.
 • Tightened the input validation routines used in 'nthTabStop',
 'enumerate', 'itemize', 'description', 'thebibliography', 'tabular',
 'eqnarrayStar', 'eqnarray', and 'myArray'.  [Note:  Tcl programmers
 will want to look at the generally useful routines 'isInteger',
 'isUnsignedInteger', and 'isPositiveInteger' in latexEngine.tcl.]
 • Fixed a bug in the automatic typesetting routines that prevented
 Alpha from finding the PPC version of Textures.
 • Improved the communication between Alpha and DirectTeX Pro.
 (Thanks to Alun Carr <[e-mail]> and Ivan Alves
 <[e-mail]> for this modification.)
 • 'TeXMarkFile' now marks \input and \include files (thanks to Vince
 Darley).  To mark a file, choose "Mark File" on the mark menu on the
 tool bar at the right of each window.
 • The keybindings for '(la)texMath' and '(la)texDisplaymath' on the
 Math Modes submenu have been changed to <Ctl Cmd M> and <Ctl Opt Cmd
 M>, respectively, primarily for compatibility with international
 keyboards.  The old keybindings <Ctl Cmd 4> and <Ctl Opt Cmd 4> are
 still available, however.
 • The 'insertReference' command (formerly on the LaTeX Utilities
 submenu) has been removed to make way for Vince Darley's new
 improved 'ref' and 'pageref' commands (see below).
 • To use Vince Darley's new reference completion facility:  press
 <Ctl Opt X> or <Ctl Opt P> to insert a \ref or \pageref command,
 respectively.  The inserted command will contain the argument of the
 nearest \label command.  Continue pressing <Ctl Opt X> or <Ctl Opt P>
 to cycle through all the \label commands in your document.
 • Fixed a serious bug with 'useBoxMacro' and 'boxMacroName'.  (See
 the "LaTeX Help" file for descriptions of these TeX variables.)
 • Updated and polished the Alpha LaTeX document latex_macros.tex
 (commands organized by menu) and created a new latex_bindings.tex
 (commands organized by command key), both of which are found in
 Alpha's LaTeX folder.
 • The commands 'oneParameter' <Ctl Cmd 1> and 'twoParameters'
 <Ctl Cmd 2> no longer bring up a dialog (which just gets in the way).
 If there is a selection, these commands now wrap that selection.
 • All the commands on the Text Style submenu now have command keys,
 namely, <Ctl Opt 1>, <Ctl Opt 2>, etc., through <Ctl Opt 0>.
 • Each of the commands 'lim', 'inf', 'sup', 'liminf', 'limsup',
 'min', and 'max', now inserts a subscript automatically.  For
 example, the 'lim' command (now bound to <Ctl Cmd L>) inserts
 the string "\lim_{•}".  After insertion, press the <Del> key twice
 to get rid of this subscript, if desired.
 • Changed the name of 'custom' to 'generic' on the Documents
 submenu, and assigned it the command key <Ctl Opt D>.
 • Added 'usepackage' to the Documents submenu, bound to <Ctl Opt U>.
 • Added 'verb' to the Miscellaneous submenu, bound to <Ctl Opt V>.
 • Bound 'underbrace' and 'overbrace' to <Ctl Opt Cmd U> and
 <Ctl Opt Cmd O>, respectively.
 • Added the declarative counterparts to each of the Text Style
 commands.  These can be seen by pulling down the Text Style submenu
 and pressing the <Shf> key.
 • Added 'nocite' <Shf Ctl Opt C> to the Miscellaneous submenu.


Changes in Version 3.0

 • Designed and implemented a totally new set of key bindings.  This
 was necessary because the old LaTeX bindings conflicted with Alpha's
 new key bindings and many international keyboards.
 • The LaTeX menu now displays key bindings, whenever possible.
 • Fixed a bug in "latexSmart.tcl" (formerly "smart.tcl") which prevented
 a user from typing a literal double quote (\").
 • Added a 'smartQuotes' flag to the default list of flags on the "check"
 pop-up menu, so that users could turn off this feature on demand.
 • Added 'convertQuotes' to the LaTeX Utilities submenu.  If there
 is a selection, 'convertQuotes' converts all straight quotes to
 curved quotes (LaTeX-style) within the selection; otherwise, it
 processes the entire window.
 • Added a "smart dots" feature so that three consecutive dots (...)
 are automatically replaced with \ldots.  This can be turned off with
 the 'smartDots' flag on the "check" pop-up menu.
 • Smart quotes and dots can be escaped on-the-fly by pressing the
 <Delete> key.  For example, with 'smartQuotes' enabled, type a double
 quote at the keyboard.  Unless preceded with a backslash, this double
 quote will automatically be replaced by a pair of curved single quotes
 (LaTeX-style).  Pressing the <Delete> key will bring the original double
 quote back.
 • Added a 'smartScripts' flag to the "check" pop-up menu.  Enabled by
 default, this feature binds the <_> and <^> keys to 'formulas:subscript'
 and 'formulas:superscript', respectively.  As with smart quotes and dots,
 smart scripts may be escaped on-the-fly by pressing the <Delete> key.
 • Fixed a bug that inserted an extra blank line between the rows of
 an array environment.
 • Repaired the note environment.
 • Added DirectTeX Pro and Euro-OzTeX to the list of supported TeX
 implementations.  (Thanks to Alun Carr and Michel Moreaux for the
 patches.)
 • The proc 'typeset' now processes an untitled or unsaved TeX window
 by first asking the user if the window should be saved.  If the answer
 is "no", then 'typeset' goes ahead and passes the contents of the window
 to the LaTeX application anyway, which is very handy for on-the-fly
 testing and debugging.  Temporary files are stored in $PREFS and cleaned
 up the next time Alpha launches.
 • Added the flag 'runTeXInBackground' to the "check" pop-up menu.  Tick
 this option if you want to 'typeset' your LaTeX documents in the
 background.
 • Added 'fillColumn' and 'leftFillColumn' to the default list of
 TeX mode variables available on the "check" pop-up menu.
 • The 'useDollarSigns' flag works again!
 • Fixed numerous bugs in the proc 'convertDollarSigns'.
 • This version of latex.tcl completely takes over the numeric keypad
 (except for the clear/numLock key, which now toggles the keypad in
 any mode).
 • Added many new navigation commands to the Goto submenu:  'prevCommand'
 <Kpad4>; 'nextCommand' <Kpad6>; 'prevCommandSelect' <Shf Kpad4>;
 'nextCommandSelect' <Shf Kpad6>; 'prevEnvironment' <Cmd Kpad4>;
 'nextEnvironment' <Cmd Kpad6>; 'prevEnvironmentSelect'
 <Shf Cmd Kpad4>; and 'nextEnvironmentSelect' <Shf Cmd Kpad6>.
 Also added two additional commands on an experimental basis:
 'prevCommandSelectWithArgs' <Shf Opt Kpad4> and
 'nextCommandSelectWithArgs' <Shf Opt Kpad6> (see Bugs below).
 • In addition to the old navigation commands 'prevSection'
 <Cmd Kpad8>, 'nextSection' <Cmd Kpad2>, 'prevSubsection'
 <Kpad8>, and 'nextSubsection' <Kpad2>, there are four new commands
 'prevSectionSelect' <Shf Cmd Kpad8>, 'nextSectionSelect'
 <Shf Cmd Kpad2>, 'prevSubsectionSelect' <Shf Kpad8>, and
 'nextSubsectionSelect' <Shf Kpad2>.  The latter make it easy to
 select large blocks of text (i.e., complete sections or subsections).
 • Fixed some minor bugs in the tab stop mechanism, including a
 bug in 'gotoTabStop' that caused it to find a tab stop immediately
 to the right of the cursor when searching backwards, and another in
 'nthTabStop'.  The latter now handles ANY input, including zero.
 • The following interactive procedures now validate the user's input:
 'nthTabStop', 'enumerate', 'itemize', 'description', 'thebibliography',
 'tabular', 'myArray', 'eqnarrayStar', 'eqnarray'.  Invalid input
 simply causes the procedure to terminate.
 • Put 'insertLiteralTab' and 'insertTabStop' on the LaTeX Utilities
 submenu, if for no other reason but to advertise the key bindings.
 Note:  The proc 'insertTabStop' is bound to <Opt 8> on US keyboards.
 • The 'filecontents' command on the Documents submenu finally works!
 • Removed 'loadSymbolPackage' from the LaTeX Utilities submenu
 because the symbol package (latexsym) can be loaded with the
 'packages' command on the Documents submenu.  The latter now checks
 to see if the chosen package is already loaded.
 • Merged 'item' and 'bibitem' on the Miscellaneous submenu into a
 single command: 'item' now inserts either \item, \item[], or \bibitem{}
 depending on the context, and is bound to <Ctl Opt J>.
 • Reorganized the Math Environments submenu for conceptual purposes.
 (The array environment, in particular, is different than the other
 environments since it MUST be used in math mode, whereas the others
 must NEVER be used in math mode).
 • The table environment now puts the caption at the top.  (The
 figure environment still puts the caption at the bottom.)
 • Tom Pollard fixed 'TeXMarkFile' so that the "{}" pop-up menu is
 more readable.
 • Using Alpha's new command-double-click facility, Tom Pollard
 wrote a routine that chases references and citations.  Simply
 command-double-click the required argument of a \ref or \cite
 (which are now underlined) to find the corresponding \label or
 \bibitem, respectively.  It will even open a .bib file, if necessary.
 • Andreas Amann added \pageref, \input, \include, and \bibliography
 to the list of (underlined) commands whose required arguments can now
 be command-double-clicked.
 • Added \usepackage, \documentclass, \RequirePackage, and \LoadClass to
 the list of (underlined) LaTeX commands.  Also, the required argument of
 the command specified in the TeX mode variable 'boxMacroName'
 (\includegraphics, by default) may also be command-double-clicked.
 • The user-defined variable 'boxMacroName' on the "check" pop-up menu
 is now dimmed if the flag 'useBoxMacro' is set to false.
 • Changed the name of the "Styles" command to "Options", and added
 the remaining standard options to the corresponding pop-up menu.
 • Renamed some of the commands on the Formulas submenu.
 • Totally reorganized the Arrows submenu.  With the menu down,
 press any modifier key to see the double arrow commands.
 • Shortened the Greek submenu considerably.  With the menu down,
 press any modifier key to see the upper-case Greek letters.
 • The Greek letters have a new set of key bindings.  See the description
 of the new Greek submenu below.
 • Added 'removeAuxiliaryFiles' to the LaTeX Utilities submenu,
 which interactively removes all auxiliary files (.aux .bbl .dvi .glo
 .idx .ind .lof .log .lot .toc .blg .clg .ilg .ps) for the current
 document in the current directory.
 • Added 'deleteComments' to the LaTeX Utilities submenu.
 • Reorganized the Miscellaneous submenu.
 • Pete added a nifty keyboard-bound method of invoking any LaTeX menu
 command.  It's called 'chooseCommand' (bound to <Opt Cmd T>) and it's
 on the LaTeX Utilities submenu.
 • Vince Darley wrote a handy utility called 'insertReference' on the
 LaTeX Utilities submenu that displays a list of labels defined in the
 current document.  Choosing one of them inserts the corresponding \ref
 at the insertion point.


Changes in Version 2.3

 • A handy install mechanism (designed and implemented by Tom Pollard)
 lets the user choose between the old LaTeX macros (aka LaTeX 2.09)
 and the current version (which is LaTeX 2e-compatible).  Simply choose
 'install:LaTeX' on the Utils menu to switch versions.
 • Totally redesigned the kernel so that the insertion of LaTeX
 environments and document templates is faster and less choppy.
 • The 'typeset' command is now bound to <Cmd T> (thanks, Pete!) and
 supports version 2.2 of CMacTeX (courtesy of its author, Tom Kiffe)
 as well as DirectTeX running under MPW (Alun Carr <[e-mail]>
 provided the relevant code).  Alpha now supports all known Macintosh
 TeX implementations!
 • A crude command completion mechanism has been implemented (see the
 section on "Command Completion" at the bottom of this document).
 • The navigation commands 'bibtex' and 'makeindex' are now on the
 Goto submenu (compliments of Tom Pollard).
 • Added \textnormal to the Text Style submenu.  It has no corresponding
 command key, by default.
 • Added 'flushleft' and 'flushright' commands to the Environments
 submenu on either side of 'center'.
 • Added a new Utilities submenu.  There's a procedure called 'clearTabStops'
 (bound to <Cmd Tab>) which removes all tab stops, and another proc called
 'convertDollarSigns' which replaces all dollar signs with appropriate LaTeX
 syntax (see the "MathModes" section of this document).  Both these commands
 act on the current document or the current selection (if there is one).
 Another command called 'loadSymbolPackage' carefully inserts the string
 "\usepackage{latexsym}" into the current document (see p.42 of the _LaTeX_
 book).
 • Added 'smallskip', 'medskip', and 'bigskip' to the Spacing submenu.
 • Modified 'filecontents' on the Documents submenu so that the user is
 presented with a standard file dialog for selecting the file to be
 prepended to the current document.
 • Fixed a bug in "latexKeys.tcl" (reported by Christian Konrad
 <[e-mail]>) that prevented Bib mode from
 initializing TeX mode.
 • Both the figure and table environments now have optional arguments.
 • Added the flag 'promptNoisily' to the "flags" pop-up menu.
 • Listed many of the corresponding command keys in the "LaTeX Help"
 file (i.e., this file).
 • Fixed a bug (reported by Jonathan Guyer <[e-mail]>) which
 caused some latex.tcl routines to inadvertently alter the search
 string (in the Find dialog).  A recent Alpha enhancement made this
 bug fix possible.


Changes in Version 2.2

 • Improved the messages throughout.  (These can be read from the status
 bar at the bottom of your screen.)
 • Significantly enhanced the letter documentclass template.
 • The 'typeset' command (formerly called 'Latex') on the LaTeX menu not
 only switches to the appropriate LaTeX app (Textures and OzTeX are
 currently supported), but also TeXs the current document automatically,
 with a single keystroke.  (Thanks to Tom Pollard for assistance.)
 • Interchanged the command keys assigned to 'eqnarray' and 'eqnarrayStar'
 so that they parallel those assigned to 'displaymath' and 'equation'.
 As a result, un-numbered equations begin with the <Shf Opt> modifier while
 numbered equations begin with <Ctl Opt>.  Also, 'eqnarrayStar' comes before
 'eqnarray' on the Math Environments submenu.
 • Changed the command keys for the 'slide', 'tabular', and 'thebibliography'
 environments.  (These changes were needed to make way for new environments).
 See the files "latex_commands.tex" and "latex_keys.tex" for a complete list
 of command keys suitable for printing.
 • Changed "\documentstyle" to "\documentclass" in the document templates
 to conform with LaTeX 2e syntax.  Added a generic "\usepackage" command to
 each of the templates.
 • Added the \appendix declaration to the Sectioning submenu.
 • Reorganized the Text Style menu according to LaTeX 2e conventions.
 Changed "{\em }" to "\emph{}", "{\it }" to "\textit{}" and "{\sl }"
 to "\textsl{}", and removed the italic correction on all three (which
 LaTeX 2e now handles automatically).  Also changed "{\sc }" to "\textsc{}",
 "{\bf }" to "\textbf{}", "{\rm }" to "\textrm{}", "{\sf }" to "\textsf{}",
 and "{\tt }" to "\texttt{}".  Added \underline (which works in any mode),
 as well as \textup and \textmd (the default shape and series,
 respectively).  The latter two commands do not have assigned command
 keys, by default.
 • Added four new math styles to the Math Style submenu:  "\mathrm",
 "\mathbf", "\mathsf", and "\mathtt".  Changed the name of "\mit" to
 "\mathit" and "\cal" to "\mathcal".  Relocated the Math Style submenu
 higher up on the LaTeX menu.
 • Added support for the new "slides" documentclass, and the associated
 environments "slide", "overlay", and "note".
 • Implemented the Functions submenu, a menu of 34 log-like functions.
 • Added omicron to the Greek submenu, for completeness.
 • Added many commands, too numerous to mention by name, to the Binary
 Operations, Relations, Arrows, Symbols, and Large Operators submenus.
 • Some LaTeX 2e symbols require the input of a special symbol package.
 In latex.tcl, before such a symbol is inserted into the text, a macro
 automatically checks to see if the required symbol package is loaded.
 If not, the user may opt to have the program install it automatically.
 • Added a Page Layout submenu and macros to insert a title page and
 abstract.  There is also a 'maketitle' command which inserts a template
 into the current document and positions it automatically.  (Note:  The
 "titlepage" style is often used in conjunction with \maketitle.  See the
 'styles' command on the Documents submenu.)  Other page layout commands
 have also been added.
 • Fine tuned the insertion macros so that input is less choppy.
 • Command names now mimic their LaTeX 2e counterparts as much as possible.
 • Streamlined the code underlying the Delimiters submenu.
 • Added a 'center' command to the Environments submenu.
 • By default, <Opt Cmd $> and <Shf Opt Cmd $> are respectively bound to
 'latexMath' and 'latexDisplaymath' (previously, these keys were bound
 to 'texMath' and 'texDisplaymath').  Users wanting to use the old-style
 dollar signs to invoke math mode should set the flag 'useDollarSigns' to
 true.
 • TeX mode now recognizes the suffixes .ltx, .dtx and .ins, in addition
 to .tex and .sty.  (Note that the suffixes are case sensitive, however.)
 • Restored the <Opt 8> keystroke to its default Macintosh setting
 (which necessitated moving \bullet to <Opt Cmd 8>).  Thus <Opt 8>
 inserts a literal bullet into the .tex document.  Bullets may be used
 in conjunction with the tab stop mechanism (<Tab> and <Shf Tab>), and
 are great for setting "bookmarks", for example.
 • The <Tab> and <Shf Tab> keys now beep if a tab stop is not found.  This
 can be turned off by setting the 'searchNoisily' flag to false.  (Note:
 Other search operations in latex.tcl also beep; the 'searchNoisily' flag
 applies to all of them simultaneously.)
 • Added a proc called 'nthTabStop' (bound to <Ctl Tab>) which generalizes
 the existing 'nextTabStop' and 'prevTabStop' routines by taking an
 arbitrary integer argument.
 • Added a new Goto submenu containing the various navigation commands
 mentioned above.  Also included are commands for moving to and from the
 next and previous (sub)sections.  (See the docs for the corresponding
 command keys.)
 • Added more than ten commands to the Boxes submenu, including \fbox,
 \sbox, \raisebox, \parbox, and \rule.  There's also a new minipage
 environment.
 • Reorganized and enhanced the Spacing submenu with additional
 commands, the first half-dozen of which are listed in increasing order
 of "wideness".  Adjusted the corresponding command keys (all of which
 are a modified spacebar) so that they more closely match the order of
 the menu items.
 • To facilitate file transfer, LaTeX 2e now has a 'filecontents'
 environment to contain the source of a LaTeX auxiliary file.
 This new environment is supported in latex.tcl 2.2 on the Documents
 submenu.  Also on the Documents submenu are new commands for
 automatically inserting standard LaTeX 2e styles and packages.
 • Implemented the International submenu, including most of the symbols
 and half of the accents.
 • The \mathcal command on the Math Style submenu now checks to see that
 its argument is upper-case.
 • Broke the latex.tcl source code into four parts:  latex.tcl,
 latexMode.tcl, latexMenu.tcl, and latexKeys.tcl.
 • Fixed 'wordBreak' and 'wordBreakPreface' (thanks Pete!) so that the
 leading backslash is now selected when double-clicking a LaTeX command.
 • The flags 'optionIsMeta' and 'useDollarSigns' (on the "flag" pop-up
 menu) are now dynamic in the sense that they may be changed at any time
 with immediate effect.
 • Environments which prompt the user for input (enumerate, itemize,
 description, thebibliography, tabular, array, eqnarray, and eqnarray*)
 now do so on the status bar at the bottom of the screen.


Changes in Version 2.0

 • The documentation (LaTeX Help and latex_commands.tex) has been totally
 rewritten.
 • A new, expanded LaTeX menu has been implemented, following closely the
 organization and terminology of the LaTeX book.
 • Ellipses have been added to LaTeX menu items where appropriate.
 • Macros intelligently respond to the current selection---although
 many objects simply replace the current selection (similar to Paste),
 others conveniently and automatically wrap themselves around it.
 Environments automatically wrap themselves around a selection, too.
 • Functionality has been localized in utility macros as much as possible.
 • Standard document types (letter, article, report, and book) have been
 added.  Simply select some text (or not) before choosing the desired
 command from the Documents menu.
 • Three flags have been added to the Utils menu:  'useBoxMacro' (which
 controls the behavior of the figure environment), 'deleteObjectNoisily'
 (which controls an alert that appears when the current selection is
 about to be replaced by an object), and 'deleteEnvironmentNoisily'
 (which controls an alert that appears when the current selection is
 about to be replaced by an environment).
 • Many new environments have been added (figure, table, verbatim, quote,
 quotation, verse) and some (enumerate, itemize, description, tabular,
 bibliography, array, eqnarray, and eqnarray*) now prompt the user for
 the desired number of rows and, in some cases, columns.  The environment
 body is then constructed automatically.
 • The figure environment now depends on a flag called 'useBoxMacro' on the
 Utils menu.  If this flag is true (which it is by default), then the
 figure environment inserts the string "\\centerline{\\$boxMacroName{•}}"
 into its body.  Otherwise, the body of the figure environment is left
 empty (unless there is a current selection, in which case the figure
 environment wraps).
 • A new, improved fraction macro now parses a selection of the form
 "numerator/denominator" and then automatically constructs the
 corresponding displayed fraction.  A selection not containing a
 "/" is inserted in lieu of the fraction's numerator.
 • Both TeX and LaTeX math modes are supported, including $...$, $$...$$,
 \(...\), and \[...\].  These are inserted into the document horizontal-
 ly.  The corresponding multi-line environments \begin{math}...\end{math}
 and \begin{displaymath}...\end{displaymath} are also supported and
 heartily recommended (since these constructs are more easily modified
 and maintained by the user).
 • There's now a two-parameter nth root, in addition to square root.
 • Arbitrary one- and two-parameter LaTeX commands have been implemented,
 namely, \<command>{•} and \<command>{•}{•}.  These can be run inter-
 actively, or used as templates for user-defined commands.
 • In addition to sum and integral, numerous "large operators" (product,
 union, intersection, logical and/or) have been added.
 • The nonumber command has been removed since it only appears in the
 context of an eqnarray environment.
 • Both the Conjugate and Expected Value commands have been removed since
 in my (perhaps limited) experience these are nonstandard mathematical
 notation.
 • Sectioning commands no longer insert a trailing carriage return.
 • The Sum and Integral commands no longer typeset the current selection
 as the lower limit of the sum or integral.
 • The command texDisplayEqn is no longer supported. Instead, the commands
 MathModes:texDisplaymath and MathModes:latexDisplaymath insert
 themselves horizontally into the .tex file.  For vertical source code
 formatting, use MathEnvironments:Displaymath.
 • Extraneous comments preceding each environment have been removed.
 • The command alignEqual has been removed since the separator is now
 inserted automatically into the appropriate environments.


Changes in Version 1.2

 • **IMPORTANT**: KEYBINDINGS NOW DEPENDENT ON optionIsMeta FLAG

 • macros shortened through use of movePoint and selReplace utility macros.
 • new macros added: section, subsection, subsubsection, enumerate,
 itemize
 • most short macros handle selected text (i.e. highlight "word", execute
 the boldface command, and you get "{\bf word}").  NOTE: this is
 OPTIONAL--you can still execute boldface, type "word", and type tab.
 • latex key bindings only performed the first time Tex mode is entered,
 to save time
 • emphasize macro updated


Changes in Version 1.1

 • non-breaking space removed from cite macro
 • slide environment macro added and assigned to o-F9 and c-o-9
 • equation, displaymath, eqnarray, eqnarray*, slide, and general environment
 now indent and no longer insert a blank line if called from column 0.
 • texDisplayEqn ($$...$$) added and bound to o-s-4