This is a preliminary release of REFMAN.CLS for LaTeX2e. [1994/06/01] Version 1.9 d It is based on the Classes.dtx (1.2s) and the Refman.sty version 1.1. This new style is a style by it's own and no style-option. I've made this change to support some things which would have been difficult with a style-option. The new class consitst of refman-s.cls an article-like style refman.cls a report-like style ref10.clo ref11.clo the size-dependent options ref12.clo pagepc.sty Starting every chapter with page 1, numbering pages as 1-1 .. 1-n, 2-1 There is only little difference between refman-s and refman: Refmans supports chapters, has a titlepage by default and uses chaptermark and sectionmark in footings and headings. Refman-s supports an optional titlepage and uses sectionmark and subsectionmark in footings and headings. Changes: ======== Both classes support different papersizes, as the original LaTeX2e-classes including the landscape option. There is a new option to produce a square-layout. The pagelayout is not 100% compatible to refman.sty due to the multiple-papersize-support. The running head and foot is not compatible to refman.sty. I've changed the footnote-layout since a not indended footnote- layout fits better to a not indended textlayout. I've tried to support an index-environment. This is not tested (It is now and it works!) and may change in the final release. The current version supports twocolumn-layout in the index. The maketitle-command sets title *and* autor *and* date. If you don't want the date use \date{} before calling \maketitle. Obsolete commands: ================== The command setleftmarginwidth is no longer supported. There is no use setting the leftmargin to a fixed value if you don't know the fullwidth. (See Future commands) The makeauthor is no longer supported, this is done by maketitle. Future commands: ================ Setleftmarginfraction: (or textfraction) This will reset the horizontal layout giving you a leftmargin of setleftmarginfration*fullwidth, not considering how long the textwidth will be. This may be used to overwrite the 60-70 character~per~line~limit. There are some commands I consider usefull in a reference manual style: Change: This will be a package (and usable with report and book) Pagebychapter: This will give you new pagenumbers each chapter looking like 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1 ... 1.9 a Included redefinition of pagestyle{plain} for twoside printing 1.9 b Refman now works with LaTeX2e [1994/06/01] and is in sync with classes 1.2 s 1.9 c Fixed refman: There should be an opening { in markright (every pagestyle, except for plain and empty) Moved changing of topmargin inside ps definition 1.9 d Fixed the pagestyles for oneside printing Changed chapter layout (uses fullwidth now) Changed typeout to ClassError where needed