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- READ.ME file for AMS-LaTeX 1.2, 23-Feb-1995
-
- [This file resides in the `amslatex' parent directory of the AMS-LaTeX
- distribution; for the moment, however, a copy is also placed in the
- `math' subdirectory to ensure that the READ.ME file is found on CTAN
- (pending resolution of some mirroring complications). 23-Feb-1995 mjd]
-
- AMS-LaTeX is a collection of various extensions for LaTeX to provide
- support for sophisticated mathematical typesetting. It has been
- developed by the American Mathematical Society and released for general
- use as a service to the mathematical community. It is in many cases
- distributed at no extra charge with LaTeX, as well as being available
- through standard sources of TeX-related software such as the
- Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN) (addresses ftp.shsu.edu (USA),
- ftp.dante.de (Germany), ftp.tex.ac.uk (UK), and others). Technical
- support for AMS-LaTeX is provided by the AMS:
-
- American Mathematical Society
- Electronic Products and Services
- P. O. Box 6248
- Providence, RI 02940
- Phone: 800-321-4AMS (321-4267) or (USA/Canada) 401-455-4080
- tech-support@math.ams.org
-
- UPGRADING FROM VERSIONS 1.0, 1.1, OR 1.2beta
-
- If you are upgrading from an earlier version of AMS-LaTeX, you will want
- to print and read diff12.tex, which describes the changes done for
- version 1.2. In particular, all LaTeX support that is concerned only
- with fonts in the AMSFonts collection has been moved to the AMSFonts
- distribution, and the amstex package has been succeeded by a package
- called amsmath (although a frozen copy of amstex.sty is provided for use
- with existing documents).
-
- Instructions for using AMS documentclasses are no longer included in the
- `AMS-LaTeX User's Guide', amsldoc.tex. They are now found instead in
- instr-l.tex in the `classes' subdirectory (`Instructions for Preparation
- of Papers and Monographs: AMS-LaTeX'). This is a copy of the file
- instr-l.tex that is found in the author-info area of e-math.ams.org,
- which contains information pertaining specifically to the submission of
- LaTeX or AMSTeX documents to AMS publications.
-
- INSTALLATION
-
- To use version 1.2 of AMS-LaTeX it is necessary for you to have a recent
- version of LaTeX (June 1994 or later, "LaTeX2e"). If you're not sure
- about the version, look at the startup message that is printed on screen
- and in the TeX log when you run LaTeX. It should mention the LaTeX
- version number and date somewhere in the first ten lines. If your
- version of LaTeX is older than June 1994, we suggest getting the latest
- version from the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN), directory
- tex-archive/macros/latex, ftp addresses as given above. If ftp file
- transfer is not an option for you, contact the source from which you
- originally obtained LaTeX. If you are unable for some reason to upgrade
- from version 2.09 of LaTeX, you could try using version 1.1 of
- AMS-LaTeX, which is available in a separate area (on e-math.ams.org:
- /pub/tex/amsltx11).
-
- Files in the AMS-LaTeX distribution:
-
- amsldoc.tex users' guide
- amslatex.faq frequently asked questions, with answers
- amslatex.bug history of reported bugs, bug fixes, and other changes
- diff12.tex description of differences between versions 1.1 and 1.2
- technote.tex some technical notes
- testmath.tex test file for general math features
- subeqn.tex test file for `subequations' environment
- amslatex.ins installation file for unpacking .dtx files
-
- amsbsy.dtx for \boldsymbol and \pmb
- amscd.dtx for commutative diagrams
- amsgen.dtx auxiliary file
- amsintx.dtx alternative syntax for integrals, sums
- amsmath.dtx equations and other math
- amsopn.dtx for `operator names'
- amstext.dtx \text command
- amsxtra.dtx misc rarely used commands
- amsdtx.dtx document class for printing AMS .dtx files
-
- amsclass.dtx source for amsart, amsproc, amsbook documentclasses
- instr-l.tex instructions on using AMS documentclasses
- amsthm.dtx provides \theoremstyle, \newtheorem*
- upref.dtx makes \ref always produce roman/upright numbers
-
- amsalpha.bst AMS BibTeX style for alphabetic citation labels
- amsplain.bst AMS BibTeX style for numeric citation labels
- mrabbrev.bib BibTeX abbreviations for MR journal names
- amsclass.ins installation file for unpacking .dtx files
- thmtest.tex test file for amsthm package
-
- Additional, more specific information on preparing a LaTeX document for
- submission to the AMS is found in the `author-info' area of the AMS ftp
- archive (e-math.ams.org).
-
- PUTTING FILES IN A SUITABLE PLACE ON YOUR SYSTEM:
-
- There are two `areas' (directories or folders) on your system that are
- involved in installing AMS-LaTeX: an AMS-LaTeX source files area, and a
- LaTeX input files area. All files in the `inputs' subdirectory of the
- AMS-LaTeX distribution should be placed in the LaTeX input directory or
- folder on your system. Consult your TeX documentation if you don't know
- where this is. (You could also try looking for the file article.cls; the
- place where you find it is almost surely your LaTeX input files area.)
- Some representative examples:
-
- PC/DOS/emTeX:
-
- LaTeX input files area --- c:\emtex\latex\inputs
- AMS-LaTeX source files --- c:\emtex\latex\packages\amslatex
-
- Macintosh/Textures:
-
- LaTeX input files area --- Folder `TeX inputs' or bullet+`LaTeX'
- AMS-LaTeX source files --- Folder `AMS-LaTeX' in `Textures' folder
-
- Unix:
-
- LaTeX input files area --- /texmf/tex/latex/inputs
- AMS-LaTeX source files --- /texmf/tex/latex/packages/amslatex
-
- All other files in the AMS-LaTeX distribution (the ones in the `math'
- and `classes' subdirectories) can be placed in an AMS-LaTeX source files
- area; if you are installing AMS-LaTeX on a new system, you may need
- to create a new folder or directory for this purpose.
-
- TESTING
-
- For a quick test of the installation, try printing the test file
- subeqn.tex. For more extensive tests print the AMS-LaTeX user's
- guide (amsldoc.tex) or testmath.tex.
-
- NOTES FOR USERS OF AMS-LaTeX 1.1:
-
- Some AMS-LaTeX 1.1 users whose TeX implementation has relatively limited
- memory capacities may not be able to use AMS-LaTeX 1.2. For example,
- there is an upper limit of 3500 control sequence names (hash size) in
- emTeX's tex286. This was marginally sufficient for LaTeX 2.09 +
- AMS-LaTeX 1.1, but is not enough for current LaTeX + AMS-LaTeX 1.2.
-
- Support for LaTeX's `compatibility mode'---that is, reproducing exactly
- the same results as version 1.1 for existing documents that use
- \documentstyle instead of \documentclass---is incomplete. Most
- compatibility-mode documents should run through without error messages
- at least, but there will be some observable differences in the results.
-
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
-
- Many thanks to David M. Jones for contributing the changes needed in the
- amsmath package to support `flush-left equations' (the fleqn option),
- and for overhauling align, alignat, and related environments to fix a
- number of miscellaneous problems with equation number placement.
-